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San Antonio advisory board backs staff call to retain historic wood windows at Lowellwood house
Summary
The Compliance and Technical Advisory Board voted to support staff guidance that 12 original wood windows at 135 West Lowellwood be repaired and only three already nonhistoric windows be replaced, rejecting the applicant's request to replace all 15 with vinyl units.
The Compliance and Technical Advisory Board voted Friday to support staff recommendations that 12 original wood windows at 135 West Lowellwood be repaired rather than replaced, and that three nonhistoric windows be replaced under staff stipulations.
The decision followed a presentation by homeowner and applicant Ron Alon, who asked the board to allow replacement of 15 windows — 12 original wood windows and three nonhistoric windows — with custom-fit Ply Gem vinyl windows. Alon's presentation noted cost and scheduling concerns with full restoration and offered to donate the removed original windows to local reuse organizations.
Staff recommended against wholesale replacement. An Office of…
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