Renovations Planned at Former Lenny's Building

When he was sworn in for a new term in January, Easton Mayor Sal Panto mentioned that a couple had agreed to buy the in Centre Square.

The plan was to turn the first floor into a business, and the second and third floor into a home.

Five months later, that project is a few steps closer to completion. Diana Haviland, one of the building's new owners, was before the city Historic District Commission Monday night with her plans to renovate the entire property, at 44 and 46 .

The renovations don't have the commission's approval just yet. Commission members say they support the project, but asked Haviland to come back next month with more details.

The work would include putting in new windows, installing a two-car garage, and putting in a rooftop deck on the building, which was constructed between 1910 and 1920. Haviland told the commission that she'd found the building's original doors and hopes to salvage them.

"We'd love to use them," she said. "That's our hope, to refurbish them and use them in our residence."

According to the Express-Times, Haviland and her husband -- who are from Phillipsburg -- would rent the lower floor to a business. They hope to move in by the end of the year.