Item 18 - Appeal Application Nos. 2023-02 and 2023-03 for Cabrillo Town Center project

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HISTORIC RESOURCES ASSESSMENT TOWN CENTER PLAZA � C A A DULY 2022 SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA J Figure 9: 1971 East 4th Street, second level, courtyard. View to the north toward the center of the building shows the third story office (1/18/22). The building reads from the street as two stories; the third floor consists of one small office space over the entry, accessed by stairs. Exterior staircases at the corners of the building have pebblestone treads, and distinctive railings of wood and metal. The staircases have metal stringers. Brick masonry walls are seen by the corner staircases and by the elevator shaft on the second floor, where they have arched openings with metal gates accessing two small "courtyards." The building is in good condition. Other than the usual modifications made by the tenants to the interior spaces, there were no signs of significant alterations. At a little over 40,000 square feet, it may be classified as a medium-sized office building. Mature pine trees line gently sloping ground toward 4th Street; mature palm trees line the drive toward the center of the project area (Town Center Plaza). This building is the oldest of four built between 1971 and 1978; together, they comprise the small business park known as Town Center Plaza. The building was designed on a grid and likewise, the business park was laid out on a grid that determined the relationships between the buildings. Central to the modernist design is the "plaza," a large open area, in this case an asphalt concrete paved parking lot. The second oldest building in the park is 1901 East 4th Street (1974; Figure 10). It has a square plan and textured stucco walls, with red Spanish clay roof tiles, cantilevered balconies, and arches. More importantly, its notable design features and motifs tie it to the other buildings, as do minor details. For example, the distinctive wood and metal railing seen at 1971 is again seen at 1901, as are the pebblestone treads, but this time the staircase stringers are wood, not metal. As a modernized version of a Southern California Spanish Colonial Revival regional identity dating back to Arthur Benton and Charles Lummis, these buildings complement each other. Play °touncif �07/21/22) 18 - 791 10/3/2023 20