Camden Planning Board approves demolition of Hotel Plaza

Those who voted against demolition, Sadler said, cited historic preservation.

The preservation commission, an advisory group to the Planning Board, voted against demolition in October. Members said they believed that despite the decay, the structure could be brought up to code.

No date has been set for the demolition, but Sadler said it could be in the coming weeks. The owners already have set up a fence around the property.

The hotel, which closed in 1985, rises about seven floors above Fifth and Cooper Streets.

Though the owners had suggested a parking lot in place of the hotel, Sadler said he would like the land to be sold for "higher investment use."

Rutgers-Camden had considered the site for a business school, but university spokesman Michael Sepanic said there were no set plans or money.

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Camden Planning Board approves demolition of Hotel Plaza