Victory!
On Monday, the Minneapolis
Zoning and Planning Committee unanimously rejected the appeal of St. Paul
Development Corporation to demo the home at 1900 Colfax. The hearing chambers
were packed with community members as representatives of St. Paul Corp.
made arguments that the property at 1900 Colfax was costing them thousands of
dollars a year in maintenance and was "functionally obsolete". They
even tried to discredit the architect of the structure in their attempt to
"sod over" the property. The Lowry Hill Neighborhood turned out in
force (for the 3rd time) to resist this effort and save the property from
destruction. A group of community members offered to buy the property for the
current market value, however; the Mr. Shafer the company owner said that the
property was not for sale and eluded to the fact that as a tax payer his rights
to develop the land were being infringed upon by local residents.
After over one hour of public comment on the issue, the decision was made
to unanimously decline the appeal. Several commissioners had stinging comments
regarding Mr. Shafer’s efforts to destroy the residence. Commissioner Remington
admonished the Company for having little understanding of the community and a
lack of awareness of historic values. Commissioner Goodman went even further in
sighting the lack of permits pulled for the property in direct conflict with
statements made about expenses for maintenance. She directed the code
enforcement department to inspect the property to ensure that all improvements had
been reported and that the property was in compliance. She went further in recommending
a study be commissioned to create a buffer zone to lessen the impact of rental
properties on the community. She reminded Mr. Shafer that the finding of this
study may well restrict the R4 status of his property and eliminate his ability
to have multi-unit housing at that location.
The members of the council and the members of the Lowry Hill Neighborhood
are congratulated for a job well done!
After seeing programs such as TPT's Lost Twin Cities, I was dumbfounded and saddened to see that beautiful historic buildings were discarded so cavalierly. I am encouraged that public awareness is changing and that historic buildings and places are becoming more valued by the community. I applaud the efforts of the Lowry Hill neighborhood and the MPLS City Council for saving this historic house from demolition. I also appeal to the community at large to help in the efforts of your fellow neighbors in less affluent areas to save their historic building and houses as well. Bungalows and Victorians abound in neighborhoods such as Phillips, Powderhorn and NOMI. Not in the past 15 yrs has it been more affordable than right now. I have been helping young professionals buy historic homes mostly in NOMI and purchase plus rehab is getting them houses for well under 100K. Please open your minds to welcome the idea of embracing all of Minneapolis not just the "so called" desirable areas to embrace the notion of a city where every neighborhood is a great place to live. This idea transformed into reality will serve all of us Min- neapolitans well!
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