More University Heights Historical Items Up for Auction

Two more potentially historic, single family homes at 4655 and 4633 Campus Avenue have been listed for sale with a commercial broker and touted as having “Exceptional Development Potential” under the Complete Communities Housing Solutions (CCHS) Program.

4663 Campus Avenue (L), 4655 Campus Avenue (R). Courtesy of University Heights Historical Society

Under the CCHS program, these two adjacent parcels could be combined into one lot and redeveloped as one building with at least eight stories, 100 units, and no parking.

Both properties are identified in the 2016 Uptown Historic Survey as Potential Individual Resources and individually eligible for local listing or designation.

Architectural historian Ginger Weatherford, a volunteer with the University Heights Historical Society, further assessed the architecture of both properties and concluded that both appear eligible for individual historic designation under Criterion C – Architecture. The home at 4655 Campus Avenue may also be associated with the Normal School built in 1898.

The University Heights Historical Society sent a letter and the architectural assessments to the owner of both properties in 2024, recommending that they be preserved and units added behind. Current zoning allows the construction of up to five units behind each property.

This option would add “gentle density” to our neighborhood while helping to preserve our history. It could also provide an opportunity for at least two buyers to own a home and build equity rather than rent a small, overpriced apartment.