Another preservation controversy is brewing in historic Woodberry, just as residents are deciding whether to have their area designated a city historic district.

This time it involves the Tractor Building, a former 19th-century mill partially converted to residences and commercial space near the Woodberry MTA Light Rail stop and one of the last undeveloped properties in the Clipper Mill community.

The Tractor Building’s owner, Valstone Partners, announced plans earlier this year to convert the property to 99 apartments, with Commercial Development serving as the for-fee developer.

The group, headed by Larry Jennings, is tentatively scheduled to present preliminary designs next week to Baltimore’s Urban Design and Architecture Advisory Panel (UDAAP) as part of the process of getting a building permit.

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