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BAR approves a slate of residential repairs and paired porch work; two grouped Princess Street items pass

Alexandria Board of Architectural Review · July 16, 2025
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Summary

The board approved a set of largely routine items: porch restorations and partial demolitions at 1612–1614 Princess Street, a post‑fire encapsulation at 216 South Fairfax, and an accessibility‑oriented addition at 51 Fourth South Pitt, and approved a homeowner addition at 426 South Lee with minor conditions.

The Alexandria Board of Architectural Review approved several routine and grouped applications on its agenda.

Princess Street (1612 & 1614): Karen Conkey presented paired applications for 1612 and 1614 Princess Street aimed at restoring porch forms and correcting earlier changes; no public speakers registered and the board approved items 10–13 per staff recommendations in two roll‑call votes.

216 South Fairfax Street: Karen Conkey said the house suffered a 2023 fire; the owners seek to encapsulate a rear wall and…

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