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Ekonomou wants to build an eight story tower with a rooftop bar behind the former Y. The new tower would be steps from the building that houses the Tampa Bay Times. canada goose clearance It would have 39 rooms, and the historic four story building would have 44 rooms.
Last week, members of the city’s Community Planning and Preservation Commission appeared relieved to hear there could be some progress at the boarded up landmark, which has been plagued for years Canada Goose online by graffiti, broken windows and trespassers.
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canada goose “For a number of months,” he said, “we have been trying to get an itemized list of details so we can bring that forward for a certificate of Canada Goose Parka appropriateness public hearing. We decided to bring it to the buy canada goose jacket commission for a general discussion about the concept plan, so we can try to move the project along.” canada goose
Canada Goose online Conditions Ekonomou must meet include providing a phased rehabilitation plan for the historic building. He also must detail repairs that have been completed so far, provide a parking plan, and show how a proposed new addition will connect to the former Y and whether any part of the historic building would be built on or removed. Canada Goose online
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“The remaining ones are fairly minor,” he said. “The roof is complete. On the Canada Goose sale exterior wall, canada goose there are still some holes and cracks that are open, but canada goose black friday sale probably not enough to cause any intrusion of water.”
The old Y was one of the city’s largest community funded projects during the 1920s land boom, according to the historic preservation division. Donations from individuals and businesses from around the Tampa Bay area made the then $550,000 building possible. Construction began in 1925 and the facility opened on June 20, 1927.
Originally, only Canada Goose Outlet men and boys were allowed in the building. When women were first Canada Goose Online permitted, they had to accompany a male member. At the time, there was a separate facility for black residents. The building has been vacant since 2001, when the Y moved to new quarters at 3200 First Ave. S.
The property has changed hands several times since. Ekonomou became the official owner in 2015 after a legal dispute with music https://www.goosesale.ca promoter Thomas Nestor, who hoped to turn the building into a music museum and performance venue. Nestor is suing a title company because of the failed transaction.
buy canada goose jacket During the July 10 preservation commission meeting, Nestor urged commissioners not to approve Ekonomou’s plan. He offered several criticisms, among them that the new tower is “not seamless” and does not fit with the historic structure. buy canada goose jacket
buy canada goose jacket cheap Nestor also read a letter from William Moore, whose grandfather and great grandfather built the canada goose uk black friday former Y. Moore asked the commissioners to deny Ekonomou’s cheap Canada Goose plan until “a more appropriate and complete” certificate of appropriateness application is presented. buy canada goose jacket cheap
Canada Goose Parka “We’ve got a lot of emotion here around this particular historical treasure,” said Commissioner Will Michaels. “It is one of the historic gems architecturally of the city and also the social history of the city.” Canada Goose Parka
Canada Goose Outlet Robert “Bob” Carter, chair of the commission, recalled touring the building some years ago. Canada Goose Outlet
“I was very, very concerned that that building would come down, because it was in such canada goose coats on sale pathetic shape,” he said, going on to praise Ekonomou for taking on the project.