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Board approves variances and demolition request for late-19th-century house replacement project
Summary
The board approved demolition and a package of variances for a late-19th-century house that the applicant said has failed foundation conditions; the owner intends to replace it with a low-rise multi-unit building and adjust setbacks.
The University District Design Review Board voted to support a demolition request and several variances for a 19th-century house the applicant said is structurally compromised, permitting replacement with a new multi-unit building and modest setback adjustments.
Applicant presentation and reason for demolition: the applicant’s representative described the existing building as roughly 125 years old with a deteriorated rubble-stone foundation and crumbling ledge details. The applicant said the foundation condition, inadequate prior shoring and water…
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