Offices to replace abandoned Dexter Avenue home

The house at the corner of Dexter Avenue and Vine Street has sat vacant for seven years. It was unusable as a residence, but the lot was too small to rezone to another district, City Planner Dana Hazen said. This was the reason that the new Vine Street Transitional District was created.

Hazen said the transitional district opens the lot at 30 Dexter Ave. to new development. Lot owner John Bryant and architect Louis Nequette have a plan to replace the abandoned home with a 5,500-square-foot office building.

The office building would hold two tenants and a basement storage area. Bryant said there would be two main entrances to the lot and 21 parking spaces. He envisions the new office space as the home of a bank, medical practice or law office.

Bryant received his rezoning approval from the planning commission in December and will go before the city council on Feb. 23 for final approval. He estimates that construction will take eight to ten months from the approval date.