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Applicant withdraws revised design for 113 Rio Grande Avenue after HLC requests more options
Summary
An application for a two‑story infill at 113 Rio Grande Avenue in the Sunset Heights Historic District was withdrawn after the Historic Landmark Commission asked the applicant to provide alternate porch and roof‑corner options and resubmit within two weeks.
The El Paso Historic Landmark Commission discussed a certificate of appropriateness for new construction at 113 Rio Grande Avenue and the applicant withdrew the current application to prepare revised options.
Commission staff and commissioners said the most recent design retained elements that read as historically derivative — notably a wraparound porch and a porch composition that several commissioners said still looked too historic — after the project team removed a turret and reduced other period detailing. The property is an empty lot in the Sunset Heights Historic District and the building was proposed as a two‑story structure.
The commission's staff reiterated guidance from the…
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