Brady and Farwell Historic District controversy
Summary
A $25 application by an ailing attorney who never attended triggered permanent historic designation of four buildings bought months earlier by investor Scott Lurie. The owner called the process a due-process problem; the committee still advanced the designation 3-1-1, with members acknowledging the process can be weaponized.
At a glance
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Last discussed Feb 3, 2026.
Impact analysis
Designation permanently restricts the owner's ability to alter or redevelop four properties without compensation.
Preservationists and residents who want the 19th-century corner preserved.
Owner Scott Lurie, who bought the properties free of designation and opposes it.
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