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Long Beach planning board approves building permit for 625 Washington Boulevard
Summary
The Long Beach Planning Board, acting as the Architectural Review Board, approved a building permit for a new waterfront residence at 625 Washington Boulevard after brief discussion about design, drainage and existing site features. The vote was unanimous among members present; two members were absent.
The Long Beach Planning Board, sitting as the Architectural Review Board, voted to approve the issuance of a building permit for 625 Washington Boulevard after brief discussion of the proposed replacement of an existing mid-20th-century brick house with a new, modern waterfront residence.
The board approved the resolution to issue the permit by unanimous roll call of members present. Commissioner Espada introduced the motion; the record does not specify who seconded. Commissioners Martinson, Patton, Lucas and Espada and Chairperson Walton voted to approve. Board members Clancy and Gaudo were recorded as absent.
Board discussion focused on the scope and design of the replacement home and on site features rather than on variances or departures from code. Commissioners and other speakers described the existing house as a painted brick home that likely dates to the 1940s; they said the planned footprint would be similar but include higher interior ceiling heights, described informally as about 9 to 10 feet compared with the existing standard 8-foot ceilings. Participants noted a large lot with an estimated 120 feet of street frontage and an existing gunite pool; speakers said the project does not propose a subdivision and, in their view, did not require zoning variances.
Members commented on the proposed exterior materials and color palette, and on features intended to preserve waterfront views for nearby properties, including glass railings along the water-facing elevations. Commissioners also raised, but did not resolve in detail at the meeting, site drainage considerations tied to the project and to the surrounding block; board members said those technical questions would be addressed outside the permit vote.
The record includes discussion of the property's condition and sale history. Speakers said the existing house had been vacant for several years, had a slate roof and brick exterior, and previously listed in the mid-$3 million range before selling for a lower amount (reported informally in the meeting as roughly $2.6 million to $2.7 million). Those figures were described conversationally and were not presented as part of the official application.
With the roll-call approval, the board adopted the resolution authorizing issuance of the building permit for 625 Washington Boulevard. No variances were recorded as part of the application in the meeting minutes, and no amendments to the application were proposed or adopted during the discussion.
The board concluded the item and moved to other business.
