they are building an 80-room condo on the corner of 20th and belmont right now. that is the 5th condo to go up in buckman in the past 10 years. i think the historic designation is a self-preservation idea.
I live in Ladd's Addition and yes it is true - when I wanted to replace the old single pane aluminum and glass sliding door from the 1950s ON THE BACK OF MY HOUSE with a wooden door with single pane windows (a french door) the permit cost more than the door and all of my neighbors were mailed pictures of the door and allowed a public comment period.
This is just one more way rich people go out of their way to fuck over poor people.