Level II: 100 S. Broadway

4-A-25-DT

Approve As Requested

Recommendation
Staff recommends approval of Certificate 4-A-25-DT as submitted.

Applicant Request
Level II: Exterior rehabilitation
Enclosure of breezeway space and entrance modifications on existing building.
    • Removal of existing single door at main entrance. Removal of existing storefront windows and double door between main entry and breezeway. The doors and windows will be retained for reuse. A new wall be installed in their place that encloses the existing breezeway, and the roof will be extended in-kind to cover the additional space. A new overhead door and bar-height counter will be installed on the left of the wall, and a new overhead door and storefront window system will be installed on the right of the wall, at the former breezeway entrance. The salvaged double-door will be installed at the main entry. A new wall will be installed at the rear of the existing breezeway to enclose it from the rear patio, and the salvaged door from the existing main entry will be installed on the left, along with a new overhead door and storefront window system installed on the right; this will not require the roof to be extended.

Property Notes / Work to be Completed
    • Overall, the enclosure of the breezeway space and modifications to the entrance meet the design guidelines. Guidelines encourage that commercial storefronts be pedestrian oriented with a consistent rhythm of windows and doorways. Enclosing the breezeway will give the façade a more consistent rhythm by replicating the existing operable storefront windows and overhead doors, and it will provide a secondary entrance that is compatible in scale with the building. Installing a double-door at the primary entrance will make the entrance more noticeable to pedestrians on both Broadway and W Jackson Avenue. All new walls will feature significant transparency, and all new doors and storefront windows will match the existing design and materials.

Applicable Guidelines
Downtown Design Guidelines
    • B. Private Realm
    • 1. Building Mass, Scale and Form
    • 1a. Maintain a pedestrian-scaled environment from block to block.
    • 1c. Use building materials, cornice lines, signs, and awnings of a human scale in order to reduce the mass of buildings as experienced at the street level
    • 5. Ground Floor Doors and Windows
    • 5a. Use consistent rhythm of openings, windows, doorways, and entries.
    • 5b. Orient primary front entrances to the main street; secondary entrances should be clearly defined and oriented to streets or alleys, as appropriate.
    • 5c. Design entrances according to the proportions of the building's height and width.
    • 5d. Consider corner entrances at the ends of blocks.
    • 5e. All windows at the pedestrian level should be clear
    • 5f. Recess ground floor window frames and doors from the exterior building face to provide depth to the façade.
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Meeting Date
April 16, 2025

100 S. Broadway
100 S. Broadway 37902
DK-W (Downtown Knoxville, Warehouse), HP (Hillside Protection Overlay)

Staff
Lindsay Lanois
Phone: 865-215-3795
Email: lindsay.lanois@knoxplanning.org

Case History

Date Filed
March 14, 2025

Date Heard
April 16, 2025
Case File

Case History