At least 10% of the units will be dedicated for households earning no more than 60% of the area median income under the terms of a pending development agreement.
The purchase agreement, which was entered into on Oct. 28, requires that the State Historic Preservation Office determine the appropriate treatments are in place to avoid and mitigate any adverse effects on the physical features and historic character of Historic Old Central.
Historic Old Central opened in 1892 and was modeled after the Allegheny County Courthouse in Pittsburgh. The Richardsonian Romanesque-style school was designed by Emmet S. Palmer and Lucien P. Hall.
The building served as a regular high school until 1971 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places a year later.
Our View: Duluth deserves details on Old Central sale
From the editorial: The community has a right to know the sale details. A legal right. In the name of transparency and good open government. And we have a right to know now, before the closing, while meaningful input can still be offered.
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Historic Old Central High School in downtown Duluth. (Clint Austin / caustin@duluthnews.com)
Our castle-like Historic Old Central High School building is as iconic and picturesque as any landmark here, on par with the Aerial Lift Bridge as identifiably “Duluth.”
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Historic Old Central High School in Downtown Duluth won t host school board meetings and district offices for long.
The school board has entered into a purchase agreement with developer Saturday Properties, based out of St. Louis Park, Minnesota.
On Wednesday, the developer shared more about their plans to convert the iconic Duluth building into apartments.
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Mark Laverty, Director of Development for Saturday Properties said they are looking at creating 120 to 130 apartments.
“We ve kind of been between 121 and 130, looking at some areas if we can go units there or if it turns into amenity space,” Laverty said.
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - The City of Duluth and Saturday Properties will be holding a virtual meeting Wednesday about the plans for the Historic Old Centra.