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Officials warn Style Center at 418 Broadway is severely deteriorated; legal dispute stalls repairs
Summary
City staff reported severe structural degradation at the Style Center, 418 Broadway, verified by drone. Ownership remains in legal limbo under a land contract; staff said they may seek administrative entry or demolition if access and remediation cannot be secured. Main Street Lorraine urged saving the façade.
At the Oct. 14, 2025 meeting of the City of Lorraine Design Review Board, building and code officials reported severe structural degradation at the Style Center, 418 Broadway, and described legal obstacles to immediate repair or securing of the property.
The chair read a letter from the design committee of Main Street Lorraine dated Oct. 13, 2025, urging the city to "save at least the facade of the South Center Building" and to recreate the building in some form to support downtown economic development. The letter was entered into the record by the chair.
Andy, a building department official, described a recent inspection and follow-up work: "We…
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