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ARB recommends approval of 2300 Livingston project to zoning board, requests shed dormer be added
Summary
The Architecture Review Board recommended approval of the 2300 Livingston development to the Board of Zoning and Planning, with a condition that a shed dormer (as shown in the applicant's presentation) be added back into the design.
The Architecture Review Board unanimously recommended that the Board of Zoning and Planning approve the proposed development at 2300 Livingston, provided a shed dormer shown in the applicant’s presentation is added back into the design. The recommendation is advisory to the Board of Zoning and Planning and will be reflected in that board’s final decision.
Applicant Bill Downing and the project team presented a revised proposal that addressed design issues raised in earlier reviews. Staff told the board the revisions responded to previous concerns about window rhythm, porch and bracket details, and the composition of the Livingston-facing façade. The applicant also provided revised porch construction details and material samples to demonstrate how the street-facing elevation would relate to the Livingston corridor plan.
Nut graf: The board found the design revisions materially improved the street presence and pedestrian scale of the project, but asked for a specific dormer treatment to be incorporated to refine the roofline and relate the three-story massing to surrounding buildings.
Board discussion highlighted the following design points: simplifying and refining brackets and overhang details; carrying a consistent window pattern into corner bays; and improving porch detailing to strengthen pedestrian scale. A resident with standing (Miss Turner) raised site-specific concerns about the parking-lot edge and fence line; the applicant and staff described a site solution to place heavier fence posts (6-by-6 posts set in concrete) at the parking edge so a vehicle would strike a post rather than a panel, effectively functioning as wooden bollards. Staff said the fence and related site details will be included in the final decision process handled by the Board of Zoning and Planning and/or the Tree and Public Garden Commission as appropriate.
The board voted to recommend approval with the shed-dormer condition and recorded a unanimous roll-call vote.
Ending: The matter now moves to the Board of Zoning and Planning for formal action, where the ARB’s recommendation and the fence/landscape conditions will be considered.
