Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The former owner of the theater must also avoid all contact with its current owners.
Tom Kiefaber, the former owner of the Senator Theatre, received probation before judgment as part of a plea deal on second-degree assault and harassment charges on Wednesday in Baltimore District Court. As part of the plea deal, Kiefaber is placed on unsupervised probation for a year, must show proof that he has completed an anger management course, stay away from the Senator Theatre and abstain from any contact with its current owners. Associate Judge Jennifer Etheridge also explained to Kiefaber that he is prohibited from making any posts on social media that could be construed as a personal attack on either of the owners, James "Buzz" Cusack, his daughter and business partner Kathleen Lyon and her husband Christopher Lyon. If Kiefaber …
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Comptroller Joan Pratt was the only member of the city’s spending board to object.
The Board of Estimates agreed to sell the Senator Theatre to its current operators, despite the objections of its former owner and his supporters. The deal for the theater, which has been under city control since 2009, would sell the property to James "Buzz" Cusack and his daughter and business partner Kathleen Lyon as Senator Theatre, LLC, who were leasing the property. The city will provide a $700,000 loan for the project and will hold its $500,000 mortgage. The overall cost of rehabbing the 1939 art deco building is expected to be $3.49 million, and Senator Theatre, LLC has already placed $950,000 in equity into the building. Comptroller Joan Pratt was the only board member to vote against the sale, and opposed the initial agreement …
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The former owner of the Senator told the court that he is “indigent” and "basically homeless."
The trial date for Tom Kiefaber, who is facing charges including second-degree assault and trespassing, has been postponed until Nov. 5. A Baltimore City District Court judge ordered the trial delayed because the assault charge, which was placed on the stet docket following an incident last year, was just reopened at the behest of the state. Kiefaber also told the judge that he needed time to arrange for a public defender because he is "indigent" and "basically homeless." He would also say in court that the charges were an attempt to harass a private citizen who was advocating for the Senator Theatre. "This is all just basically a show," Kiefaber said. Kiefaber was arrested in August on trespassing charges outside of the Senator Theatre. …
Monday, September 24, 2012
A proposal to terminate the lease and sell the historic theater will be heard on Wednesday morning.
(UPDATE) 8:58 p.m.—The city will officially submit a proposal to sell the Senator Theatre to its current operators on Wednesday. Under the proposed arrangement, the city will hold the $500,000 Purchase Money Mortgage on the property. The agreement would terminate the current lease of the building—operated by James "Buzz" Cusack and his daughter Kathleen Lyon as Senator Theatre, LLC—and sell the building to its tenants. The city’s director of finance has recommended the approval of the sale, according to the Board of Estimates agenda. The agenda also states that the project’s financing needed to be revised because construction bids for the renovations were higher than anticipated. "The new financing strategy centers on a sale of the …
Thursday, August 23, 2012
James "Buzz" Cusack and his daughter and business partner Kathleen Cusack are currently leasing the historic building.
There’s a new plot twist in the melodrama of the historic Senator Theatre. The theater will be sold to its current operators, James "Buzz" Cusack and his daughter and business partner Kathleen Cusack, according to Joanne Logan, a spokeswoman for the Baltimore Development Corp. The Baltimore Business Journal first reported the quasi-governmental agency Baltimore Development Corp. is in the process of putting the deal together to be presented to the Board of Estimates. The development corporation contracts with the city to provide "economic development services," according to its website. Logan confirmed to Patch via email that the corporation plans to take the transaction to the Board of Estimates by the end of September. The city bought …
Monday, August 13, 2012
Tom Kiefaber, the former owner of the historic theater, was arrested for trespassing on Monday.
Tom Kiefaber, the former owner of the Senator Theatre and City Council President candidate, was arrested for trespassing on Monday, according to Baltimore City police. Anthony Guglielmi, a police spokesman, confirmed via email that Kiefaber had been arrested. Maj. Sabrina Tapp-Harper, commander of the Northern District, said that Kiefaber was arrested at the Senator Theatre, 5904 York Road, at about 10 a.m. Monday. Tapp-Harper, who was not at the scene, said the supervisor that was there at the time of the arrest reported Kiefaber allegedly made threats to harm people inside the building, but could not confirm what exactly he said. According to electronic court records, James "Buzz" Cusack, the theater’s current operator, filed seven …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Detractors of the Senator Theatre's current operators question materials proposed for outer renovations of the building.
Even selecting the color of the brick used for the rehab of the Senator Theatre can draw protests. On Tuesday, the Commission for Historical and Architectural Preservation voted to allow developers to use “golden rod” brick for the planned renovations of the historic art deco movie theater. But the commission added the caveat that it makes an on site visit within next two month to review the work. But critics of the proposed redevelopment sent emails and letters critical of the proposal that were read on to the record. Click here to read some of the letters. Currently James “Buzz” Cusack and his daughter Kathleen Lyon, the theater’s operators, intend to add three more screens and restore the interior of the building. The renovation of the …
Thursday, April 26, 2012
The historic theater could be closed up to nine months during the work.
The Senator Theatre will close on Friday for up to nine months for renovations, according to the Baltimore Business Journal. The renovations of the historic art deco theater are expected to cost about $3 million and will include restoring the main auditorium and adding three new screens to the building that opened in 1939. James “Buzz” Cusack and his daughter Kathleen Lyon took over operation of the theater about a year and a half ago, and are expected to invest about $900,000 in the project. The theater has also received state tax credits and loans from the city to help pay for the renovations. In March, on the theater’s Facebook page, it was announced that the city permits were in hand for the renovation, and that A.R. Marani, Inc. had…
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The theaters operators posted a note on Facebook announcing they have building permits from the city.
The operators of the Senator Theatre placed an announcement on their Facebook page Wednesday regarding the status of the rehab of the landmark. According to the announcement, the operators have building permits from the city in hand, and have hired A.R. Marani Inc. to build the additional theaters. James “Buzz” Cusack and his daughter Kathleen Lyon took over the operations of the theater about a year and half ago. They intend to restore the main theater auditorium, and add three new screens to the building. The cost of the project is expected to be about $3 million. According to the note posted on the Facebook page, the Cusacks will now make a $900,000 investment in the rehab of the theater. Much of the project's costs are being paid for …
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
The award is part of $1.4 million awarded in central Maryland as part of the Community Legacy Program Awards.
The state has awarded the Baltimore Development Corporation $300,000 for the rehabilitation and restoration of the Senator Theatre. The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development announced $1.4 million in Community Legacy Program Awards for projects in Central Maryland on Wednesday, according to a news release. Last week the state announced the theater would be receiving $300,000 in historic tax credits to aid in the renovation of the theater. In August the Baltimore Board of Estimates approved a $700,000 loan for capital improvements to the theatre. James “Buzz” Cusack and his daughter Kathleen currently operate the theater and lease the building from the city. They intend to add three new theatres and a wine bar to the …
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