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Contractor says Adam Street house is beyond repair; staff asks for rehabilitation cost comparison before demolition decision
Summary
A contractor and structural engineer told the DRC that a contributing house on Adam Street has severe structural failure and estimated stabilization would cost about $160,000; staff said loss-of-integrity criteria and an economic-hardship analysis (rehabilitation vs. new construction) are still required before demolition may be approved.
At the meeting a contractor representing the owners of a contributing house on Adam Street reported findings from structural and contractor assessments and asked the historic zoning commission to permit demolition and reconstruction with a rebuilt front elevation.
Ben McCreary said engineers found the house lacks a continuous load path, some wall framing can be moved by hand, and roughly 60–70% of structural elements would require replacement. He said selective stabilization would be expensive and effectively equivalent to full reconstruction; the contractor provided an estimate of…
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