Some historic buildings on Broadway may get facelift

The new owner of some historic buildings on a block of Broadway says he has grand plans for the structures.

Kenny Pincksten of Prestige Development said the buildings he purchased at 621 and 623 Broadway are being torn down for parking. Some of the bricks and timbers will be recycled for use on other recently acquired buildings on Broadway, Pinckstein said.

The building that he acquired at 625 Broadway will remain intact for now.

Pincksten said he is looking into the possibility of restoring the buildings he now owns at 633, 635 and 637 Broadway for commercial use.

"I bought the buildings because they're in a highly visible intersection for one thing," Pincksten said. "There is some historical value there. I do have a development in mind for that area, but for now I'm not at liberty to say.

In June the city of Cape Girardeau condemned the building at 621 and 623 Broadway days after a wall partially collapsed. It was previously owned by Ed Dodd.

Meanwhile, the city had previously demanded that the previous owner of the building at 633, 635 and 637 Broadway make repairs to the abandoned structure. In June, city leaders issued a summons to then-owner Guy Tomasino for failure to repair or demolish a building. The summons was issued because Tomasino did not respond to a letter demanding a bowed wall be repaired.

bblackwell@semissourian.com

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Pertinent addresses:

621, 623 and 625 Broadway, Cape Girardeau, MO

633, 635 and 637 Broadway, Cape Girardeau, MO