Daley said the Ambassador Building is not slated for demolition. Uni-Mart, which occupies the adjacent building, would be demolished, Fernsler said.

The State College Design Review Board was presented with the building plans during its Jan. 6 meeting.

Herman Slaybaugh, State College planning and zoning officer, said commercial space would be constructed in the basement, which leads out to the parking lot. Six floors of apartments would be built above the basement with a total of 24 apartments, he said.

The other seven-story building would be constructed on Calder Way across from Baby's Burgers and Shakes, 131 S. Garner St., Fernsler said.

This building's construction would begin later. "Our first concern is reconstructing the theater," Daley said.

Fernsler said the first three floors of the second building are for parking and commercial space. However, only residents of the building would be allowed to park in the 103 new spaces.

Six additional residential floors with 60 four-bedroom apartments would be built above the parking tiers.

A parking lot currently occupies the space where the second building would be erected. Sixty-two outdoor parking spots would be provided, but only for commercial customers, Fernsler said.

"About half of the parking spaces will be taken away, but there still will be places for people to park," he said.

Daley said the demolition of the lot should not create parking problems.

"We have to meet requirements for parking, so it shouldn't be affected," he said.