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Historic panel holds Toombs Court applications for revisions after commissioners press for fewer identical buildings and more perspectives
Summary
The HDC held multiple Toombs Court applications for revisions, citing concerns about uniform rooflines, perceived excessive density and the lack of contextual perspectives. Commissioners asked for streetscape and perspective views and recommended greater variation in building massing and a clearer hardscape plan before returning.
The Nantucket Historic District Commission voted to hold six Toombs Court applications for revisions after commissioners said the packet did not provide adequate visual context to judge the collection of proposed buildings. Commissioners described the proposed collection as too uniform and urged the design team to provide perspective renderings, clearer site sections and more variation in heights and massing.
What commissioners said: Several commissioners said the proposed group of buildings reads as a uniform block of rooflines and that the repeated ridge heights and similar massing across multiple lots create a “static” streetscape that would be out of character with the neighborhood. Commissioners asked for 3‑D perspectives…
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