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Neal Shapiro, owner of Original Cast Lighting, which has moved to Westport Plaza area, is planning to revamp his company’s buildings at 6108 Delmar.
The proposal includes demolishing the non-contributing building and replacing it with a walled parking lot, as shown.
The Delmar Commercial Committee and Historic District Committee met with the owner and his architect and support the plan, with some improvements, including: a higher wall in the rear to better screen residential dumpsters across the alley; changes to the top of the walls to discourage sitting on them; use the leftover brick from the building demolition wherever possible; reconsider lighting the lot with down lights instead of wall lights; minimize impact of sidewalk seating on Regional Arts Commission entrance; work with Historic District Review Committee and Cultural Resources on proposed banner poles.
This additional parking will be a welcome addition to the Delmar Streetscape and complement the renovation of the historic OCL Building into retail and restaurant space. Shapiro, a long-time member of the Delmar Commercial Committee, plans to rent to both retail shops and restaurants and stay involved in the committee’s work to further improve Delmar in the future.
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Proposed redevelopment of Original Cast Lighting buildings at 6108 Delmar. Original rendering, designer not credited.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, Summer 2010.
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