The vacant building that formerly housed Martick’s Restaurant Francaise will be partially restored but left open to the elements as an outdoor dining space, part of a plan blessed by a nephew of the late restaurateur Morris Martick and approved today by Baltimore’s Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation.

The preservation commission voted 9 to 0 to accept a proposal from the building’s owner to use the outer walls of the former restaurant to enclose an open-air patio that could be used as dining space for a to-be-created restaurant next door.

The vote helps clear the way for the property owner, Park Avenue Partners, to move ahead with construction of a six-story apartment building on the same block as the Martick’s property at 214 W. Mulberry St. Developer Chris Janian said his team is in the process of obtaining building permits for the larger project and wanted to finalize plans for the Martick’s building as well.

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