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Redevelopment authority seeks $5 million rehabilitation of Penn Market; board approves exterior and accessibility work
Summary
Glenda Naes of the redevelopment authority presented plans to rehabilitate Penn Market in phases — including window restoration, new mechanicals, an ADA ramp and a possible community room — and the Historic Preservation Board voted to approve the submitted plans.
The York City Historic Preservation Board voted to approve a phased rehabilitation plan for Penn Market after a presentation by Glenda Naes, secretary and executive director of the York City Redevelopment Authority, and Stephanie Schaeffer, lead architect with Groupe Horn.
Naes told the board the project is a comprehensive rehabilitation “probably about a $5,000,000 total renovation” that will replace mechanical systems, electrical and plumbing, refurbish and restore specialty windows including a large circular window, add new vendor stands and complete brick repointing where needed. The project includes an ADA-compliant ramp from the parking-lot side to provide access to a proposed community room; the community room is described as an alternate item in the bid package because current construction bids exceeded budget.
Schaeffer and Naes described a phased approach intended to keep the market operating as much as possible during construction by sequencing vendor moves and limiting shutdowns. The project team said the plan moves an existing restaurant to a street-facing position to improve circulation and access from the parking lot and to allow after-hours use of the community room separate from vendor hours.
Board members asked about signage and historic details; Naes said the existing Market Street signage will be preserved and touched up, and a new non-illuminated Penn Market sign is planned with lighting provided by fixtures above the sign rather than neon. The project team said doors and window units will be aluminum-clad wood products; the team identified Marvin as the window manufacturer for the aluminum-clad units.
The board voted to approve the application as presented. The transcript records the motion, a second and a unanimous voice vote; individual roll-call votes are not recorded in the meeting record.
