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HPB clears way for larger mixed‑use redevelopment at 1020 Pennsylvania Ave by removing square‑foot cap and approving a 3‑story, six‑unit building
Summary
The board approved deleting a 2014 condition that limited future development at 1020 Pennsylvania Avenue to the footprint of demolished structures and approved a new three‑story, six‑unit residential building after design revisions reduced a third‑floor overhang. Staff supported the removal of the 4,530 sqft cap, saying
The Historic Preservation Board on July 8 approved two linked actions for 1020 Pennsylvania Avenue: deletion of a prior (2014) restriction that would have limited future construction to the square footage of previously demolished buildings, and the COA for a new three‑story, six‑unit building that exceeds that past cap.
Why staff recommended removing the cap Planning staff told the board the vacant lot has sat empty for more than a decade and that the 2014 condition — which limited future development on the site to roughly 4,530 square feet — made reasonable redevelopment economically…
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