[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I'd like to note for the list, as I did at the meeting, that 4000 Pine
is one of only a few buildings in UC which are designated by the
Philadelphia Historical Commission. Apparently it was individually
designated in the 1970s. *_If not for the designation, there would have
been no hearing before the Historical Commission at all about a reuse of
the Italianate building. The developers could have gotten a demolition
permit and torn it down_*! Then they could have gone straight to the
Zoning Board with a proposal for a new hotel on the site, stating that
the lot had previously contained only a decrepit and deteriorated
nursing home in an old house surrounded by stucco one-story additions
and blacktop.
Are you CERTAIN that you don't want to revisit the idea of a local
historic district to make sure 4000 Pine's neighboring buildings remain
there?
I think these comments miss the point that karen and others
have been making repeatedly. this isn't about historic
districts or historic designation, it's about
appropriateness and compatibility. even if there wasn't an
historically designated building on that site, the size,
scale, use, and character of the proposed 10-story boutique
hotel at the corner of 40th and pine would still be
unacceptable and incompatible with a residential
neighborhood. it's a question of zoning. it just so happens
that this particular project involved an historically
designated building as well. that is why there was to be
hearings at BOTH the historic commission and the zoning board.
al made the point earlier: questions of new buildings/new
usage take into account existing streetscapes and use, they
consider the existing 'fabric' particular to a location in
the neighborhood. while you may see historic districts as a
way to enforce a certain kind of fabric for all who live
within its boundaries, caring about the fabric does not
necessitate creating an historic district. I think readers
understand this distinction, and don't need to be asked if
they're sure they don't want to revisit the question of
historic districts.
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