4-F-07-HZ

Historic Zoning Commission

Market Square H-1: Level II

Staff Recommendation

APPROVE Certificate No. 40307MKTB. Proposed alterations to windows, stair and ramp are on previously unexposed brick side wall and/or will better accommodate alterations made to vacant lot when it was converted to open space.

Applicant Request

Level II. Replacement/repair

Deck; Doors; Windows

Install stairwell windows on side elevation; install rail and ramp entry on north elevation; reduce size of two first floor windows on north elevation nearest Market Square to allow for bench located in public space; install roof deck with horizontal steel rails approximately 1/2" in diameter spaced at 4".

Site Info

Vernacular Commercial. (c.1925). Vogue Building.

Three story, two bay brick with simple terra cotta detailing, c. 1960 storefront. Metal casement windows. Inset terra cotta on pilasters diving bays on second and third stories.

Proposed roof deck railing will not be obvious from public sidewalk in front of building. In addition, this building faces landscaped open space, which restricts the view of the roof from the public walkway. Although the railing will be visible from other open plaza spaces on Market Square, applicant has designed railing to be as unobtrusive as possible while still meeting building code requirements.

Applicant

Robert Marlino/SmeeBusby

Location Knoxville

8 Market Square

Owner

Cornerstone Foundation

Status