FRIENDS' Testimony:

The Preservation Committee at FRIENDS found the proposed rooftop addition, which is not visible from the street, appropriate. Great care was given to make the proposed rear yard addition compliment its neighbors in both massing and materiality. However, the expanse of glass spanning the first and second floors, without an articulation of the floor plate, is uncharacteristic of rear facades in the neighborhood. Using historically-sensitive materials in a crisp, modernist design can work well, but in this proposal the relationship between the two is not balanced. Our Committee asks that the Commission work with the applicant to create rear façade fenestration that is more appropriate.