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Board approves exterior alterations, partial encapsulation at 518 South Fairfax Street with chimney condition

2521365 · February 19, 2025
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The Board of Architectural Review approved proposed exterior renovations and a partial demolition/encapsulation at 518 South Fairfax Street, asking the applicant to work with staff to retain at least part of a chimney and verify its age.

The Board of Architectural Review on Feb. 19 approved exterior renovations and a partial demolition/encapsulation at 518 South Fairfax Street, asking the applicant to work with staff to retain a portion of a chimney and to verify the feature’s age.

The project, presented by Architect Robert Gwynn on behalf of property owners Joseph Crosby and Lauren Torogazy, would relocate the front door one bay to the left, infill the original opening with masonry, replace the home’s windows with putty-set, true-divide single-glazed sashes, rebuild shutters and make other exterior repairs and aesthetic changes including a stained mahogany front door and blue shutters. “We are proposing to do some exterior renovations,” Architect Robert Gwynn said during the presentation, noting…

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