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Board grants one‑month deferral after debate over revised design for 720 N. St. Asaph conversion
Summary
Developers seeking to amend a previously approved office‑to‑residential conversion at 720 North St. Asaph presented simplifications to previous designs and staff gave conditional support; neighbors and several commissioners asked for more work on façade details and retail frontage. The applicant asked for — and the board granted — a one‑month deferral to return with refinements.
Lauren Riley of Walsh Colucci and ADG architect Ginny (Jenny) Crawford updated the board on revisions to the previously approved conversion at 720 North St. Asaph, a 1966 Brutalist office building the team proposes to adapt to residential use. The changes cited include reduced ground‑floor retail, retention of more parking, elimination of a rooftop trellis and second stair, relocation of mechanical equipment, and simplified exterior materials intended to recall…
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