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Historic review panel approves Monarch Hotel rooftop treatment after debate over visible mechanical equipment
Summary
The Historic Design Review Commission voted Jan. 15 to accept the Monarch Hotel—s proposed rooftop mechanical treatment after the applicant presented studies showing limited visibility from pedestrian viewpoints.
The Historic Design Review Commission voted Jan. 15 to accept the Monarch Hotel—s proposed approach to rooftop mechanicals after the applicant presented study renderings and argued most equipment is visually unobtrusive from pedestrian vantage points.
The applicant, Michael Monceau, architect with Overland, told the commission work already internalized much of the restaurant and generator equipment and placed remaining rooftop units in a recessed structural well. "We believe and we have shown that it is visually unobtrusive for pedestrians from multiple different vantage points," Monceau said, summarizing a model‑based study of views from Civic Park, the Torch of Friendship and more distant sidewalks.
Staff initially recommended the applicant…
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