In the News: National Park Service OKs removal of metal facade on historic Bay City building

A portion of the historic Crapo building's original facade was all that officials from the National Park Service needed to see in order to put the downtown Bay City building on its National Register of Historic Places and allow a redevelopment project to move forward.

Last month, officials from the Park Service determined the building's original facade made it eligible for the National Register. That allows Jenifer Acosta, the developer looking to transform the 125-year-old building at Center and Washington avenues into a multi-use structure with residential apartment rentals and commercial space, to go after about $2 million in federal tax credits for the $11.6 million redevelopment project...