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Santa Fe board approves demolition of four Don Gaspar 'casitas' to clear way for State Executive Office Building, with design conditions
Summary
After a multi-hour state presentation and nearly four hours of public testimony, the Historic Districts Review Board voted to approve demolition of four historic houses on Don Gaspar Avenue as part of the proposed State Executive Office Building project, subject to final design review and written recommendations from a board subcommittee.
The Santa Fe Historic Districts Review Board on Dec. 9 approved demolition requests for four small houses (commonly called casitas) on Don Gaspar Avenue to make room for a proposed State Executive Office Building (EOB), voting that the state’s final design and additional public engagement constituted changed circumstances since an earlier denial.
State representatives, led by Jennifer Jenkins of Jenkins Gavin and a team of architects from FBT Architects, presented a final design and a programming study that planners said would house about 531 employees and require roughly 163,000 square feet and three below-grade parking levels. Anna Silva of the state’s General Services Department explained the project must balance “reasonable costs and preserving essential functionality,” citing statute NMSA 3-22-6 and city ordinance 14-5.2(m). State Auditor Joseph Maestas, who said…
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