Level II: Market Square H-1
8-J-13-HZ
Approved
Recommendation
Approval to raise front eave of existing penthouse by a maximum of 9 ft. additional height to create flat roof. Lower rear eave by 5 feet. Add 30x60 fixed-panel windows facing Union Ave. & Gay St. as per drawings. Sheath in smooth fiber cement board.Applicant Request
- Modify the existing rooftop penthouse in order to accommodate a lofted office space. The new construction will be visible beginning at a point across Union Avenue at the intersection with Gay Street to a point across Union Avenue from the entrance to Rococo Boutique at 2 Market Square. However, the front eave will not be visible at any point from the sidewalk on the same side of Union Avenue, nor will it be visible from Market Square.
- The front façade of the existing penthouse which faces Union Avenue is 5'-6" tall and not visible from below. The new construction will raise the front eave approximately 9'-0" in order to create a flat roof. This would bring the overall height of the front penthouse facade to just under 15'-0". Of this total height, the lower 5'-6" portion would remain as not visible from any vantage point from the street.
- The roofline currently terminates at the neighboring brick party wall at a height of 14'-0" above deck level. This is the only portion of the existing penthouse which can currently be seen from street level. The proposal would reduce the height where the roof meets the adjoining wall by 5'-0", to a total of 9''-0" in height by making the roof flat. This would mean the roofline at the back of the penthouse. where it meets the neighboring brick wall, would no longer be visible from street level.
- The new construction will utilize metal stud structural framing, as is currently used in the existing penthouse, and will replace the existing non-conforming vinyl siding and trim with smooth-faced fiber cement board lap siding (identical to that used on the penthouse at 28 Market Square-Preservation Pub). The color will be a tone similar or complimentary to the existing brick, making the penthouse less visually obtrusive. The new construction will retain 3 existing 30x30 awning-style operable windows (not visible from street-level) and will add three 30x60 fixed-panel windows of like-kind, to the Union Avenue-side of the penthouse, and one to the Gay Street-side of the penthouse. These windows will be visible from the aforementioned locations across Union Avenue.
- Remove later added brick arch on front corner of roof. Install bubbled privacy glass in storefront and door.
Market Square H-1
- Style: Commercial Vernacular, c. 1935
- S. W. Hall & Co. Building. Two-story, threebay, brick building with modern single pane windows on front facade, chamfered corner. Two-story Italianate Commercial rear portion with access from Union Avenue, arched brick corbelled indows, corbelled cornice. c. 1950 storefront with recessed entry. (C) S. W. Hall & Co. Grocers is ecorded as an occupant in 1885, with second floor use as the Grand Army of the Republic Hall. In 1935, when the front facade was probably altered, the building had become the Wonder Store, Inc., a department store, and by 1950, it was an annex of Miller's Department Store. The footprint of the building with its distinctive chamfered corner has not changed on the Sanborn Fire Insurance Map.
- Style: Commercial Vernacular, c. 1935
Applicable Guidelines
Market Square Design Guidelines and Designation Report, adopted by the Knoxville City Council on July 24, 2001.
See GuidelinesMeeting Date
September 19, 2013
COA Expires August 15, 2015
Market Square H-1
325 Union Ave 37902
Applicant
Eric Eric Huffestetler - 3G Studios 3G Studios
Owner David David Brown
