HPCA 26-00103 Crown Heights Renovation

At a glance

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What: ten-item application for a Crown Heights house (Ward 2): new front porch and entry, sidewalk and driveway work, removing a carport and awning, demolishing the historic detached garage and building a new two-car garage, a rear deck, fencing and grading.
Where it stands: on 2026-10-16 the commission approved items 1 through 10 with staff's findings, the unique circumstance for the new garage (item 7), staff's conditions on items 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7, and a new condition that the owner work with staff on the front porch roofline and material.
Next: staff reviews revised porch details administratively.

Sarah Hannah of Parallel Design said the old garage has termites and is too small for modern vehicles, and that the front entry surround is not original.
Staff recommended approval with conditions throughout. A commissioner objected to an asphalt shingle roof and the lack of a gutter on the porch and suggested a cap with a low-slope roof draining to the sides; the commission was comfortable with staff approving that detail.
Commissioners praised the documented garage demolition and the garage design. Staff noted the single two-car door, accepted because a gas meter and a tight driveway limit the siting.

About 15 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).

Meeting	Minutes
2026-10-16 - Historic Preservation Commission Special Meeting	15

2026-10-16 - Historic Preservation Commission Special Meeting - Approved items 1 through 10 with staff conditions plus a porch roofline and material redesign condition.