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Commission splits 38 Pelham application, approves rear addition and asks for detailed window inventory
Summary
The HDC split the Wesley Property application for 38 Pelham into two parts: window restoration/replacement (continued pending a detailed inventory) and a rear addition/stair tower (approved with standards cited); commissioners asked for a more complete window-by-window survey before finalizing exterior window decisions.
Turner Scott and consultant Chris Fagan presented a two-part application for 38 Pelham Street: restoring select historic windows and building a rear stair/elevator tower for accessibility. Fagan said the Heritage Restoration survey found most windows are 20-year-old wood replacements and proposed high-grade Pella windows with wood interiors and clad exteriors; the rear addition was described as 17 by 14 feet to create a stair and elevator.
Commissioners expressed concern that the Heritage report lacked dated ages and photographs for many windows and urged a full inventory so the commission can identify and retain any windows with historic value. The commission voted to split the application: continuation of the window work pending a detailed window inventory and approval of the rear addition. The approval of the addition was conditioned on a final materials list to be submitted to the planner.
