Design board questions replacement of historic glass awnings at 1100 Spruce Street garage

Boulder Design Advisory Board members reviewed proposed façade repairs and weatherproofing for the city-owned 1100 Spruce Street parking garage and urged staff to revisit some details, especially the planned replacement of historic steel-and-glass awnings with fabric canopies.

City senior planner Alex Pichaz told the board the project is a minor modification review because the garage was originally approved under a 1987 PUD and the proposed work exceeds the $25,000 threshold for DAB review. “1100 Spruce Street is in for a minor modification review for proposed façade changes that will update the existing façade, providing weatherization to certain areas and replacing steel storefront systems that are eroding with aluminum storefront systems,” Pichaz said.

The applicant, PEH Architects, described a package of repairs that includes replacing rusted single‑glazed, site‑built steel storefront at the Spruce and 11th Street frontage, enclosing several openings to reduce water…