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Home My WebLink About723 Park Avenue_AA 2020-0708AMichele Gelfman, President HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION OF SOUTH BEND AND ST. JOSEPH COUNTY CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS The Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County has approved the following work: Removal/reconstruction of damaged/deteriorated foundation with matching bricks, pointing as needed. CHUCK PINKOWSKI, Contractor for the following location: 723 PARK AVE South Bend, IN, 46616 Chapin Park Application No. 2020-0708A in the County of St. Joseph; State of Indiana; which is: Located in a Local Historic District A Local Historic Landmark and found this application to be appropriate according to the Standards pertaining to Local Historic Landmarks and/or Local Historic Districts. Regulations pertaining to the Historic Preservation Commission are found in Chapter 21 (Zoning), South Bend Municipal Code and Chapter 26 of the St. Joseph County Code. The issuance of this certificate does NOT in any manner, release the recipient from the responsibility of complying with the requirements of the zoning ordinances, building codes, safety codes, ADA or other requirements of the City of South Bend, the County of St. Joseph, the State of Indiana, or the United States Federal Government. This certificate is good for one year from the date of issuance and is effective from the date entered herein. Plans are on file and open for public inspection at the office of the Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County, 227 West Jefferson Blvd., Suite 1400 S, South Bend, Indiana, during normal business hours. THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE NAME OF APPLICANT:Matt & Jenni Sisk CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY: Adam Toering Historic Preservation Specialist POST IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE ON THE STREET SIDE OF THE PROJECT UNTIL COMPLETION OF ALL WORK. Phone: (574) 235-9371 E-mail: SBSJCHPC@southbendin.gov ELICIA FEASEL Historic Preservation Administrator 7/8/2020DATE CERTIFICATE TAKES FORCE:7/8/2021DATE CERTIFICATE EXPIRES: Ord No. 9574-05 Chapin Park ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL 1 Adam Toering From:Joe Pinkowski <pinkowskimasonry@gmail.com> Sent:Wednesday, January 22, 2020 5:27 PM To:Adam Toering Subject:Re: 723 Park Ave I said type N but I meant type S mortar. Thank you. Joe On Wed, Jan 22, 2020 at 5:26 PM Joe Pinkowski <pinkowskimasonry@gmail.com> wrote: Hey Adam, Great to hear from you. I"m glad to hear you and Patti are still happy with the work. The lime mortar class sounds awesome! I don't have all of these answers yet as I'm still waiting on what the brickyard has to say about the brick match. 1.) Yes from my understanding we are just repairing the areas that are damaged, not the entire foundation. 2.) I'm still waiting to hear from Rose on what brick they think will match best. A brick that does come to mind would be Glen Gery Marseilles Common. It is one of the few brick they offer in a standard (8") size and it is a red blend like the house. 3.) I was under the impression that the homeowner would contract a painter to paint after we are done. We do not paint masonry. They do make a masonry paint that has portland cement in it, that it what I would recommend. 4.) More than likely we would use a type N mortar and we would add a larger sand aggregate to match the weathered look of the mortar. However we could mix our own batch and substitute the sand for a larger sand aggregate altogether. Whichever you would prefer. Thank you and I will start the paperwork. Joe Pinkowski On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 5:37 PM Adam Toering <atoering@southbendin.gov> wrote: Joe, Thanks for the e‐mail. I’ve reviewed the Standards and Guidelines for the neighborhood and am familiar with the house (“Hodson’s Castle”, built in 1889) and property owner (Matt Sisk and Jenni Henecke). I’ve got a few questions as to the scope that will hopefully help us figure out a good way to move forward: 1. Is this localized to particular problem areas? 2. Were you to select a replacement brick, which brick would you use? 2 3. The most recent photographs I have in the file indicate that the foundation is painted with a white‐ish paint. Based on the age of the structure, the brick was probably not originally painted, and this may have led to the accelerated deterioration of the foundation. Painting/staining new bricks is generally discouraged by our office. What sort of product is being proposed to paint/stain the bricks going forward? 4. What sort of mortar will be utilized (especially if new bricks and old bricks are to be used together?)? I’ve taken the liberty of attaching an excerpt of the Standards and Guidelines with the text related to Masonry highlighted for some context as to what we will be concerned with. I’ve also attached the application, which has a checklist on page 3 for information that our office is looking for. I’ll be in the office on Tuesday if you want to speak over the phone about the project. I will readily admit that I am not an expert when it comes to matters related to masonry, and I am attempting to learn more about your profession (on Wednesday I attended a historic Lime mortar class hosted by Henry Frerk Sons Masonry Restoration & Repair Services in Chicago that was taught by Simon Leverett and Matt Wolf and I thoroughly enjoyed it). As an aside: I’m familiar with you and your father’s work, as you did my front porch at 236 S Notre Dame Avenue back in 2018. My wife Patti and I remain happy with how it turned out! Best, Adam Toering Historic Preservation Specialist Department of Community Investment (574) 235‐7478 atoering@southbendin.gov City of South Bend 227 W. Jefferson Blvd., Ste. 1400 South Bend, IN 46601 From: Joe Pinkowski <pinkowskimasonry@gmail.com> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2020 4:20 PM To: DL‐Historic Preservation <dl‐historicpreservation@southbendin.gov> Subject: 723 Park Ave Hello, 3 My name is Joe Pinkowski and I am bidding some masonry work at 723 Park Ave which is within a historical neighborhood. I can almost assure we are not going to be able to match the brick but they are painted and the homeowner plans on re‐painting the new bricks. I just need to know how to proceed from here. Our company is registered and licensed in SJC. Thank you. Joe Pinkowski 574‐298‐0867 ‐‐ Pinkowski Masonry Family Owned & Servicing Michiana for 25 years - Chuck: 574-298-2907 – Owner Joey: 574-298-0867 – Associate Mason Michael: 574-298-0692 – Lead Designer - pinkowskimasonry@gmail.com IMPORTANT NOTICE! 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