820 Teche St.

Description: New construction of a 6,465 SF three-story hotel building on a vacant lot.

Previous ARC Recommendations:

12/19/23: The ARC voted to defer your application for additional review. The ARC agreed that:

• The massing of the proposed hotel and mixed-use building is not appropriate for the historic district. 

• The overall size of the building is much larger than the surrounding residential context. Size and massing should be improved by pushing and/or pulling the buildings where they interact with smaller existing residential buildings. 

• The mixed-use building reads as too horizonal, and the massing should be broken up with vertical elements and/or different roof forms. 

• The large storefront spaces at the ground floor are out of step with the historic district. Reconfigure these commercial units without creating large expanses of storefront systems.

• Fenestration and openings should be more proportional to the surrounding wall area. Glazing should be increased to align with the size of the building. 

• Exterior stairways should be incorporated at the interior program of the building. 

• The dumpster enclosure should be moved away from the sidewalk and street.

• Eye-level perspective renderings should be provided for the next meeting.  

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