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Glendale DRB returns modern Stewerton Way home for redesign, citing monumental entry and massing
Summary
The Glendale Design Review Board voted 3–0 on Feb. 12, 2026 to return a proposed 4,788 sq ft home at 920 Stewerton Way for redesign after staff and board members concluded the entry and north/east facades read as overly monumental. The board directed a roughly 3–4 ft second‑story setback on the north and east facades, reworking of vertical glazing, and reduced parapet/roof prominence.
The Glendale Design Review Board on Feb. 12 returned a proposed two‑story, 4,788‑square‑foot single‑family home at 920 Stewerton Way for redesign, citing concerns that the project’s entry massing and parapet make the house appear “monumental” from the street.
Case planner Wyatt Berger told the board the project would demolish a 1,950‑square‑foot 1974 house and replace it with a two‑story home and a detached 690‑square‑foot, three‑car garage. Berger said staff’s primary concerns are the building’s massing and a “monumental entryway,” and recommended conditions to step back the second story, reduce parapet height and limit exterior lighting.
Project architect Aramal Ajayajan defended the design as an…
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