Historic Preservation Board asks applicant to explore saving rear contributing building at 622 15th Street; item continued to June 14

The Historic Preservation Board continued HPB 21-0495, a Certificate of Appropriateness application for 622 15th Street in the Flamingo Park historic district, so the applicant can present further study on whether a rear contributing accessory building can be retained or reclassified and to return with revised design options.

Staff and the architect described a constrained site and presented options the owner had considered, including rehabilitating both the front contributing building and the rear accessory structure. The architect, Neil Deputy, told the board he had assessed several development schemes and said he concluded there was no feasible development option that preserved both buildings while meeting the city's RM‑1 requirements and economic considerations; he said the project team selected an approach focused on rescuing the primary front building and proposing a new three‑story rear structure.

Why it matters: Flamingo Park's zoning and design rules are prescriptive and were crafted to preserve the neighborhood's scale and character. Several board members and…