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Princeton HPC urges redesign of King Interest addition, declines to recommend variances
Summary
The Historic Preservation Commission reviewed a one‑story addition and site changes at 338–342 Nassau St. (King Interest LLC), voiced strong concerns about scale, materials and loss of historic fabric, declined to recommend the requested variances, and asked the applicant to revise plans before Planning Board review.
Princeton's Historic Preservation Commission on Dec. 16 reviewed a proposal from King Interest LLC to build a one‑story addition at 342 Nassau Street and to reconfigure parking and site circulation between 338 and 342 Nassau in the Jugtown Historic District, and concluded the project needs substantive redesign before it is recommended to the Planning Board.
The commission’s staff summary said the project would add a one‑story conference space behind the existing building at 342 Nassau, reconfigure a gravel parking area to provide six spaces including one ADA stall, extend the driveway to share access between the two properties, construct a small plaza with a fountain between the buildings, and perform exterior restoration work. Staff also noted the applicant intends to remove a row of 39 European hornbeam trees and that multiple zoning variances and design waivers had been requested.
The commission focused its critique on how the addition would relate to the historic house at 342 Nassau. Commission member Elrick (first name not provided)…
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