Syracuse preservation board approves storm windows and awnings at 931 Comstock Ave
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The Syracuse City Preservation Board approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for 931 Comstock Ave to install rebuilt wood storm windows and fabric awnings, with the applicant citing original house colors and a historic photograph showing a removed balustrade.
The Syracuse City Preservation Board voted Nov. 20 to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for 931 Comstock Ave, allowing the owner to install rebuilt wood storm windows and fabric awnings and to recreate a removed front balustrade.
At the public hearing, the applicant said the proposed palette is historic. “These are the original colors of the house by the way,” the presenter said, and described plans to paint the storms a dark green and to reinstall original wood shutters that had been removed. The applicant said craftsmen will reproduce the storm windows so the bottom panels can accept screens in summer.
Board members asked for documentary evidence of the removed balustrade and for material details for the shutters and storms. The applicant said a single historic photograph in public record showed the balustrade’s earlier existence; the board noted that a separate future submission may be needed for full balustrade approval.
A motion to accept the application as submitted was seconded and approved by voice vote. Meeting minutes record a voice approval without a roll-call tally.