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Design Review Board

Level 2: Major alteration of an existing building/structure

7-B-11-DT

Staff Recommendation

APPROVE Certificate 7-B-11-DT with the following condition: The ATM located on the Market Street façade to be placed inside the storefront recess, rather than along the sidewalk.

Location
505 Market St
Applicant Request
This proposal is to remove the existing aluminum storefronts on the ground floor of the building along both Market Street and Union Avenue. See that attached notes for further detail. Any associated masonry bulkheads for the aluminum storefront may also be removed.

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This proposal is for the renovation of the Arnstein Building, which includes the removal of the existing aluminum storefronts along Market Street and Union Avenue that was approved on July 1, 2011 by staff. The property is in the Market Square Commercial Historic District and is a contributing structure.

On the first floor (ground level) of the building, the new storefronts will closely mimic the design of the storefronts as shown in the historic photo circa 1926 (see page 6, Historic Photo). The individual storefronts have bays that protrude from the façade 1 foot 3 inches, excluding the detailing at the sill of the storefront glass (see page 4, Typical Bay Window Enlarged Elevation). The window bays will have new painted wood or metal base under the window. The three storefront bays along Market Street are the only storefronts proposed with doors (see page 1, East Elevation/Partial Plan). The two storefronts to the center and right will have the appearance of being recessed because of the protruding storefront bays, however they will be inline with the façade of the building. The doors will swing into sidewalk space. The storefront bay to the left will have a deep recess and its doors will not swing into the sidewalk space. There is proposed to be an ATM machine in this storefront bay facing the sidewalk. The existing transoms on Union Street façade will remain and on the Market Street façade new transoms that mimic the design of the transoms on the Union façade will be installed. A new awning is proposed in the middle storefront bay on the Market Street façade to mimic the design of the original awning as shown in the historic photo on page 6.

On the second and third stories, the windows have a large lower pain with a transom above. The large lower window assemblies are proposed to be replaced with new clad wood windows with clear insulated glass. There will be operable windows as indicated on page 1 and 2 of the attachments (East and North Elevation/Partial Plan). The existing wood frames and transoms will remain. Along the Market Street façade, the large half-round window will be replaced with a new painted woodk window or clad wood window with clear glass. The design of this window will be similar to the original window as documented in the historic photo on page 6.

On the fourth through seventh stories, the windows will be repaired or replaced as required per the National Parks Service approval. The existing and proposed windows are one-over-one double hung windows with a transom.

For the entire structure, the brick will be repaired and tuck pointed as required, matching the surrounding conditions.
Applicant

Dewhirst Properties

Planning Staff
Mike Reynolds
Phone: 865-215-3827
Email: mike.reynolds@knoxplanning.org
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