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Dear Steve, I am afraid I can't agree on just referring to the added construction on the rear of garden-style apartments as just "additions." The term "Bump Out" actually best fits what the people who run the Gates of Ballston [formerly the Gates of Arlington] did to my previous unit (4116 North Henderson Road). My particular unit was part of a larger unit comprising the building covering 4112-4116 North Henderson Road. There used to be a side walk between the rear of this building and the group of units on north 4th Street abutting my former unit. It also included a tree, and was a place where limited play and other activities could take place. Now, the tree is gone, the sidewalk is gone, and while you can still walk through, it is like going through some kind of canyon which you feel you want to get through in a hurry. By the way with these (enhanced) units, two bedroom units were turned into three bedroom units. My last rent in 1996 for my two bedroom unit at 4116 North...
Steve: The act of adding on to a historic building or any building really, is a matter of both cost and design. The HALRB [Historical Affairs and Landmark Review Board] is cognizant of both elements and works to get the best in design without adding immeasurably, if at all, to the developers beginning, and usually unrealistic low ball, costs. The HALRB primary issues in its design focus is to work with property owners to achieve both the preservation of the historic building while allowing compatibility of design and materials for any additions. The proposed ordinance [Item #36. It passed unanimously through the county board, Saturday. --ST] is supported by the HALRB. The HALRB simply wants to ensure that additions to these historic garden apartments strives for excellence in design and not design dictated by low design standards and inferior material selection. The work of the HALRB, for all of the complaints people may make, stands for all to see and the end of a project....
The new HearaldTrib is looking good. You have added lots of good stuff in the last couple of weeks, despite being sick. A reader gets an excellent idea of the issues and character of the Buckingham neighborhood. Keep up the good work!! MIL Steve, It was nice to meet you last night. I just checked out your new site and it looks excellent. No problems viewing it in Internet Explorer or Google Chrome, and the RSS feed works well in my mobile phone browser, Opera Mini. Max Lyons I met Max at Arlington Forest's 70 anniversary party. See the story here. --ST Steve, Your new blog site looks good. Aggregating is a smart strategy; hope it makes you at least 0.00001 percent of the revenue that Google's earned from it. The new RSS has got some code mixed in, at least in my Bloglines subscription. For example, "These are light posts that illuminate the stage during events. " Well, maybe that will help drive visitors from the RSS to your site. Doug Galbi Mr. Galbi writes the Ode Street Tribune, in north Arlington. Readers can find links to his site on the "local headlines" page above. If you have a web reader of some sort and are experiencing troubles with the RSS feed, please let me know. --ST, heraldtrib -at- gmail -dot- com. |
