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CITY OF WEST CHICAGO

                    HISTORICAL PRESERVATION COMMISSION
                       AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
ITEM TITLE:

Exterior Door Replacement                     AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: 2 A.
129 Fremont Street
Anona West, Inc.
                                           COMMISSION AGENDA DATE: 04-26-22
C.O.A. # 22-01


STAFF REVIEW: John Sterrett, City Planner           SIGNATURE __________________________


ITEM SUMMARY:
Anona West, Inc., owner of 129 Fremont Street in the Turner Junction Historic District, is requesting
approval to remove and replace two existing exterior doors on the existing one-story brick commercial
building. The main entrance door on Fremont Street has damage to the wood jamb and door panel as
well as seal damage to the transom glass above the door. The rear door, which is a double panel, has
damage to the bottom of both door panels. The front door will be replaced with a bronze anodized
aluminum door and transom frame with the same style panel as the existing. The rear door will also
be a bronze anodized aluminum frame with same style panel and will contain a 2’-6” sidelite. Please
refer to the attached scope of work and pictures for specific details.

The Vernacular commercial building was constructed in 1929. According to the Historical Districts
Property Survey, the building is contributing to the Turner Junction Historic District but is not a candi-
date for local landmark status.

ACTION PROPOSED:

Consideration of door replacement on the front and rear of the building at 129 Fremont Street.

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March 23, 2022
To the members of the Historical Preservation commission,
The Operating board of Anona West, Inc. has voted to replace the front and rear exterior doors to the
building they manage at 129 Fremont Street. Our hope is your approval of our improvement project so
that we may apply for funding assistance with the Facade Improvement Grant Program in replacing the
deteriorated doors.
Our plan for the front door is to maintain the existing facade size and location for both the entry door
and transom window. The existing wood jamb and door panel have deteriorated beyond the point of
repair. The existing transom window was replaced at the original renovation in 2001 when we
purchased the building and glass seal is broken.
*Anona West front facade from top left clockwise; Front door from the sidewalk, close-up of frame and
window damage, close-up of damage to door and frame

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The rear door opening was modified and made smaller when the building was renovated in 2001 to
accommodate the installation of a residential door. We propose to increase the opening to the buildings
original masonry opening and install a commercial door & sidelight.
Pictured above top: Rear building entry doors
Pictured bottom: Damage to door panels

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We propose to install a new bronze anodized aluminum door and transom frame to fit the existing 3’-6”
X 12’-0” masonry opening for the front door and enlarge the existing rear door rough opening to the
buildings original masonry opening size of 6’-0” X 7’-0”. The rear door configuration will de a 3’-6” door
panel with a 2’-6” sidelight. Both the front and rear doors will have the following features per building
codes:
e Alldoor glass is 1” “Low-E”, tempered ,safety glass with sunscreen tint
© Standard hinges and overhead exposed closure
e Standard “panic” hardware
e Tubular push/pull handles
e MSdeadbolt lock with interior thumb turn
Trusting this letter fulfills all the criteria for the Certificate of Appropriateness and hoping to be favored
with your approval, | remain,
CC: Anona West Board Members
Tom Cherrington