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HPC approves chimney removal and exterior lighting at 301 2nd/301st Avenue North with mock‑up requirement; owner asks for practical change
Summary
The Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission on Nov. 10 approved demolition of a nonfunctional chimney and exterior lighting changes at a contributing warehouse at 301 2nd/301st Avenue North, conditioning approval on safety and a lighting mock‑up.
City preservation staff recommended approval of a certificate of appropriateness on Nov. 10 for exterior changes to a contributing warehouse at 301 2nd/301st Avenue North in the Minneapolis Warehouse Historic District, and the commission approved the project with conditions after hearing from the owner.
Erin Kaye, senior city planner in CPED’s historic preservation subsection, told the commission the 1887, five‑story brick and stone building is a contributing resource and that the application proposed three alterations: demolition of a nonfunctional chimney (contractor documentation indicated structural deficiencies), installation of up‑down façade lighting to highlight architectural features (fixture example: 4 feet long by 2½ inches by 2 inches), and catenary lights across the…
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