Level I: Stuart Building
10-D-23-DT
Approve As Requested
APPROVE Certificate 10-D-23-DT as submitted.
Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of Certificate 10-D-23-DT as submitted.Applicant Request
Level I: Exterior rehabilitation- Exterior rehabilitation project to include window replacement, removal of exterior steel balcony and stair, replacement of existing gutters and downspouts, and masonry repair and tuckpointing to exterior brick and sills. The existing decorative iron gates will be locked in an open position.
- Existing windows include 2/2, single-hung wood windows (on rear and side elevations) and 1/1, single-hung wood windows (on façade), with some single-light fixed windows. Proposed replacement windows are 1/1, double-hung, aluminum-clad wood; specific measurements and manufacturers' drawings provided for Marvin, Pella, and Kolbe products in application packet.
- Applicant notes that masonry restoration and mortar repointing will be in compliance with SOI Standards for historic brick and mortar.
Property Notes / Work to be Completed
- 709 Market Street is a contributing resource to the South Market Street National Register Historic District, so the Historic Resources section of the guidelines applies. Overall, the proposal meets the design guidelines, as it involves rehabilitation of the historic building's character-defining features (masonry details, entry features, and fenestration patterns). The proposed window replacement duplicates the design, operation, and muntin arrangements of the historic windows, with measurements provided of existing and proposed windows to ensure that the profiles match as much as possible with contemporary window products. Aluminum-clad wood has been approved as a replacement for wood on historic buildings downtown. Masonry repairs are noted on the drawings as meeting NPS standards and using brick and mortar that match the original.
Applicable Guidelines
Downtown Design Guidelines
See Guidelines- 4. Historic Resources: Windows
- 4a. Repair rather than replace historic windows.
- 4b. Replace windows if repairs are not possible with matching windows, including duplicating design, operation, material, glass size, muntin arrangements, profiles, and trim.
- 4c. Insert windows with the same pane configuration, materials and size as other buildings of the same general construction date, if no original windows are present.
- 4d. Maintain the relationship of solids to voids with new construction that is similar to other buildings in the district, including the typical width, height, spacing, and horizontal alignment of windows.
- 5. Historic Resources: Masonry
- 5a. Repair masonry with stone or brick and mortar that match the original.
- 5b. Do not paint masonry that has never been painted.
Meeting Date
October 18, 2023
Stuart Building
709 Market St.
DK (Downtown Knoxville)
Applicant
Design Innovation Architects Tyler Goza
Owner Boghani Properties, LLC Kenny Boghani
