80A - JT PUBLIC HRG-320 WEST FOURTH

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Historic Resource Impacts Courthouse Lofts Project 320 West Fourth Street Santa Ana, California the top of its parapet, is 68 feet. A central elevator and stair tower is another 7.5 feet high. At the street level, a small courtyard is located at the northeast corner, which is the main entry into the building. A paved driveway at the rear of the building leads to a parking lift. The main fayade along West Fourth Street is built out to the lot line, thus aligned with the other structures on the block. The fayade is basically divided into three bays. The easternmost bay frames the entry to the courtyard. There is a slight separation between the easternmost edge of this frame and the adjacent building. This design is purposeful to reveal the ghost advertisements painted on the west wall of the adjacent Semi-Tropic Hotel. This design also allows viewing of the water element located along the east side of the courtyard. The other bays at the ground level consist of plate glass display windows topped with flat metal canopies, The first three levels of the easternmost bay are not glazed while the fourth level is glazed revealing an angular portion of the loft space. At the fifth floor the structure is set back. The sixth floor the fayade is set back approximately 10 feet. The 6111 floor bays feature full-bay glazing. Other bays combine glass paneled roll-up doors with aluminum railings and aluminum framed fixed window walls. The exterior is clad with smooth cut red sandstone veneer panels for the first three levels. The upper three levels are finished with clear glass spandrel panels. Overlooking the courtyard, the upper three floors of the east wall feature clear glass panels with aluminum framed window walls that have aluminum muntins. Also overlooking the courtyard will be full width balconies clad with red sandstone fascias and aluminum railings. The elevator tower, located to the rear or the courtyard, will also be clad in sandstone. The east and west elevations will be clad with reddish jumbo brick in a stacked bond pattern. On the west elevation there is a shallow recess that extends to the roof which will be covered with ceramic tile. A stair tower, also clad with stacked bond jumbo bricks, is located at the west end of the south rear elevation. The rear elevation features five levels of aluminum framed windows with painted aluminum spandrels. Full width balconies with painted aluminum panels and railings as well as half-width balconies at the mezzanine level, will be featured on the rear fayade. On the ground level there is a wide metal roll-up door to provide access to the parking lift. Environmental and Historic Review Thresholds In 1984 the Downtown Santa Ana Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, the federal list of historic resources. Under California law, National Register listed buildings and districts are Kaplan Chen Kaplan 8 April 20, 2006 80A-87