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Planning commission delays Verve (100 Stadium Road) design approval after material-detail concerns
Summary
The Entrance Corridor Review Board accepted the applicant's request to defer the Certificate of Appropriateness for the Verve/100 Stadium Road project after commissioners pressed for clearer EIFS jointing, mockups and masonry details they say are necessary to judge durability and appearance near UVA's Lawn.
The Entrance Corridor Review Board on April 9 accepted the Verve development team's request to defer action on a Certificate of Appropriateness for 100 Stadium Road, citing persistent commissioner concerns about the project's proposed exterior cladding and how it will be detailed at street level.
Jeff Warner, the city’s historic preservation design planner, opened the design review by describing the 3.3-acre PUD: two primary building blocks 8–12 stories tall with concealed parking and a dark charcoal masonry base and a three-color metallic EIFS panel above. The staff memo and Warner’s presentation identified the EIFS joint detail — whether a “proud” (projecting) or “flush” reveal — as a central unresolved design question.
Neil Reardon of ESG Architecture, speaking for the development team, defended…
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