Board of Architectural Review

Members Present: DeMarco (chair), Wertimer, Ewing, Alexander, Faust, Harrison, White, Wallace Staff Present: Dowd, Hopkins, Stubblefield, Risse, Jordan (recording) AGENDA BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW JUNE 25, 2014 4:30 P.M. 75 CALHOUN STREET 1. 18 East Elliott Street - - TMS #458-09-04-021 APP. NO. 146-25-1 Request approval for demolition of one-story masonry building. Not Rated (Charlestowne) c. 1950s Old and Historic District Owner: Exchange Street Associates, LLC Applicant: David M. Swanson, Esq./Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA MOTION: Approval for demolition on condition that north wall can be stabilized and retained- if wall cannot be saved demolition is denied. Provide engineer’s report and stabilization plan for staff review. MADE BY: Wertimer SECOND: White VOTE: FOR 7 AGAINST 0 2. 550/ 558/ 560/ 562 King Street APP. NO. 14625-2 (Midtown Project) - - TMS #460-08-04-052 Request final approval of sample panel for new mixed-use construction. (Cannon-Elliottborough) Old and Historic District Owner: Regent/BH Charleston Holdings Applicant: James Feldman/ Regent Partners MOTION: Final approval with noted conditions and assessment by staff at beginning of work. MADE BY: White SECOND: Wertimer VOTE: FOR 4 AGAINST 1 (Alexander) (Ewing, Faust recused) 3. 56 Halsey Boulevard (Mason Prep) APP. NO. 146-25-3 - - TMS #457-02-04-046 Request final approval of sample panel for new construction at school. Not Rated (Harleston Village) c. 1970s Old and Historic District Owner: Mason Preparatory School Applicant: Josh Good/ Goff D’Antonio Associates MOTION: Final approval with staff conditions. MADE BY: White SECOND: Alexander VOTE: FOR 6 AGAINST 0 (Ewing recused) BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW JUNE 25, 2014 PAGE 2 (Wallace arrives) 4. 292 Meeting Street (Spaulding Paolozzi Center) APP. NO. 146-25-4 - - TMS #458-01-01-028 Request preliminary approval for new construction of educational building. (Ansonborough) Old and Historic District Owner: Clemson University Applicant: AlliedWorks & EE Fava Architects MOTION: Preliminary approval per staff comments including deferral of site work. MADE BY: Wallace SECOND: White VOTE: FOR 4 AGAINST 2 (DeMarco, Faust) (Wertimer, Alexander recused) (Wallace leaves) 5. 11 Lamboll Street - - TMS #457-16-01-044 APP. NO. 146-25-5 Request preliminary approval for new iron gates at existing parking pad. Category 3 (Charlestowne) c. 1890 Old and Historic District Owner: Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Haythe Applicant: Randolph Martz Architect MOTION: Deferral for restudy of plane change and simplification of top. MADE BY: Alexander SECOND: Harrison VOTE: FOR 6 AGAINST 0 (Wertimer recused) 6. 133 Calhoun Street - - TMS #457-04-02-075 APP. NO. 146-25-6 Request final approval for replacement masonry wall and metal gate. Not Rated (CBD) Old and Historic District Owner: College of Charleston Applicant: Michael Atkinson/ AJ Architects MOTION: Final approval with final review by staff, accepting corner guards, working with staff on scale of lettering, and brick sample. MADE BY: Wertimer SECOND: Faust VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 1 (Ewing) (White recused) BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW JUNE 25, 2014 PAGE 3 7. 109 Smith Street - - TMS #460-15-04-044 APP. NO. 146-25-7 Request final approval for new construction of two-story rear addition. Category 3 (Radcliffeborough) c. 1880-88 Old and Historic District Owner: Jason & Amy Coy Applicant: Jason Coy MOTION: Final approval per staff conditions. MADE BY: Wertimer SECOND: White VOTE: FOR 7 AGAINST 0 8. 79/77 Wentworth Street - - TMS #457-08-01-069/070 APP. NO. 146-25-8 Request final approval for entrance details and revisions to approved plans for seventh floor of new hotel, and conceptual approval for connecting hyphen between two existing buildings. Not Rated (CBD) Old and Historic District Owner: Restoration on King Applicant: Robbie Marty/ Neil Stevenson Architects MOTION: Deferral of hyphen/hyphen entry and acrylic panels; final approval with final review by staff of revisions to 7th floor. MADE BY: White SECOND: Alexander VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST (Wertimer, Ewing recused) 9. 900 King Street (Enston Memorial Hall) APP. NO. 146-25-9 - - TMS #463-16-01-001 Request preliminary approval for replacement of asphalt shingle roof with standing seam copper, repairs to masonry copings, and new gutter system. Category 1 (North Central) c. 1888 Landmark Overlay Owner: Charleston Housing Authority Applicant: Glenn Keyes Architects MOTION: Preliminary approval per conditions noted with final review by staff. MADE BY: Ewing SECOND: Faust VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 (Wertimer, White recused) BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW JUNE 25, 2014 PAGE 4 10. 249 King Street - - TMS #457-08-01-054/095-112 APP. NO. 146-25-10 Request final approval for right-angle sign at end of awning. Category 2 (CBD) c. 1876 Old and Historic District Owner: various (Tenant: Banana Republic) Applicant: Robert Harris/ Charleston Sign & Banner MOTION: Deferral per Board comments, accepting location. MADE BY: Harrison SECOND: Faust VOTE: FOR 5 AGAINST 0 (Wertimer, White absent) 11. 27 Elliott Street - - TMS #458-09-03-192 APP. NO. 146-25-11 Request conceptual approval for vertical second-story addition, changes to fenestration and roof form, and new siding and roofing. Not Rated (Charlestowne) c. 1939 Old and Historic District Owner: Peuma Inc. Applicant: Sanford E. Byers/ Byers Design Group MOTION: Deferred by applicant. MADE BY: SECOND: VOTE: FOR AGAINST 12. 97 Ashley Avenue - - TMS #457-03-01-067 APP. NO. 146-25-12 Request preliminary approval for addition of window bay on east elevation and glazing of existing screen porch on south. Not Rated (Harleston Village) c. 1930s Old and Historic District Owner: Rev. Henry Avent Applicant: William M. Warlick, Architect MOTION: Denial of all except deferral on railing change. MADE BY: White SECOND: Ewing VOTE: FOR 7 AGAINST 0 BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW JUNE 25, 2014 PAGE 6 13. 26 & 28 Broad Street APP. NO. 146-25-13 - - TMS #458-09-03-019/020/030-032 Request conceptual approval for vertical 4th-floor addition and alterations to north and east elevations, all on existing rear addition, and new door at infill. Category 4; 2 (French Quarter) c. 1790s Old and Historic District Owner: Nancy Snowden Applicant: Simons Young/ Thompson Young Design MOTION: Deferral- provide mass model at next review. MADE BY: Alexander SECOND: Faust VOTE: FOR 7 AGAINST 0 14. 587 King Street - - TMS #460-08-04-057 APP. NO. 146-25-14 Request conceptual approval for renovations of existing commercial building to include replacement of 1-story CMU addition with three-story rear addition. Category 4 (Cannon-Elliottborough) pre-1872;1915 Old and Historic District Owner: 587 VanderKing LLC Applicant: Rhett Morgan/ The Middleton Group MOTION: Deferral per staff comments for more research into King Street façade, building sections, and a mass model. MADE BY: White SECOND: Harrison VOTE: FOR 7 AGAINST 0