Label
LANDMARK DESIGNATION
245 N. SUMMIT
Title
Accepting the City Plan Commission's recommendation for local landmark designation for the Building known as the Elsas Building (AKA Toledo Trust Building) located at 245 N. Summit Street, in accordance with Toledo Municipal Code Section 1111.1002; and declaring an emergency.
Summary
SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
This request is for the review of the landmark designation for the Elsas Building, also known as part of the Toledo Trust Building and Riverfront Apartments, located at 245 North Summit Street. The companion case to this request is M-3-21 located at 239 N. Summit Street that is referred to as Elsas Building that is the attached building to the south of this subject parcel. Both buildings, if approved, will be considered two separate locally designated landmark buildings.
The City of Toledo currently has three locally designated historic districts: Old West End, Vistula, and Westmoreland. Four other properties in the City of Toledo have been locally designated in the last five years; the Fiberglas Tower/Levis Square Park, located at 200, 435 North Saint Clair was the first locally designated landmark structure and this subject site abuts that historic designated property. The applicant is seeking the designation in order to obtain State Historic Tax Credits. They are also seeking to list the building in the National Register of Historic Places for its historic significance so it will qualify for Federal Tax Credits. The building is considered historically significant since it was constructed circa 1921 to 1924. The applicant proposes to use the building for residential apartments.
The process for landmark designation outlined in the Toledo Municipal Code, Chapter 1111.1000 Historic Districts and Landmarks (Designation or Expansion), Section 1111.1104 Report Contents states the following:
The reports of the Plan Commission and City Historic District Commission, containing their written recommendations to t...
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