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Historic Preservation Commission approves revised renovation at 3751–3753 Twentieth Street amid strong neighborhood opposition
Summary
After extensive public comment raising concerns about scale, excavation and precedent, the Historic Preservation Commission approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for 3751–3753 Twentieth Street with conditions requiring material samples, a window schedule and reuse of existing brick; the vote was unanimous.
The San Francisco Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for a proposed renovation and rear addition at 3751–3753 Twentieth Street in the Liberty Hill Historic District.
Sponsor Justin McBain and his design team told the commission the project has been revised since a January hearing to address earlier concerns: the light well was removed, the rear addition was reduced and lowered, excavation was reduced, the rear yard was terraced and a hyphen detail was added to separate old and new construction. "We've also eliminated the light well," architect Shane said during the presentation, describing a 1'8" front egress window…
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