LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska’s Historic Preservation Commission has approved a request for landmark designation for the former Wesleyan Hospital and Nurse Training School, which will open the pathway for a developer to convert the building into apartments for Wesleyan students.

The city approved the landmark designation, which would allow developer Brett Harris to receive state tax credits to help pay for the renovation, on Thursday.

The Planning Commission and Lincoln City Council will now consider the city’s request.

Harris says that he may seek a landmark designation from the National Register of Historic Places, which would help him gain federal tax credits.