Over the course of several months in 2022 and 2023, Walter Chatham, representing the Galvan Foundation, appeared before the Historic Preservation Commission with the plans to convert the buildings at the corner of Warren and North Fourth streets into a hotel. During the course of the review, the design for hotel evolved from something rather fanciful to something more respectful of the buildings' original architectural design.
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Yesterday, Joshua Moon, representing Galvan, was back before the HPC seeking a certificate of appropriateness to install awnings on the building. The awnings over the entrances would be fixed; the awnings over the windows would be retractable. These mocked-up photographs were presented to illustrate what was being proposed.
Moon told the HPC that the fixed awnings over the entrances would project six feet from the building. When the retractable awnings over the windows were extended, they would protect eight feet from the building, which means they would extend beyond the sidewalk.
In the discussion of the awnings, HPC member Miranda Barry reminded her colleagues, "Generally, we have approved awnings on the theory they are removable."
In the end, the HPC decided they needed more information and visuals that showed what the building would look like with the awnings extended.
Awnings on buildings were common in the 19th and early 20th centuries . . .
but somehow the awnings proposed for the future Hudson Public Hotel seem inappropriately modern-looking.
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I realize that it's not fashionable to be happy about anything in Hudson, but I'm very glad to see that project moving along. It was a mish-mash of buildings that are now starting to look like one cohesive structure.
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DeleteBut there are many great things about Hudson to be happy about, and let's make it fashionable to notice the good and the hard working.
HPD, Clerk's Office, Treasurer's Office, HFD, all work well. Courthouse Square is the best kept park in the City (thank you County government)
The vast majority of businesses are thriving. Upstate Art weekend is a big success.
Outside of the Mayor violating the charter on Mill Street, and only a 1/3 of HCSD students performing at grade level, things are looking up.
It’s great to see these old buildings rejuvenated and thoughtfully integrated into the streetscape.
ReplyDeleteWhile the building or buildings might turn out to be attractive, the situation at that intersection and on North 4th is going to be beyond ugly. It will be a mess that will cause car crashes, parking headaches, resources from HPD and time from the mayor explaining what the hell is going on and how the situation is going to be resolved. This hotel and restaurant, bar etc, has the potential to make the Pocketbook-induced problems look like a walk (or drive) in the park. Why? Because the city gave the Pocketbook a parking lot, something they can't do for Galvan at 4th & Warren. Will Galvan (Bard?) get so desperate for a parking lot near 4th & Warren that they turn that heavily sloped vacant lot at 4th & Columbia into one? Is that even possible? Where the hell is everyone going to park? And who would want to live or do business near any of this? This hotel, etc. will increase the city's tax base and revenues while decreasing residents' quality of life. You watch!
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