This is a photograph of the former Varsity House at 1043 Ind. before it was dismantled to make way for a new apartment project. This view is looking to the southwest from above Indiana Street.
Workers dismantle the old Varsity House near the northwest corner of 11th and Indiana streets.
This is Varsity House as it’s being reconstructed at the northwest corner of 11th and Indiana streets. The house is on the site of the new Varsity House Apartment complex. A deal was struck between the developers, City Hall and the Lawrence Preservation Alliance that the historic Varsity House boarding home, where college athletes used to stay, would be moved to a corner of the property. Once reassembled, the structure will serve as a boarding house next to the new apartment development.
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Comments
Toto12 7 months, 1 week ago
Anyone can see that's not the same house. What a joke.
CHEEZIT 7 months, 1 week ago
Actually if you go back and forth it looks very similar even the concrete bunker or what ever that is on the south side! Maybe not as big!
frankfussman 7 months, 1 week ago
...and it's dwarfed by the monstrous apartment complex!!!
oneeye_wilbur 7 months, 1 week ago
I would hate to pay rent in an apt and have my windows blocked. Is the front porch big enough for a sofa and grill? And where will the boarding house tenants play beer pong?
consumer1 7 months ago
Welcome to the Liberal agenda of The Lawrence PReservation society.
joes_donuts 7 months, 1 week ago
Another JOKE the HRC has played on Lawrence. Use the States Historic Board, because obviously by the looks of this development that was approved by our HRC and City Commission, Lawrence's HRC isn't doing anything that makes sense. The HRC blocks hotels downtown but approves this....
If we want to cut fat out of our city budget, the HRC is where I would start.
lawrencereporter 7 months, 1 week ago
I see a pattern of a repeat offender. Fritzel-Fritzel-Fritzel. If the city can't (won't) control Fritzel, maybe the state should revoke Paul Werner's architects license. He has been the frontman for Fritzel on this project and others knowing all along that his employers intentions were to deceive and mislead the city and HRC. If a questionable builder can't be held responsible for their ways maybe their licensed consultant should be.
The Varsity House project is a big FU from Fritzel and Werner to the city and HRC.
joes_donuts 7 months, 1 week ago
HRC and the City approved this plan. The ugly house cut into the apartment complex building is exactly what was on the plans, and our City/HRC APPROVED IT! How in anyone's right mind did anyone look at that design and say "That looks good, lets do it!"
Don't blame Werner for something the city approved. Now Fritzels way of moving the house (dismantling it in construction dumpsters) should be questioned, but that isn't the architects job.
lawrencereporter 7 months, 1 week ago
I believe it will take city leadership with substance and honestly to deal with Fritzel, which we currently don't have. You are right, the city approved it, so to punish Fritzel would be exposing their own mistakes. If they can't control the big boss then start at the bottom. Work it like a drug cartel bust. Start with the users and small time dealers like Werner and work your way up and bust the slimy little leader, Fritzel.
oneeye_wilbur 7 months, 1 week ago
This apt building is a future KU dept of housing. No private apt builder could build it and ever make money unless sold as condos. Build, sell, get out. The sale of the lots was all backdoor deals. The lots to the north were listed for sale in The Kansas Register. Guess what, one offer. SOLD. Jayhawk Towers was built private by Phillips Oil guys. Then bought by KUEA. turned over to the state/ku.
HRC. Aka. Lyn Zollner is in the real estate business recommending sites to investors as to screw up legit development.
As a boarding house the structure isn't very big. sitting on a slab.
Where will the sofa and bar bq fit in front?
BTW the city was not mislead, the commish were right in there the whole time.
Now are you going to allow the commish to start making deals on downtown parking lots aka taxpayer owned property!
flyin_squirrel 7 months, 1 week ago
Is this what the plans actually showed for the location of the varsity house? I cannot imagine our commission/HRC approved an apartment with a cutout for the varsity house.
abcd123 7 months, 1 week ago
Hey LJ-World--why don't you write a story about the status of this project, instead of just posting photo galleries? Remind us what the agreement was between Fritzel and the city, investigate what Fritzel's people are actually doing, ask the KS SHPO to comment on the project, and shed some light on what (if any) recourse the city has for this obvious breach of the agreement. Homeowners who violate code can be given stop work notices; why can't Fritzel? The outcome of this project represents a tipping point for the viability of historic preservation in our community.
zackattackku 7 months ago
Anyone notice that Paul Werner's website has been under construction for years now? I wonder how legit his work actually is. It looks like cookie cutter suburban development crap.
skinny 7 months ago
How about we stop all contruction until it is done right!
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