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33 <br />ANNUAL REPORT 2025 <br />HISTORIC PRESERVATION <br />2025 Project Review Data <br />COUNTY CITY TOTAL APPROVED*DENIED <br />AdministraƟ vely <br />Approved Projects 1 93 94 94 0 <br />Commission Agenda <br />Projects 2 23 25 20 5 <br />Total Reviewed <br />Projects in 2024 3 116 119 114 5 <br />*NOTE: For comparison: In 2024, the Commission reviewed 36 projects (approving 34 and denying 2). In <br />2023, the Commission reviewed 28 projects (approving 21 and denying 7). <br />Staff track projects based upon the following parameters: Doors, Windows, Fences, Flatwork, Gu Ʃ ers, <br />Landscaping, Masonry, Porch, Roofs, Siding, Signage, UƟ liƟ es, New ConstrucƟ on, and DemoliƟ on. <br />In August, the new owners of 229 South Michigan Street (Center City Place) began removing the metal façade from the <br />building, shedding light on the original façade for the fi rst Ɵ me in 65 years. They hope to bring new life to this century old <br />building and to the 200 block of South Michigan Street. Build in 1902 as a new business block, this building housed the <br />Merchant’s NaƟ onal Bank and Woolworth’s. <br />PLANNING & COMMUNITY RESOURCES <br />Established in 1973, the Historic PreservaƟ on Commission (HPC) is a joint board serving the City of <br />South Bend and the unincorporated areas of St. Joseph County.