Mike check, Mike Check.

Welcome to the January 14, 2026.

Board.

We have uh went off, sorry.

I'll start over again.

Welcome uh to uh the meeting for Wednesday, January 14th, 2026 of the Newark Shell Historical Landmarks Review Board.

Uh we have uh a couple of items first, approval of minutes.

We have none, so we're we can go right to our item two.

Um I think we need a roll call.

I always skip that second.

Yeah, sure.

Uh Rose Bufamante is out.

Lucia Elliott here.

Jim Fleming?

Here.

Keith Gordon is out, Leanne Merchant, here.

Balkies Reyes Keeny.

Here.

Don Richards, here.

And staff members with us today, Saraya Ben Habib, uh Deputy Building Official Kevin Kane, Director of Planning Sustainability, and myself, Benito Seha.

Okay.

Wonderful.

Uh I'll read the uh item two uh items, uh public hearing two point one application HLRB five two oh two five uh by Walter Nessler for a certificate of appropriateness to construct below ground pool at 10 Manhattan Avenue, block eight two five lot fifty-one and our one historic zone district.

This this hearing is adjourned until further notice.

Uh we can go directly to two point two, which is application HLRB.

2025 by Elena Bart for a certificate of appropriateness to replace 19 windows at 31 the Boulevard, block eight two nine, lot thirty-four in an R1 historic zone district.

This also is adjourned to the next meeting, February meeting.

Uh which brings us to two point three application HLRB 12026 by Fernando Chavez.

Architect PL L C for a certificate of appropriateness to reconstruct an enclosed sunroom in the rear and replace windows at 91 Courtland Avenue.

In an R1 Historic Zone District.

Uh zoned under the R1 historic.

Um designed in the two-door revival style.

The house's exterior is primarily made up of stonemasonry with uh at the lower story with uh stucco uh finish at the upper story and red slate roof.

And the building footprint is approximately three thousand square feet on a roughly half acre lot uh and it's frontage basically against the Cortland Avenue um with a corner cul-de-sac condition that it shares that cul de sac with another neighbor to the east.

Uh so to begin, this is the previously existing north facade photos taken roughly around December 2024.

And this is the this best illustrates the previously existing condition with the windows in terms of the lighting uh sorry, the muntains and the type number of lights, the historic condition that we'll be touching on throughout this application as far as the window replacement on the visible facades.

This facade faces directly on Coralin Avenue, but is set back roughly 35 feet or so from the street line.

And this is the current condition today.

Um primarily to notice is the existing condition of the stucco, which we will also be discussing is uh the stucco restoration scopes, repair, patching, uh, which is also part of this application.

And here's a couple more views.

Uh the photo on the left is the view of the east facade as it is seen, I believe, September 2025.

And then on the right is the west facade, um, which was taken on January 6, 2026.

And a few more photos showing the stucco, the existing stucco situation, um, as far as the damage is significant cracking along the facade, uh, a lot of delamination, water damage behind the paintwork of the stucco.

And this is sort of just like our restoration strategy, so we're opting for a much more um conservative uh restorative approach.

We're trying to preserve as much of the existing historic stucco as possible.

And wherever patching is needed, we're going to go with a three-coat system, either metal lath or wood lath, um, and match the exist match to the existing stucco seamlessly in terms of tooling, texturing as closely as possible.

And uh here we have uh a couple of um photos that I've taken, sort of uh like a color match of the existing stucco to make sure that the new paint that's going to go on the stucco wherever patched matches as closely as possible to the historic precedent.

Um for this particular case, we found that the Benjamin Moore Benjamin Moore China White PM20 fits the closest.

And then moving on uh to other aspects of the facade.

We're also looking at the color match for the potential restoration of some windows located at the facade, uh, which we found to be a H H C 190 black, but also by Benjamin Moore.

Uh so for there's uh sort of multi-faceted scope for the window replacement and restoration at the visible facades.

Um a total of I believe 20 windows will be replaced.

Um with this particular model from Marvin Ultimate, it's a casement window.

And we selected this particular manufacturer due to their flexibility with design, uh the profile depth, a lot of a lot of benefits in terms of using them on historic projects such as this.

In particular, uh our interest is to match the uh existing muntains design, the the amount of lights on each window, uh, and the amount of mullians.

And for the exterior finish, in order to match that black that we that I just mentioned, uh we're going with their standard ebony, which matches the closest to uh that historic black on the frame of the windows and doors.

And for the restored windows, and in the following slide we'll see a little bit more detail in the elevations, but uh these are a few of the windows, three of the five windows that we were restored as part of this package, and they all have uh been professionally restored.

Uh they have glas uh leaded came and stained glass elements.

And once installed, they will follow, they will utilize the same HC 190 black that was color matched to the existing condition.

So coming to the elevation, uh I can more clearly depict where exactly these windows are located.

So these three windows on the far right at the bottom right of the elevation are the three windows that I just showed that will be restored in the north facade.

Uh the windows that are more colored boldly black are replacements effectively by Marvin.

Uh they will be, as I mentioned, matching the uh configuration of the lights and the muntains and the mullions, as is it was shown in the original image.

Uh we will also be replacing the two doors, uh both entry doors, the one uh next to the restored windows and the one at the far left uh by the garage, which leads into the mud room.

Uh and these windows will be restored to follow the same design language with the muntains and the uh archtop, um, and both I believe will be made out of wood and painted the same HC 190 black as the uh restored windows.

And painted the same HC 190 black as the uh restored windows.

And then this is just another view.

This is the uh east facade, which shows the two other uh windows uh that will be restored and reinstalled.

And um I could quickly go back and show you exactly what those windows basically look like, but it's essentially uh they have this uh leaded came arch top design.

Let me just go back.

And then we can also see uh a bit of the um new reconstructed sunroom, which we'll go into a little bit later in the presentation.

But this is just to give an overarching scope of all of the facades affected and where the window replacements will occur.

And here also we have two more window replacements, and then the western facade of the uh sunroom.

And then finally the southern facade, which shows the sunroom and the replacement door leading out to the sunroom roof terrace.

And here I have an enlarged first floor plan basically depicting the reconstructed sunroom, which will fit within the previously existing sunrooms footprint.

The sunroom itself measures about 12 foot eleven by 18 foot nine by twelve feet high.

And here we have some photos of the previously existing sunroom in its previous location.

So here you can see where it's highlighted.

The original sunroom had this half-timbering design with stucco sills, which match the main building.

And the black half timbering essentially matched the black that was found on the window frames and the door frames uh throughout the elevations of the building.

Here's just a close-up of the entry, I believe um on the west facade, excuse me.

Uh, and the new replacement windows, also by Marvin will be matching the same configuration in terms of the amount of muntains and mullions uh for the uh for the new proposed sunroom.

Uh so going back a little bit into the history of why this all occurred.

The original sunroom was demolished simply because it was extremely deteriorated.

Uh there was a lot of there was significant water damage, uh environmental damage uh that was deemed unsafe because there was also an application occurring at the same time with the interior package.

Um throughout construction, it seemed like it was just not structurally stable enough to maintain, and unfortunately, the decision was made to demolish it.

Um so here we have uh the current condition as the sunroom is.

Uh it this is uh as far as it got before the stop record order was issued.

Um it's effectively we we've taken the dimensions of the previously existing sunroom and all the information and all the photos that we have of the previously existing sunroom because the intention was always to rebuild it in kind.

Uh the client specifically uh liked the the sunroom, and there was never any intention of removing it from the character of the rest of the character of the building.

And just to uh like emphasize the the fidelity of this new design with the previously existing, I've pro uh provided a couple of proposed renders just showing the sort of the roof terrace finish at the roof of the sunroom uh with the railing, the exterior look which matches closely to, if not exactly to the previously existing design, and it will follow the same materials on the facade uh with wood half timbering um paneling and the uh stucco sill.

And a couple more views showing that western uh facade showing that we're following the same design language with the doors and the windows and the amount of uh muntains, and uh just a couple of reference details showing how that uh roof terrace will sit on the sunroom uh roof structure.

And um that basically covers the entirety of the scope that we're proposing for this application, and uh I'd be happy to answer any questions.

Sure.

Okay.

Nice presentation, very clear.

Thank you to me.

Um just a couple questions.

I I do see you're keeping that slight arch above the uh sunroom windows.

We we talked about that button.

Yes, correct.

Yeah.

That makes makes the thing.

You know, uh and the top railing is is uh is that wrought iron or looking like that.

Uh great.

And then the um the other question I had was uh this stucco uh is very prudent and good like that.

Uh and the top railing is is uh is that wrought iron or uh aluminum looking like that uh great and then the um the other question I had was uh this stucco uh is very prudent and good like that um I guess that was my concern was it was just keeping that room the way it was and and your whole intention is that that's great um the the one it looked like it was existing in the photographs you showed the uh the windows in the center of the front uh elevation there's there's a they look very flat yeah uh right there you see the the the see the three bold ones yeah the center there's no trim around that or anything to my that happens on a stucco house which is fine but it just looked a little like something was missing yes maybe sorry I think yeah potentially the size of the the image but yes there is a uh a very sort of flat profile around the window itself and that's what was there that was how it was correct yes I think if I could go back there it is yeah see so yes so there are these three dividing Mollions and then the very low profile I can see it better now than the far farther away picture yeah uh okay thank you that was uh thank you anybody else uh before we open it up the the 42 inch um railing on top of the sunroom yes is that uh going to be black yes that will also be black I'm looking at the plan I couldn't tell from the from the image on the yes sorry right yes right little low profile but yes it will be the black wrought iron essentially um that you would see typical of Tudor robots is that the code 42 inches for it's actually higher than code that you need for that yeah thank you thank you I don't have any questions anybody uh can I open it to the uh gathering please come up state your name um you have to go to the um here so we 70 hunter I just wanted you to know he said Marvin but I didn't hear what they were made out of the windows uh I believe I read wood here would I don't have that they are wood yeah wood with aluminum clad so wood window sorry yes let me just go back to the slide that goes I should have mentioned that a little earlier yes so it's gonna be extruded aluminum on the exterior side uh which will receive a uh an ebony uh like a powder coat finish it'll be more like a matte finish and then on the interior it'll be painted black right so the the thing you feel is inside that's wood yeah yes uh okay uh any other comments yes hello everybody happy new year uh Margaret Chaback at 95 Hamilton I just want to say how thrilled I am that somebody purchased this magnificent home and is respecting it and and loving it and and making it the showpiece it should be it is an absolutely stunning home and so many times we see people coming in well you know I really don't like the window I want look um but you're you're respecting all that and and we thank you very much okay uh anybody have any comments on the board before we close it out here uh anybody want to make a motion I'll make a motion I think uh the the the job is sensitive and and uh directs the attention to the things that are there uh that should be fixed and they're being fixed in a in an appropriate manner uh I say uh I vote yes on passing it for appropriatus do we have a second second all in favor I I'm told I have to refuse myself as the neighbor uh in the in the uh cul de sac so uh I am doing that right now okay application is approved application is approved uh motion to adjourn the meeting it's all moved you allowed I second second all right thank you so much thank you thank you nice project yeah that is