Friday Fun: Ultra-Modern Carriage House Proposed in Old Northside
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods, New Development on Jun 9th, 2017 | 9 comments
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One of the more interesting and popular ways to increase density in historic Single-Family-Housing neighborhoods is to allow a carriage house toward the backside of the lot. Often, the new residence will sit on the second floor of a new garage for the property. This has been occurring with relative regularity within the urban core, so it wasn’t surprising to see such a proposal to this Victorian on Park:
However, this carriage house in particular jumped off the latest IHPC agenda (page 113):
The IHPC staff issued these responses:
THE DESIGN...
Old Northside Townhomes at 13th and Central
Posted by Kevin Kastner in Neighborhoods, New Development on Mar 18th, 2015 | 9 comments
The staff of the Indianapolis Historic Preservation Commission has approved a set of 6 townhomes to be constructed at the northeast corner of 13th and Central.
They look to be a nice addition to the...
