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Historic Preservation Board approves COA for 84-unit New York Avenue apartment building, with one dissent
Summary
The Historic Preservation Board on June 3 approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for an 84-unit apartment building at 225 West New York Avenue, voting 5–1 after lengthy debate over height and visual compatibility with downtown DeLand.
The Historic Preservation Board on June 3 approved a Certificate of Appropriateness (COA) for new construction of an 84-unit apartment building at 225 West New York Avenue, voting 5–1 in favor after extended discussion about height, massing and compatibility with the downtown historic district.
The applicant, represented by attorney Mark Watts of Cobb Cole and developer Ash Leiva, seeks a new mixed-height building that staff said had previously been approved at an average 67 feet (five stories) but now includes a northeast portion increased to about 77 feet (six stories) to accommodate covered first-floor parking beneath the building. The southeast portion facing New York Avenue remains proposed at three stories. City staff told the board the project was reviewed against the City of DeLand Land Development Regulations and the Secretary of the…
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