922 Kerlerec St.

Description: Review of updated façade elevation since previous approval of renovation and camelback addition to existing Contributing (but altered) one-story, two-family residential building. 

Previous ARC Recommendations: 

04/18/23: The ARC voted to recommend conceptual approval of the proposed camelback addition with the final details of the updated façade to return for additional ARC review. The ARC also agreed that:

• Because the historic building has been so altered by the removal of the original front room and façade, the proposed brackets, shake gable siding, and 6/2 windows may be too historic in detailing. The applicant should reconsider the front elevation, and the ARC noted this may be an opportunity for a more contemporary vocabulary and material palette to better reflect the quirky history and other changes at the site. 

  • • For example, the existing wood gable screen could be reimagined in a new material or configuration, such as a board and batten. 

    • Windows could utilize plate glass, so they are more contemporary in appearance.

• The current building does not appear to relate to the existing context due to its setback and the applicant should consider additional façade options and iterations, such as a half-porch, so the building can engage more with the street. The ARC noted this could also be achieved by interventions which maintain the existing front yard parking, such as a small balcony or Juliette-balcony or by extending out the sidewalls or gable roof of the existing building.

• An additional 1-2 window openings should be added to the camelback level on the left side. 

Context Photos:

Current Drawings:

Previously Reviewed Drawings - 04/18/23:

Sanborn Map:

HDLC Marigny Building Survey:

HDLC Inspection Photos - 1981:

HDLC Building Survey - 1995:

Street View: