The historical significance of Faneuil Hall Marketplace's North Market and South Market buildings could impact redevelopment plans for the center.
The Boston Landmarks Commission has listed both buildings, which flank the domed Quincy Market, as priorities for reports on whether they're worthy of historic landmark status.
The municipal preservation agency received three petitions in the late 1970s to declare all three buildings historic landmarks. It moved only on Quincy Market — the "most important" of the three — designating it a landmark for its exterior and portions of it interior, including the first-floor main hall and rotunda, according to executive director Ellen Lipsey.
"This is kind of recognizing that they're an ensemble," she said of the decision to possibly study the North Market and South Market buildings this year.
Such designations affect proposed changes to buildings, plans for which are subject to the commission's review.
In the case of the North Market and South Market buildings, a landmark designation likely would apply to their exteriors, according to Lipsey.
The commission's decision to possibly move on petitions received decades earlier comes as Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. — which leases and manages Faneuil Hall Marketplace — prepares to present a master plan for its redevelopment.
Quincy Market's landmark status came into play for the New York real estate investment firm when it recently floated plans to add a pair of two-story tenant additions encased in glass "sheds" and two escalators.
After an advisory design review, the commission expressed concern that escalators and proposed first-floor walls would disrupt the building's traditional east-west flow.
"Maintaining that historical public realm was cited as being an important part of the building," its letter to Ashkenazy stated.
The commission also suggested that general second-floor access, closer to the rotunda, would provide greater public benefit and could be served just as well by stairs, pointing to concerns that "individual tenants were driving the changes to an important landmark."
Ashkenazy could not be reached for comment.
The Boston Redevelopment Authority said it's working with the company and commission to "activate the marketplace" to make it more attractive to locals while "maintaining (its) historic qualities."
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