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Commission approves demolition of deteriorated warehouse‑era building after engineering reports
Summary
The commission approved demolition of a deteriorated masonry building that staff and a structural engineer described as beyond feasible rehabilitation and potentially hazardous; the owner owns multiple properties on the block and said redevelopment is planned.
The Downtown Design Commission voted Sept. 18 to approve the demolition of a masonry building identified in staff reports as an historic resource but judged to be structurally compromised and a potential public safety hazard.
Planning department staff briefed commissioners that the building, originally a beer warehouse noted on mid‑20th century Sanborn maps, appears in a 2012 resource identification as a historic architectural resource and was included in prior surveys with varying construction dates (staff referenced both 1940 and 1949 dates in packet materials). Recent engineering…
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