Plans for a five-story apartment building in Soulard won approval Monday from the ºüÀêÊÓƵ Preservation Board.
The board was involved because the site at South Seventh Boulevard and Victor Street is within the Soulard Local Historic District and the Soulard National Register Historic District.
Buildings of the old Victor Iron Works would make way for the new structure of 118 apartments. The developer, Whistler One LLC, has the property under contract, according to the agenda of Monday's Preservation Board meeting.
While the proposed new construction would require demolition of buildings within the historic districts, some of the structures date from years outside the era of historical significance, the city's Cultural Resources Office reported.
In addition, rehabbing the existing buildings would present challenges, the office found. Rezoning the site for apartments is necessary and construction might be a year away, the office added.
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