217 North Avenue 55 (ENV-2023-3248-CE)

The proposed project is the construction, use, and maintenance of a new three (3)-story, seven (7) unit apartment building with one (1) unit set aside for a low-income household, and one (1) unit set aside for a very low-income household towards the rear of an existing historic duplex. The project site is a 9,825.5 square foot lot that is zoned RD2-1-HPOZ and contains an existing historic duplex built in 1907 which is a Contributing Feature to the Highland Park – Garvanza Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ). The unit mix ranges from one (1) studio, two (2) units consisting of one (1) bedroom, two (2) units consisting of 2 (2) bedrooms, and two (2) units consisting of three (3) bedrooms and the floor area of each dwelling unit will range from 437 to 1,187 square feet. The project proposes seven (7) long term bicycle parking stalls, and two (2) short term bicycle parking stalls. The project proposes to grade approximately 570 cubic yards of cut and approximately 100 cubic yards of fill.