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This project involves the design of four condominium
Townhomes to be located adjacent to Carroll Creek
in the Baker Park area of Frederick's Historic
District. Each unit will contain roughly 3,500
square feet, spread over four floors including
the basement level. At their highest point, the
units will have a total height of approximately
45 feet. Located on a previously undeveloped site
currently used for off-street parking, this is
an important infill project for the Historic District
and thus standard Historic District Submission
applications were made and commission meetings
attended in order to obtain critical project approvals.
Each unit contains a finished basement, first floor
living, dining, and kitchen areas, and an attached
garage. The second and third floors will be fit out
per individual owner’s specs with bedrooms, bathrooms,
office, and entertainment areas as desired. The third
floor provides walk-out access to a lower roof terrace
and exterior stairway to the upper roof terrace, which
faces Baker Park. Units are wood frame construction
with face brick and block veneer. Bay windows on the
end units are clad with wood siding and accented with
pilasters, medallions and trim. Windows and doors are
wood with traditional wood trim. Additional features
include gas fireplaces and optional elevators. The
two north units are designed with mansard roofs clad
in standing seam metal, and have large dormers with
arch-top windows to bring light into the third floor.
The two units to the south boast octagonal towers,
which anchor opposite corners of the front façade,
with cast iron cresting spanning the roofline between.
Ornamental cast metal finials cap the peaks of both
the mansard dormers and the tower turrets. In keeping
with historic district guidelines, wood will be used
on all exterior trim, details and structural elements. |