753-759 St Charles Ave.

Description: Changes to previously approved renovation of Contributing rated, three-story, commercial building. 

Previous ARC Recommendations:

10/18/22: The ARC voted to defer this application for additional review. The ARC requested further study of the mansard canopies. The columns should have more weight or there should be more columns; the glass enclosure could also be wrapped further around the canopy at the St Charles façade. The ARC stated that the new balconies should not have the decorative brackets to match the existing. Window openings could be reintroduced at the octagonal tower to break up the massing. The ARC requested further detailing of the trellis at the octagonal tower, the guardrail and its relationship to the existing parapet, and the perforated doors at the east and south elevations. 

8/16/22: The ARC recommended conceptual approval with the details to be worked out at the staff level with storefront details to return to the ARC if they are changed from the existing condition. 

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Current Drawings: 

Previous Drawings - 10/18/22: 

Previous Drawings - 8/16/22: 

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