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HAHC approves rear addition at 3707 E. 5½ St with condition to narrow previously approved garage
Summary
The commission approved a two-story rear addition to a contributing 1935 bungalow at 3707 East 5½ Street (Freeland Historic District) on Jan. 16, 2025, with a staff-recommended condition to narrow the east wall of a previously approved garage by 2 feet to reduce overall massing.
The Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission approved a two-story rear addition at 3707 East 5½ Street (Freeland Historic District) on Jan. 16, 2025, imposing a staff-recommended condition to narrow the east side of a previously approved garage so it aligns with the proposed addition.
Staff described the property as a 1935 contributing bungalow with a previously approved detached garage apartment. The new proposal would connect an addition to that garage; staff recommended approval conditioned on narrowing the garage’s east wall by 2 feet to reduce massing. Staff noted multiple neighborhood letters supporting the project.
Owner Connor Nodd and designer Sam Janoukas spoke in favor, saying they had worked with staff on revisions—lowering eaves, changing roof forms to hips, and adjusting the second-floor connection to visually separate the garage mass. Commissioners discussed massing trade-offs and whether the design responded to the context; one commissioner praised the shift to hips for reducing apparent bulk.
A motion to accept staff’s recommendation passed by voice vote. The approval includes the condition described in staff’s report; staff will confirm the final dimensions during permit review.
