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Historic commission continues review of 165 North High Street conversion after window and egress concerns
Summary
The Historic Resources Commission continued its review of a proposal to convert the second and third floors at 165 North High Street into apartments after staff and commissioners pressed the applicant for historic‑window details and clarified egress and property‑line concerns; the commission moved the window package to staff approval and continued the rest of the application.
The Historic Resources Commission on March 19 reviewed a continued application for 165 North High Street to convert second- and third-floor offices into apartments, remove a north‑elevation fire escape and install code‑compliant egress stairs.
HPO staff told the commission the application responds to a September 2024 code violation for the removal of window sashes without a certificate of appropriateness and reported a September 9 site visit showing a mix of sash types across facades. "The application is in response to a code violation from September 2024 for the removal of sashes without a certificate of…
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