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Board approves interior changes at Bancroft Hotel lobby, including bar and fire‑rated stair enclosure
Summary
The Historic Preservation Board approved changes to the Bancroft Hotel (1501 Collins Ave.) lobby that preserve the terrazzo compass-rose while permitting a floating bar platform and a fire‑rated glass partition; staff recommended the transparent enclosure and a double door aligned with the Collins Avenue entrance.
The Historic Preservation Board voted to approve modifications to the previously issued certificate of appropriateness for the Bancroft Hotel lobby at 1501 Collins Avenue, including a re‑configured bar and a new fire‑rated partition around an interior stair, during the April 11 meeting.
Staff and the applicant presented revised designs that keep the lobby’s intact terrazzo compass‑rose…
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