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Radnor HARB approves five exterior renovation applications, sets next meeting for Aug. 5
Summary
At its July 1 meeting the Radnor Architectural Review Board reviewed five exterior renovation applications — dormers, a pergola, porch enclosure, rear addition with sliding doors, and a dormer/roof change — and issued certificates of appropriateness for each; applications for the Aug. 5 meeting are due July 21.
The Radnor Architectural Review Board met Wednesday, July 1, and voted to issue certificates of appropriateness for five exterior renovation projects across the borough.
Architect Tim Luchi, partner at Peter Zimmerman Architects, presented plans for 401 Ottabon Avenue to gut and condition a carriage house and add four shed dormers and glazed bifold doors. Luchi said the dormers will be low-profile and the exterior will be reclad in wood to match existing siding. The board moved to issue a certificate of appropriateness and the transcript records three affirmative responses.
Jeff Smolen, owner of 303 South Wayne Avenue, said he is replacing a previously approved wood trellis with a louvered metal pergola behind a newly rotated pool; he told the board the pergola will sit directly behind the house and will not be visible from the street. The board approved a certificate of appropriateness.
Matt Lombardi, whose property at 120 Bloomingdale Avenue dates to 1871, described enclosing part of a rear porch to widen the kitchen by roughly six to seven feet. Lombardi said the applicant intends to match the home’s existing arched window heads and trim; the board discussed window configuration and visibility and approved the certificate of appropriateness.
Sarah Owens, project architect with Warren Clear Architects, outlined a rear kitchen and mudroom addition for the Grossman property on Landsdown, including a new sliding glass door system (a Marvin slider), a slight bump-out for cabinetry and sink placement, and removal of a nonfunctional chimney described as in hazardous condition. Owens said the rear addition is not visible from the street and that new siding will match the first-floor material; the board approved the request.
Patrick Bradley of Bradley Brothers, representing a property at 234 (address as pronounced in the record), presented a rear-side dormer, matching cedar siding, SDL grid windows in a bone-white color and a proposed dark bronze metal dormer roof (with asphalt shingles offered as an alternative). Bradley and board members agreed the work would not be visible from the street; the board approved the certificate of appropriateness.
Administrative items: staff announced the next HARB meeting is Aug. 5 and that applications for the meeting must be submitted by July 21. The board then adjourned.
Votes at a glance
- 401 Ottabon Avenue (HARB 2026-12): Certificate of appropriateness — approved (voice; transcript shows three affirmative responses).
- 303 South Wayne Avenue (HARB 2026-13): Certificate of appropriateness — approved (voice).
- 120 Bloomingdale Avenue (HARB 2026-1420): Certificate of appropriateness — approved (voice; multiple affirmatives recorded).
- Landsdown (HARB 2026-1525): Certificate of appropriateness — approved (voice).
- 234 (HARB 2026-16): Certificate of appropriateness — approved (voice).
(Where the transcript did not identify individual board members making or seconding motions, the meeting record in this article follows the board’s oral motions and the votes as recorded on the transcript.)
