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Board approves two infill housing certificates, requires facade/stair adjustments; townhouse postponed
Summary
The board approved a one‑story infill house on Crozier Avenue and a stacked duplex on Louisiana Avenue with design conditions, while postponing a three‑unit Pershing Street townhouse for 30 days for additional entry and porch detail work.
The Downtown Design Review Board reviewed several infill and middle‑housing applications on May 20, approving two projects with conditions and postponing a larger townhouse application.
For 910 Crozier Avenue (Case 5A26IH), staff recommended approval of a one‑story house set back 20 feet with a full‑length porch and a foundation to be clad in stucco or brick. Applicant Everto Riano confirmed the plan and accepted staff’s request to adjust the porch. The board added a condition requiring removal of two central porch columns so the facade reads symmetrically; the motion carried.
For 1115 Louisiana Avenue (Case 5B26IH), staff recommended approval of a two‑story stacked duplex with board‑and‑batten accents and a brick veneer foundation. Reviewers raised concerns about porch posts, roof pitch and window proportions. The applicant Franco Arcosi accepted staff direction; the board approved the project subject to conditions including larger porch posts (at least 8x8) and a single siding material in the gable field.
A separate three‑unit townhouse at 2703 Pershing Street (Case 5C26IH) generated extended critique around porch transitions, entry detailing and upper‑floor window proportions. After extensive discussion the board voted to postpone that application for 30 days for the applicant to refine porch detailing, window proportions and material transitions and to return with more detailed drawings.
Board members emphasized constructability and clear transition details for permanent materials — especially where brick, metal and soffit elements meet — and asked applicants to supply shop drawings or material samples where needed.
