Historic Preservation Commission continues review of large side addition at 628 Northwest 16th Street

At its May meeting the Historic Preservation Commission continued consideration of an application by Britney Portree of James Gray Homes for work at 628 Northwest 16th Street in Mesta Park. Commissioners did not approve the project and moved the item to the July 2 commission hearing to allow the applicant and staff more time to refine materials, proportions and documentation.

The application seeks to enclose and substantially expand a side-facing wing of the house and to reconfigure the yard. Katie (Historic Preservation staff) told commissioners that staff’s primary concern is the proposal’s prominence from the public right-of-way and whether it meets the guidelines that call for additions to be “constructed to the back of the property or on a non-character-defining elevation, preferably not visible from the public right-of-way” (Historic Preservation Guidelines…