A hearing before the city's Planning Commission is 50¶È»ÒÊÓƵ University's next step in its proposal to demolish the historic Pevely Dairy complex.
The commission voted Wednesday evening to review the matter at a special meeting on Feb. 22. At issue is the 50¶È»ÒÊÓƵ Preservation Board's decision in December to reject SLU's request to demolish the main Pevely building at South Grand Boulevard and Chouteau Avenue.
SLU wants to raze the vacant Pevely complex and replace it with a $75 million building for its SLUCare physicians' practice. Because the complex is on the National Register of Historic Places, Pevely demolition must be approved by the city. Under SLU's plan, the Pevely headquarters building site would become green space and a driveway for the new center.
The Preservation Board sided with SLU on razing two other Pevely buildings--a former milk plant and a parking garage--with the condition that demolition permits would be issued only after SLU sought building permits to redevelop those sites.
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Don Roe, acting director of the Planning & Urban Design Agency, noted Thursday that the Planning Commission has the authority to accept, reject or modify Preservaton Board decisions. Appeals of commission decisions may be filed in 50¶È»ÒÊÓƵ Circuit Court.
SLU said in a statement it looks forward to presenting its plans to the commission.
Many preservationists oppose demolition of the main Pevely building, completed in 1915. They contend that SLU could renovate the building and still have room on the Pevely site to erect a SLUCare building.
