78 Aurora Street (Historic District)
Addition (Kitchen, Laundry Room, Elevator & Garage)
Submitted by Rebecca Pantuso, Pantuso Architecture
a) Revise submitted survey to depict proposed grading changes and
impervious surface calculations.
b) The applicant received approval for the proposed addition at the May 28,
2025 meeting.
c) The applicant is proposing a revised design that includes the demolition of
the existing garage and revised overall massing.
d) Staff consulted the Secretary of Interior Standards of Rehabilitation,
Preservation Brief #14, and the previous consultant review to provide
these comments.
e) Staff notes the applicant has removed the previously proposed pyramid
roof form that was deemed inappropriate by the city’s consultant.
f) Staff notes the redesign creates a better visual distinction between the
addition and historic mass by further lowering the roof height of the
addition.
g) Question the removal/rebuild of the existing garage. The Secretary of
Interior Standards for Rehabilitation state that the historic character of a
property shall be retained and preserved. The removal of historic
materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property
shall be avoided.
h) If rebuilding the garage is considered, suggest tile roofing to match the
house as the garage would now be an attached mass.
i) Suggest utilizing a different wall material such as a wood panel for the
garage connector on the left elevation.
j) Suggest wood siding in lieu of the proposal boral siding as a portion of the
addition would replace the existing addition that wraps around the historic
main mass on the left side elevation.
k) Staff notes sidelites are proposed to be introduced to the front door. The
existing door trim design should be retained on the historic main mass.
l) Submit product specification sheets for the proposed garage doors.
m) Question the proposed window design for the garage and their
compatibility to the main house. Staff notes recessed panels are proposed;
however, should be revised to window openings as Section III-1(g)(8)
states fenestration placement should be at a maximum of approximately
every 12 feet.
n) The AHBR may wish to request assistance from the city’s consultant in
determining the appropriateness of the proposed work.
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