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Commission clears demolition and reconstruction at 1605 Grama Street under state federal recovery program
Summary
The commission removed the 365‑day demolition stay and approved demolition and reconstruction at 1605 Grama Street, a federally funded NCORR/Rebuild NC project that SHPO found would have an adverse effect; a memorandum of agreement will mitigate the effect through documentation and SHPO review of proposed designs.
The Wilmington Historic Preservation Commission on March 12 approved removing the 365‑day demolition stay and granted design approval that clears the way for demolition and reconstruction of the house at 1605 Grama Street under the state home‑recovery program.
Staff presented the case: the house sustained significant damage associated with Hurricane Florence, and a damage inspection estimated rehabilitation costs at about $27,540 — above the program’s $20,000 rehabilitation cap. Because the homeowner recovery program (federally funded) supports reconstruction when rehabilitation is not cost‑effective, the applicant proposed demolishing the existing structure and constructing a new one‑story hip‑roof dwelling on a similar footprint using program plans and materials.
Federal review and mitigation: Because the project uses federal funds, staff said a…
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