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Commission raises scale, material and streetscape concerns in conceptual review for proposed 22‑unit mixed‑use building at 715 Mosby Street
Summary
At a conceptual review the commission and public expressed strong concerns about massing, siding and the building’s relationship to the one‑story commercial building across the alley; staff recommended more modulation, context elevations and a stronger storefront treatment for the proposed 22‑unit mixed‑use project.
The Commission of Architectural Review took up a conceptual review of a proposed three‑story, 22‑unit mixed‑use building with a ground floor commercial space at 715 Mosby Street and raised multiple design and contextual concerns, including the building’s large, unmodulated massing, siding material, cornice treatment and how it relates to a one‑story commercial building across the alley.
Sam (staff member, Commission of Architectural Review) summarized staff’s assessment: the project should integrate with Union Hill’s character, step down toward the alley to relate to one‑story buildings across the alley, introduce material and form variation across the Mosby Street façade, add pedestrian‑scale elements and provide context elevations and topographic information that show the proposed…
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