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Boulder Board Imposes 180‑Day Stay on Demolition of Fire Station No. 3 to Explore Adaptive Reuse
Summary
The Landmarks Board voted 5‑0 to place a stay of demolition on the city‑owned Fire Station No. 3 at 1585 30th St. for up to 180 days so staff and community partners can investigate reuse options, floodplain constraints and funding pathways.
The Boulder Landmarks Board on Feb. 4 placed a stay of demolition for up to 180 days on the city‑owned Fire Station No. 3 at 1585 30th St., voting unanimously to pause demolition while staff and community partners explore adaptive reuse and funding options.
Staff said the circa‑1962/1964 modernist fire station is architecturally significant and sits in a prominent park setting adjacent to Scott Carpenter Park, but that reuse is constrained by floodplain regulations and modern operational needs for a fire station. "Delivering city services out of a building that is located in a high hazard flood plain is really, in conflict with how we would want to be able to…
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