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Board approves remodel at 528–530 Calle Corvo after applicant agrees to retain wrought-iron posts
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The board approved the remodel at 528–530 Calle Corvo after the applicant withdrew a request to replace historic wrought-iron portal posts with wood and agreed to add fenestration to a proposed wooden gate and to use cementitious stucco matching the existing color.
The Historic Districts Review Board approved the application for 528 and 530 Calle Corvo after the applicant agreed to withdraw a request to replace the front portal’s historic wrought-iron lattice posts. Staff had recommended denial of replacing the wrought-iron posts; following questions about structural stability the applicant committed to retain and repair the iron where feasible and to use wood posts for a new, non-visible rear portal.
The board also required minor fenestration on the proposed wooden vehicular gate (small openings or motifs to break up massing) and asked staff to confirm the cementitious stucco formula and the final blue trim color. The applicant agreed to the conditions and to submit final details for staff approval; the motion passed in roll call with a majority vote.
Members discussed structural concerns about the portal’s existing metal lattice and the condition of the terracotta coping; staff emphasized the need to ensure the portal is adequately supported. Several public commenters urged preservation of the lattice as a character-defining, if unconventional, element. The board’s approval preserves the historic iron at the primary portal while allowing certain replacement and repair work elsewhere on the property.
