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400 NORTH BROAD STREET (ELVERSON BUILDING / INQUIRER BUILDING)

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Source address
400 North Broad Street (Elverson Building / Inquirer Building)

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  1. Alteration review

    Architectural Committee

    Recorded outcomeApproved

    Committee recommendations are not final Commission decisions.

    Recorded conditions

    Replacement in kind of metal windows; demolition of 1980s connector building; removal of vertical conveyors; glazing or dark panel infill of former loading bays; repainted surfaces; mechanical penthouse retained with AC units added behind it; masonry infilled windows to be opened and appropriately glazed; damaged surfaces to be restored

    Vote tally
    Voted to recommend conceptual approval
    Criteria cited
    Conceptual approval for rehabilitationFederal Preservation Tax Incentives (20% tax credit)National Register of Historic Places nomination
    Votes and testimony

    Testimony

    • Philadelphia Newspapers Incorporated (PNI)support, organization
    • Robert Powerssupport, person