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Left Coast Architectural History works with property owners, design professionals, and local government agencies to provide the following analysis and consultation commonly required when managing historic resources.
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- Historic Resource Evaluations (HRE)
Property research and documentation, and formal evaluation of historic status according to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) criteria and local-level criteria (where applicable). HREs are undertaken for the purpose of determining the historic status of a property and the potential need for further environmental review in relation to a proposed project.- Historic Resource Review Applications (HRR - Specific to the San Francisco Planning Department) - Due diligence property research and documentation ranging from basic data to inform Planning Department decision making to full Historic Resource Evaluations, as described above.
- Historic Resource Review Applications (HRR - Specific to the San Francisco Planning Department) - Due diligence property research and documentation ranging from basic data to inform Planning Department decision making to full Historic Resource Evaluations, as described above.
- Project Impacts Analysis & Secretary of the Interior's Standards Analysis
Review of a proposed project, according to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties and/or prescribed local guidelines, to determine the appropriateness of alteration or demolition effects on a historic property. - Historic Designation Nomination Applications
Applications for designating a property as a city or local landmark, or listing it in the California Register of Historical Resources or National Register of Historic Places. - Tax Credit Applications
Applications for Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives and California's Mills Act Property Tax Abatement program. - Historic American Building Survey (HABS) Documentation
Documentation of historic properties according to the National Park Service's HABS guidelines, typically required as a mitigation measure when proposed alteration or demolition effects a historic property. (Typically undertaken in partnership with a team of professionals versed in visual and technical aspects of HABS documentation.)
- Architectural Descriptions & Building Histories
Detailed physical descriptions of historic buildings and narrative building histories based on archival research for real estate marketing and other uses.
