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After heated debate, commission clears demolition permits for Master Hall and approves related redevelopment
Summary
Following competing technical reports and testimony from preservation advocates, the Plan Commission approved demolition permits for two West Gilman Street buildings and cleared a conditional‑use package for a new redevelopment that includes a student‑housing component with below‑market beds.
The Madison Plan Commission on April 13 approved demolition permits for two downtown buildings on West Gilman Street and approved a related conditional‑use package for redevelopment after extensive testimony and technical presentations.
Applicant representatives presented building condition reports for 415 and 433 West Gilman asserting the structures have embedded design and structural constraints — aging elevators with unavailable parts, uninsulated concrete envelope, leaking roofs, lack of sprinkler systems and interior layouts that cannot be made accessible without major structural reconfiguration. "The issues with 415 West Gilman have nothing to do with what you can see from the exterior...the roof is actively leaking... the elevators are 60…
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