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HEMA No. 2023-02 – The Gilmaker Block (302 West Fourth Street) May 3, 2023 Page 2 3 3 8 2 existing site description (paraphrased in the paragraphs below) is summarized from ARG’s Memorandum dated January 18, 2023 with a revised date of April 6, 2023. The full memorandum is attached to this Staff Report as Exhibit 7. As noted by the Memorandum, the Gilmaker Block is a single-story, square-shaped, brick vernacular commercial style building situated on a corner lot. The primary facades face Fourth Street to the north and Broadway to the east. The rear (south) façade faces an alley way and the west façade is entirely concealed as it abuts the neighboring commercial building. Parapet walls, which are accentuated by glazed and patterned brick and scrollwork along the north and east facades, conceal the building’s flat roof. The north façade is composed of four recessed storefronts (consisting of canted windows with tile bulkheads), each divided by brick pilasters embellished with decorative glazed brick. All four storefront entrances have a multi-light transom with operable sashes above the entrances and landings featuring 1x1 patterned tiles. Decorative brick above the storefronts is made of glazed stringcourses and diamond patterns. Decorative glazing wraps around the corner of the building, from the north to east, and stops just halfway along the east façade. The north half of the east façade contains two large wood-frame, multi-light fixed windows with multi-light transoms (mirroring those located above the north façade storefronts), as well as tiled bulkheads. Just south of the large windows are two smaller, single-hung wood-frame windows. A third, large, fixed wood window is located further south of the single-hung windows, and is flanked by two recessed entrances (paired, fully glazed, wood frame pedestrian doors with transoms), however it contains a transom but no bulkhead. Lastly, a smaller single-hung wood-frame window is at the south end of the east façade. Unlike the primary facades, the rear (south) alley-facing façade is unadorned and utilitarian. Although the façade is brick-clad, the majority of the rear façade’s bricks are a darker shade of red than those located on the primary north and east facades. Multiple window openings (some arched), with either fixed, single-hung, or double-hung wood windows (including a mix of original and replacement windows) or brick infill, line the lower portion of the façade. A single door with arched opening is infilled with brick. Some window openings/infill have security bars on the openings. Three recessed arched entrances each contain a security screen concealing a pedestrian door with a transom above. The building’s west façade abuts the neighboring property to the west and is not visible. Project Description The project’s proposed interior modifications consist of renovating the existing 8,863- square-foot, single-story, commercial structure to accommodate three retail spaces and one restaurant. As part of the new restaurant use, the project will require exterior modifications consisting of a new 4,056-square-foot rooftop addition and 1,632 square- foot rooftop outdoor seating area with trellis.