739 Elysian Fields Ave.

Description: Renovation of a Contributing rated, two-story commercial building including demolition of a Non-Contributing rated, one-story, commercial building and Non-Contributing rated, two-story, rear accessory structure to grade for new construction of a 3,600 SF three-story addition.

Previous ARC Recommendations: 

08/19/25: The ARC voted to to defer the application for additional review. The ARC also agreed that:

• Option B, showing the 2nd floor windows without infill spandrels is preferred over Option A.

• The new visible access stair proposed at the rear along Dauphine Street does not meet the HDLC Design Guidelines and should be relocated to a new position at the interior of the building or rear yard, so it is no longer visible from the public right of way. 

• The enclosure of the rear balcony with fixed shutters should be reconsidered so that it appears more visually open where visible from the public right of way.

• The proposed 3rd floor level of the new addition along Elysian Fields Avenue and its projecting cornice appear to be competing visually with the adjacent historic building’s parapet. The ARC recommended the 3rd floor level should be set back in plane (at least the depth of the current overhang extension), so the brick portion of the building reads as a two-story massing with setback penthouse, and so there is more emphasis on the existing historic parapet. For example, the HDLC Design Guidelines and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards recommend that such new construction be subordinate and yet, complementary, to the adjacent historic building. 

  • • If preferred, the applicant can provide some options for how they propose to address this for the next ARC review.

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Current Drawings:

Previous Drawings - 08/19/25:

SHPO/NPS Part I & Part II Approvals:

Sanborn Maps:

HDLC Faubourg Marigny Historic Building Survey:

New Orleans Architecture - Volume IV: The Creole Faubourgs:

Street View: