1211 10th Street hearing before the Mayor's Agent

The owner of this property wants to substantially demolish the existing building.  HPRB objects to that plan as hiding behind the current facade is much of an intact 1830's building.  At the last HPRB review they rejected the demolition proposal by the owner.  When that happens every owner has a final appeal step to the Mayor's Agent.  I am not intimately familiar with this case but in general believe we should attempt to retain any original fabric of the neighborhood particular if it is this old.  The problem for the owner is that the old part is set well back into the lot making in difficult to construct the building they would like to.
I will request that this go before ANC 2F to establish a position and also invite the owner to come to our meeting next Thursday night.

MAYOR’S AGENT

FOR THE HISTORIC LANDMARK AND HISTORIC DISTRICT PROTECTION ACT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

Public notice is hereby given that the Mayor’s Agent will hold a public hearing on an application affecting property subject to the Historic Landmark and Historic District Protection Act of 1978. Interested parties may appear and testify on behalf of, or in opposition to, the application. The hearings will be held at the Office of Planning, 1100 4th Street, SW, Suite E650.

1)            Hearing Date:    Friday, December 20, 2013 at 9:30 a.m.

Case Number:   H.P.A. 13-476

Address:              1211 10th Street NW

Square/Lot:        Square 369, Lot 82

Type of Work:   Demolition and additions

Affected Historic Property: Blagden Alley-Naylor Court Historic District

Affected ANC:   2F

The Applicant’s claim is that the demolition is consistent with the purposes of the Act and that the failure to issue the permit will result in unreasonable economic hardship to the owner.

The hearing will be conducted in accordance with the Rules of Procedure pursuant to the Historic Landmark and Historic District Protection Act (Title 10C DCMR Chapters 4 and 30), which are on file with the D.C. Historic Preservation Office and posted on the Office website under “Regulations.” The office is located at the Office of Planning, 1100 4th Street, SW, Suite E650, Washington, D.C. 20024. For further information, contact the Historic Preservation Office, at (202) 442-8800.

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This case came before the Historic Preservation Review Board on August 1, 2013 and October 3,2013. The Staff Report and HPRB Actions document for the hearings may be read online at:

August 1: http://tinyurl.com/n5zxnhq 

October 3:   http://tinyurl.com/lxrl9y9 

Archived video of the hearings may be viewed at the following abbreviated URL: http://tinyurl.com/44u8rq8     Please select "Video Archives 2012-present" then select "2013-August" and "2013-October."

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Bruce Yarnall

Historic Preservation Office/DC Office of Planning

1100 4th Street SW Suite E650

Washington, DC 20024

T (202) 442-8835

F (202) 442-7638

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