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Plan and Design Commission recommends approval for 734 Central Avenue with conditions, votes 5–1
Summary
The Highland Park Plan and Design Commission voted 5–1 to recommend approval of a special-use final plan development for an 11-unit, six‑story building at 734 Central Avenue, approving design review and a final plat consolidation with conditions including acoustic screening for rooftop equipment, brick‑paver sidewalks on updated plans and a $25,000 public‑benefit payment.
The Highland Park Plan and Design Commission voted 5–1 to recommend approval of a special‑use permit in the form of a final planned development for 734 Central Avenue, an 11‑unit, six‑story residential building, but attached three conditions and noted the matter still requires City Council approval.
Senior planner Carl Berhoff told the commission staff supports the final plat of consolidation, design review and the proposed modifications from city code, while flagging a single substantial change since the preliminary review: expanded rooftop penthouses on the building’s sixth floor. Berhoff said the change increases bulk at that level but does not add stories or overall height and that staff asked the applicant to provide square‑foot dimensions so the commission could evaluate the change.
The applicant’s team — represented by attorney Cal Bernstein and designer/developer Nate Kitnos — said the rooftop changes were intended to provide limited additional usable space and to accommodate future private accessibility lifts. Kitnos…
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