The potential future buyer of a Charleston restaurant site was denied a request to relocate the historic structure to another part of the property in the Cannonborough-Elliotborough neighborhood.

NK Partners sought permission to partially demolish the Fuel Cantina building at 211 Rutledge Ave.

The request was discussed at a meeting of the Board of Architectural Review on Oct. 23, with more than 230 public comments written in and from attendees at the meeting.

The request was for partial demolition of the structure, which is under contract, and moving two walls and the façade closer to the corner of Rutledge and Cannon Street. The applicant noted that while the building pays homage to its gas station roots, it has over time been adapted with historic aspects demolished and only

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