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Planning Commission approves PDR for 1516 Ringo despite pleas to preserve Dunbar historic fabric
Summary
Commission approved a PDR rezoning for 1516 Ringo Street in the Dunbar historic neighborhood after a heated public comment period with preservation groups and neighborhood associations asking the developer to halt demolition and negotiate; the developer and buyers said they will offer designs more consistent with neighborhood character.
The Planning Commission approved a PDR rezoning request allowing subdivision and construction at 1516 Ringo Street in the Dunbar historic neighborhood.
Preservation advocates, the Dunbar Historic Neighborhood Association, the Quapaw Quarter Association and the Downtown Little Rock Neighborhood Association urged denial, saying the lot sits in a historically significant block (Bush’s Row), that a contributing historic house had already been demolished and that any new…
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