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Planning commission approves preservation plan and variances for Filbert Street Cottages
Summary
The commission approved the Filbert Street Cottages rehabilitation, including a narrow rear addition, merger from 10 to 4 dwelling units and an underground parking scheme with up to eight spaces, after public debate about design and impacts; approval included conditions for historic protection and construction monitoring.
The Planning Commission approved a package of approvals for the Filbert Street Cottages (city landmark No. 232) that authorizes rehabilitation of the cottages, an attached narrow addition, an underground parking garage and a merger of the legally subdivided units back to larger family units. The action followed the Historic Preservation Commission’s certificate of appropriateness and substantial public comment on design, massing and potential impacts to neighboring properties.
Andrew Junius, counsel for the project sponsor, summarized the…
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