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ARB approves new two‑story jeweler building at 150 West Garden with material clarifications
Summary
The board approved final plans for a new 11,200‑square‑foot, two‑story building for a jeweler at 150 West Garden Street, accepting a ground‑face CMU option in place of a precast water table and requiring abbreviated review if the canopy soffit material changes to aluminum.
The Architectural Review Board on April 17 approved final design for a new two‑story, roughly 11,200‑square‑foot commercial building at 150 West Garden Street to house the Jewelers Tree Shop. The project replaces a vacant parking lot in the Palafox Historic Business District and had received conceptual approval in January 2025.
S and P Architecture presented revisions made during civil coordination: two trees could not be retained along North Spring Street and sidewalk pavers were removed from the sidewalk (pavers will remain in the auto court but the public sidewalk will be new concrete). The architect said the project team pursued a value‑engineering step to substitute ground‑face CMU for a precast water table; the board accepted the ground‑face CMU alternative.
Materials include a fluted travertine base, stucco upper walls separated by an aluminum reveal, clear glazing to enhance storefront visibility, and limited tile accents carried into interior locations. The underside of the main canopy is shown as a white‑stained tongue‑and‑groove wood soffit in the submittal; the team asked that an aluminum soffit be an approved alternative for maintenance reasons. The board approved the project with an explicit condition: acceptance of the ground‑face CMU alternative and the requirement that any change from wood to aluminum on the canopy underside be returned for abbreviated review.
The architect noted the design remains within the previously approved budget and that foundation permit work has been submitted. Board members complimented the material palette and suggested minor additional tile accents on secondary elevations if budget allows. The board moved, amended and approved the final design package with the abbreviated‑review condition for any canopy material change.
