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STAFF REPORT CONCERNING APPLICATION FOR A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS Date: 11 January 2016 Application Number: 2016-0111A Property Location: 539 Riverside Drive Architectural Style/Date/Architect or Builder: Free Classic/1903/Hammond & Whitcomb Property Owner: Troy Hanyzewski Landmark or District Designation: River Bend LHD Rating: Contributing DESCRIPTION OF STRUCTURE/ SITE: The house is a Free Classic, four-square plan, two stories built in 1903 by real estate developers Hammond and Whitcomb that is raised above street level. The foundation is raised brick; the siding is brick on the 1St storey, wood clapboard on the 2nd storey with a flared string course and wood shingle on the 31. The roof is a hip with an asymmetrical gabled roof dormer and is covered with asphalt shingles. The windows are 1/1 and 3/1 double hung with aluminum storms. A front porch has a hipped roof, square wood supports, and concrete decking and wing walls. There is a wood 2nd storey deck in the rear with a small shed roof addition underneath. ALTERATIONS: A complete tear -off and re -roof with asphalt shingles, ice shield, gutters and downspouts was completed with COA#2008-0115. Asphalt siding was removed with COA#2013-0805A and correction to the size of the front entry storm door. The second storey wood deck structure and stairs in the rear was added to accommodate an upstairs rental unit and has been replaced in-kind. Aluminum storm windows are installed. COA #2015-1207 approved installation of new in-kind aluminum storm windows; a new exterior 1st storey treated lumber deck with rail in rear to fit directly underneath a 2nd storey deck; install vinyl siding with a 4" reveal to 2nd storey, retaining the flare and trim profiles; install vinyl siding with a cedar shake pattern to 3`d storey. APPLICATION ITEMS: Windows see attach sheet. After further investigation of the windows at 539 Riverside Drive, I have found that several sills and side boards that are unrepairable. The aluminum storm framework that was left without storms have created pockets where water collected and allowed'that water to enter the house around the rough in framing. Two of the windows have had replacement sashes that do not fit the frames. Several sashes have Plexiglas instead of glass and all of the ground level windows that are in brick had the outside trim work removed when the siding was removed. This lack of outside trim has allowed even more elements to enter behind the walls. We had to go down to stud to remove the damaged plaster/lath. I got quotes for just sashes and after pricing new windows, although it is going to cost me more, I think that it will be better to just install new in rebuilt frames. I'm applying to replace all the 21 windows with Anderson 200 Series. These are vinyl -clad wood windows all double hung no pattern except the fixed dining room which is fixed and will get a grille to match the exiting. There are several houses surrounding this house that have vinyl replacement windows that are nowhere near the quality of the Anderson 200. It will be will worth it to have them look like the original rather than a replacement window r a storm window over something that will not function the way it should. Thank you, Troy Hanyzewski DESCRIPTION OF PROPOSED PROJECT: Last month HPC approved several agenda items (see Alterations). Owner originally planned to apply to replace the windows but upon inspection by HPC Preservation Specialist, owner decided to restore original windows and replace only the storm windows. However, upon performing the interior demolition and rehabilitation work, owner discovered that the original windows seem to be more damaged than they had originally appeared. After the asphalt siding removal by 1 11