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HAHC splits on two Norhill two-story additions: 731 Key deferred, 1101 West Melwood approved with condition

3252817 · May 8, 2025
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Summary

After extensive public comment about neighborhood scale, the commission deferred a two-story addition at 731 Key Street and approved a similar addition at 1101 West Melwood with a condition to lower the garage ridge height by two feet.

The Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission split action on two related applications for two-story additions in the Norhill neighborhood.

731 Key Street: Commissioners deferred. Roman McGowan described a proposal to construct a two-story addition above a non-original attached garage and expand a side/rear portion of the house. Neighbors and the Norhill deed-restrictions board spoke in opposition, arguing the addition’s massing, proximity to the rear property line, and garage dormer would set an undesirable precedent…

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