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Downtown facade repairs at 105 North Court approved; commission recommends redevelopment grant support
Summary
The commission approved façade repairs at 105 North Court Street after emergency work from storm damage and recommended awarding maximum points for redevelopment commission facade grant consideration; staff noted roughly $4,122.50 remained from a prior grant allocation to the property.
The Crown Point Historic Preservation Commission voted to approve petition 25-15, permitting façade repair work at 105 North Court Street and recommending redevelopment grant support for the project.
Alyssa Bowen, co-owner of the building and a downtown gym, told the commission severe wind damage had stripped coping from the top of the south wall and exposed deteriorated brick and mortar. "The south wall of our building, during one of the crazy windstorms, ripped the whole coping off the top of the cap of the wall," Bowen said. She described emergency temporary repairs to stop water intrusion and said contractors have been replacing coping with a clay tile, tuckpointing and sealing the wall.
Staff reported the work included approximately 960 square feet of new brick and related masonry repairs; the contractor named in the record was RCO Masonry. Staff urged the petitioner to match brick and mortar so repairs blend with the existing façade and avoid bright-contrasting mortar colors.
The commission approved the façade certificate and then evaluated the project for a redevelopment commission facade grant. Staff noted that the previous owner of the property had received a facade grant but did not claim the full amount; about $4,122.50 remained unclaimed from that earlier award. The commission recommended awarding 60 points under the scoring system and asked staff to present the recommendation to the Redevelopment Commission at its Oct. 6 meeting so the petitioner could seek available grant funds.
The motions to approve both the façade work and the certificate passed by recorded roll call votes. Commissioners encouraged Bowen to work with staff on final matching of brick and mortar and to pursue the redevelopment commission grant process.
