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styles including a variety of different lock sets, casings, and thickness offrame. This <br />leads the AWN to believe that although the windows are older, they are not the original <br />windows. This would be a natural occurrence in a single family house that was divided <br />into four apartment units by the owner. They moved walls, windows, stairs and created <br />additional kitchens and bathrooms. The AWN requests an in -kind replacement of the <br />Kolbe and Kolbe wood replacement windows. AWN recognizes the staff recommendation <br />to rework the windows in place, however the AWN would like to encourage the <br />Commission to consider the requested in -kind replacements due to the time that it takes <br />and the financial burden to re -work the existing windows. For example, the NNW has an <br />estimate for a house in the neighborhood in a comparable state of disrepair, for storms <br />with removable glass and screen inserts for a total of $3320.00 for two windows with a <br />minimum four month turn around time. The cost to rework the window highly outweighs <br />the cost of a similar replacement window. In addition to the cost difference, the <br />difference in the amount of time that it takes to re -work the window is not conducive to <br />the NNNproject timetable. The AWN has attempted to use HPC recommended <br />contractors but they are not in the position to take on this size ofproject and maintain <br />their existing business. The average project time table for the NNN is 90 days from start <br />to finish, and re- working the windows would extend the project a minimum of another six <br />months if a contractor would even be willing to take on the work. The Kolbe and Kolbe <br />windows have been used in countless historic applications, such as the transformation of <br />Camden station in Baltimore, and the NNNfeels that they would be an accurate <br />historical in -kind replacement and a dramatic improvement to the structure. If there are <br />any questions, I'd be happy to answer them. <br />Sporleder: Excuse me, Kolbe windows are insulated glass? <br />Maradik: Yes, I believe they're double pane windows, yes. <br />Sporleder: And the screens go where? <br />Maradik: Yes, I'm sure that they have screens. <br />Zeiger: They just fit in in front of the window. <br />Klusczinski: What would be the cost barrier of having window restoration done on <br />windows that it would be appropriate to do that on? I know that $1500 seems outrageous <br />and I'm not sure that I agree with it that it should ever be paid and that it's very accurate <br />way of assessing whether or not a window can be restored. We have a local school <br />corporation that believes in elevating some prices on some things to justify new <br />construction so we have that, but as far as I'm concerned what would be reasonable, and <br />have you entertained any other estimates from any other contractors. <br />Maradik: That one quote was received, and they did talk to other contractors to try to <br />get quotes but it went back to the fact that the project was too large in scope and that <br />they weren't able to do the project because they wouldn't be able to carry on their <br />current business and complete that project. So no other quotes were received to my <br />knowledge. <br />Klusczinski: Fair enough. It seems to me that there is some kind of a difference of <br />opinion from the staff recommendation because the staff reports that the windows appear <br />to be original and that only the storm windows are aluminum replacement. On the AWN <br />side, some of the windows may be in the original locations, a lot of them have been <br />changed or altered at later times. <br />Maradik: Yeah, I believe that some of them aren't even in their original locations and <br />things have probably been added as it was changed into a 4 unit apartment and that's <br />what it is now before it's going to be turned back into a single family. <br />Choitz: When you make these rather drastic changes in the stairwells and all that, how <br />many old windows that may be in those old pieces are going to be discarded? <br />Maradik: I don't know for sure, but I don't believe that any of the original windows are <br />within those elements that might be extended. <br />Patrick: Is there anyone else more knowledgeable about these houses than yourse? <br />Maradik: Yes, I'm sure there is. <br />14 <br />