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Board signs off on window well at 50 Sacramento Street with minor height exception
Summary
The BZA granted special-permit relief to add a window well at 50 Sacramento Street that slightly increases the recorded building height (35.1 → 35.16 feet). The board found the change met the special‑permit criteria and conditioned approval on the dated drawings.
Architect Allison Hammer of Hammer Design and Development told the Board the project at 50 Sacramento Street adds a window well to bring life‑safety egress, light and air to a proposed basement bedroom; on paper the change increases the 'technical' building height from 35.1 to 35.16 feet. The applicant said this is strictly a height metric change and that the proposed work otherwise conforms to zoning standards.
The board found no correspondence for or against the request, opened public comment (none), and granted special-permit relief conditioned on conformity to the drawings dated 04/15/2024. The motion carried by voice vote, recorded as five affirmative votes.
