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94 Ashford proposal draws board concern over massing, parapet height and stormwater routing
Summary
Architects proposed a 3‑story, 14‑unit building at 94 Ashford Avenue; board members urged changes to massing and recommended further work on stormwater routing, which the applicant says will be redirected to Ashford Avenue.
Architect Leonard Brandes and the applicant team presented a 14‑unit, three‑story apartment proposal for 94 Ashford Avenue on Jan. 9. The plan calls for 14 units (nine two‑bedroom and five one‑bedroom), 20 required parking spaces with underground parking, and a carriage house retained on the site.
Board members raised design and massing concerns despite generally favoring the project’s goals. The board asked the applicant to soften the building’s bulk where it faces the adjacent historic gatehouse, to step the massing with the hillside rather than present a single tall roof line, and to break the facade scale so the new building better fits the…
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