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Commission approves development certificate for Saint Vincent de Paul campus redevelopment with ARB signage review
Summary
The commission approved a development certificate for redevelopment of the former DePaul Hospital campus into institutional uses, noting ARB recommendations and conditions including final signage review and adherence to revised building renderings.
The Planning Commission approved a development certificate on June 23 for the proposed redevelopment of the former DePaul Hospital campus—bounded by Kingsley Lane, Granby Street, Newport Avenue and Painter Street—into an institutional campus under the Saint Vincent de Paul plan.
Design reviewers and the Architectural Review Board recommended approval after the applicant revised certain massing and façade details to better reflect the campus’s historic brick and white‑trim precedent. The applicant’s design team said the first phase will construct two learning houses near the street corner with additional learning houses and a reconstructed chapel preserved further on the site. Materials proposed include red and white brick, cement fiber panels, and retention of select stained glass from the existing chapel.
The ARB recommended approval with two conditions: that (1) the revised renderings submitted to the ARB be adhered to, and (2) the planned signage return to the ARB for further review (currently only placement has been shown). Planning staff recommended the development certificate, noting the proposal meets the institutional land‑use designation in Plan Norfolk 2030 and is consistent with zoning.
The commission voted to approve the development certificate and will forward the docketed recommendation. The applicant will return to the ARB with final signage and will follow the ARB conditions as construction documents are completed.
