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Board approves design changes to Block 6 at 58 Fourth Street with condition to verify title interest
Summary
The board approved a redesign of the north elevation of Block 6 at the 58 Fourth Street redevelopment (partly within the Munjoy Hill Historic District) and required the applicant to provide evidence of right, title and interest for the parcels involved.
The Portland Historic Preservation Board on May 7 approved an amended design for the north façade of Block 6 at the 58 Fourth Street redevelopment project, which partially lies within the Munjoy Hill Historic District, and conditioned the approval on documentation showing the applicant’s right, title and interest in the land that will be altered.
The nut graf: the board found the revised design — which uses brick piers, vertical window rhythms and articulated entrances — better breaks the massing and responds to neighborhood features along the Eastern Promenade, while preserving a visible distinction between the new construction and the older, smaller‑scale houses that front the promenade.
Project manager Justin Novak and project architect Don (names used in…
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