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Inspectors report 1,200-square-foot discrepancy and that much of second floor is habitable
Summary
The inspection committee told the Board of Civil Authority it found two separate exterior accesses and reported ~1,200 square feet of second-floor storage beyond the sketch; inspectors estimated about 55% of the second floor is habitable office space and 45% is storage.
Chair Chris Shaw and inspection committee members reported they walked the building perimeter and inside the property on the morning of the 19th and documented differences between the property record card and observed conditions. Chris Shaw described two separate numbered accesses (514 for ground-floor retail and 516 for a separate second-floor entrance) and said the inspectors could not find internal access between them.
Shaw and the committee recorded that a rear storage area extends beyond the sketch by about 20 feet, translating to approximately 20 by 60 feet (1,200 sq ft) of additional second-floor space not shown on the sketch. The committee also noted that roughly 55% of the second floor appears habitable — with heat, power, windows and plumbing — while 45% is open storage, a split that differs from the assessor's property card.
Why it matters: square footage and the classification of space (office vs. storage) are central to how the assessor and appraisers calculate value. The committee said it will include these findings in its written letter to the appellant.
