Restoration of Clarendon Hotel St Clairsville Ohio

Tax Credit Workshop
St. Clairsville,Ohio
The Clarendon Hotel
102 East Main Street
November 9, 2009

Information
The Clarendon LLC. Owner
Built in 1889
St. Clairsville Historic District
Romanesque Revival Style
Historic Preservation Consultants. Chambers Murphy and Burge, Restoration Architects. Akron

Eligibility
Listed on the National Register of Historic
Places as a contributing building of the St.Clairsville Historic District in 1994.
Rehabilitation Resources
Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit
Federal Tax Rehabilitation Credit
State Appalachian Grant

Specifications
3 story building
Tallest Commercial building on Main St.
Oldest Hotel site.
On 0.25 acres
17,500 s.f.
Sandstone. Brick. Concrete. Wood.

Character Defining Features
Architectural Elements
Materials
Space
Stair System
Windows
Millwork
Skylight
Fireplace
Faux Marble
Tile Floor
Lobby
Hotel Corridors

Significant Features

Significant Features (cont.)

Significant Features (Cont.)

Significant features (Cont.)

Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Application
Combined Tax Credit Application, State and Federal Submitted on February 25, 2008
Federal rehabilitation tax credit Part 2 Phase 2 (Stairs and Elevator) and Phase 3 (Interior rooms). Included in Continuation/Ammendment Sheets, corresponding photos, drawings.
Part 1 approved August 10, 2005.
Part 2 Phase 1 (exterior envelope) was already submitted and completed in August 2006. (Preliminary certification advisory from NPS)

Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Application
Project to be completed in 3 Stages.
Submitted Rationale for Staged Project Form
Submitted Major Factor Information Narrative
Cost Benefit Analysis. Prepared by Accountant

Rationale For Staged Project Form
Total Estimated Project Expenditures $3,600,000.00
Total Estimated Qualified Rehabilitation Expenditures $3,000,000.00
Two years and Six Month Staged Project Plan (Federal Tax Rehabilitation Credit Phased 60 month)
Time period. March 2008 to December 2010

Rationale (Cont.)
Stage 1. New Elevator. New Shaft. New Exit Fire Stairs and Enclosure. Main Stairs and Enclosure Rehabilitation. Corresponding electrical, structural. (Part 2 Phase 2 FTxC)
Stage 2. Rehabilitation of the 1st floor hotel with dependencies, restaurant and kitchen. HVAC. Electrical. Plumbing. ADA. Fire Suppression. (Part 2 Phase 3 FTxC)
Stage 4. Rehabilitate 9th to 12th. Same as Stage 2.
Stage 5. Rehabilitation of Storefronts. Dependent on Lease Progress

Rationale (Cont.)
Stage 3. Rehabilitation of the 2nd and 3rd floors. Double loaded corridors. New guest rooms. HVAC. Plumbing. Electric. ADA. Fire Suppression system. (Part 2 Phase 3 of the FTxC).

Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit. Amendments
Amendments can be submitted anytime changes occur.
Any changes or clarifications requested by the SHPO generates an Amendment.
Send corresponding copies to ODOD
Use Federal Tax Rehabilitation Amendment Form.

Ohio Department of DevelopmentProgress Reports
To be filed with ODOD.
ODOD sends letter about status of project, and owner updates information in the white spaces. If gray space information needs to be changes then the owner has to file an Amendment with the ODOD, like for example change of ownership.
Existing amendments are listed.

What is a Green Building?
When design and construction practices reduce negative environmental impacts and improve existing unsustainable design.
It reduces operation costs.
Enhances building marketability.
Increases worker productivity.
Improves indoor air-quality problems.
Becomes energy and water efficient.
Promotes conservation of materials
Integrates the design process.

Common issues in Historic Preservation and Green Building
Embodied energy and reuse of existing resources. (Embodied energy of a standard building is equal to 5-15 gallons of gasoline per s.f.)
Conservation resources.
Preservation of Cultural Heritage
Adapting existing Historic Structures to current societal needs

Current Public Green Initiatives
In legislation, executive orders, resolution, ordinances, policies and initiatives.
13 federal agencies
17 public school systems
39 institutions of higher education
45 states
195 localities (132 cities, 35 counties, 28 towns)

Green Initiatives Examples
GSA. Decided in 2000 that starting in 2003 all capital building projects must earn LEED certification. Largest civilian landlord 8,600 buildings. First Federal USGBC member.
Palo Alto. CA. Commercial LEED certified. Residential Build It Green’s Green Point rating system
Lakewood, OH. Adopted resolution use LEED Green principles in public projects.

Green Initiative examples
New Albany, OH. New building incentives for Green commercial buildings.
Shaker Hts. OH. Encourage municipal and private sector to follow LEED guidelines
Cincinnati, OH. All municipal buildings, new and renovated be LEED certified. Automatic 100% Real Property Tax Exempt of assessed property value for residential and commercial LEED Certified structures.

Green Initiatives Examples
Lima, OH. Green initiative adopted for public works in
Transportation
Lighting
Wastewater
Water Supply
Solid Waste

Green Rating Systems
USGBC LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design )
Build it Green. Green Point. CA
National Association of Home Builders. National Green Building Standards.
Built Green. CO
Sustainable Space. CA
Built Green. WA

Green features in Historic Buildings
Urban density
Transportation
Daylighting
Natural ventilation
Local materials
Embodied energy
Passive energy saving devices
Durability

Greening Historic PropertyDiscussion Components
Envelope.Windows, wall, roof and foundation performance
HVAC system. Space for new systems. Meeting energy/thermal performance.
Lighting. Day lighting and electric lighting integration and issues.
Materials. Conflicts with green or historic standards. Lack of acceptance of green imitation of historic materials

Energy and Atmosphere
Historic District
Whitaker & State
Where possible,
the historic windows
remained in use.
Storefront glass features Low-e coating
(Later added interior storm windows)

Building Reuse
100% of the shell and the majority of the interior was reused
Purchased materials were locally sourced, and high in recycled content
Materials and Resources
Historic District
Whitaker & State

Materials and Resources
Historic District
Whitaker & State
Material Reuse
The hefty stair treads
and hand rail caps
throughout the building
were milled utilizing
wood from the original
building structure.
Stair treads – from old floor joists
Handrails – denailed framing studs
Baseboards – old lathe strips

Indoor Environmental Quality
Historic District
Whitaker & State
All paints and finishes
were low VOC
(volatile organic compounds)
products.
Safer to breathe
and don’t continue
to off-gas over time

Martha Raymond Presentation 2007 HO
Drawing courtesy of the National Park Service
Prism glass in transom at the Robinson Music Company Building, Steubenville, Ohio

Double-Loaded Corridors

Former school classroom adaptively re-used. Full height windows were preserved, providing natural daylight within the new office space. HVAC duct work is also exposed.

Transoms were open or closed to help regulate ventilation throughout the building.

Use of awnings as an energy conservation measure in a residential setting.

The Community Restoration and Revitalization Act HR 1043 S 584
Re-introduced on October 1, 2009
Senators Lincoln (D-AR) Snowe (R-ME)
HR Schwartz (D-PA) Tiberi (R-OH)
8 Amendments to 1986 Federal Rehabilitation Tax Credit.
Enabling Smaller Rehabilitation Projects
Providing Downtown Housing in Historic Buildings
Using a practical definition for “Older Building”

Community Restoration (Cont.)
Rehabilitating Qualified Non-profit and Public Historic Buildings
Making Historic Buildings as Energy Efficient as they can be.
Facilitating smaller projects through Transferability
Encouraging Moderate Rehabilitation through Reducing the Substantial Rehabilitation Requirements
Allowing State Historic Tax Credits to Work More Effectively with the Federal Credit

Historic Homeowners Revitalization Act HR 3670
Introduced in September 29, 2009
HR Carnahan (D-MO)
Federal Tax Credit 20%. “Qualified Rehabilitation expenditures made by the tax payer with respect to a qualified historic home”. Cap of $60,000
Increase in credit for buildings in “high cost” or economically distressed areas.

Historic Homeowners (Cont.)
Ability of credits to be transferred or assigned.
Available for “For Sale” housing.
Additional information at the following web pages:
www.PreservationAction.org
www.PreservationNation.org

Energy Tax
Energy Efficient Commercial Building Deduction. Sec. 179D IRS
Renewed until 2013
Return $1.80/S.F if whole building qualifies
Return $.60/SF if only some portions qualify, like HVAC, Electric, etc.

Presenter
Yolita E. Rausche M.Arch HP
Historic Preservation Specialist
Chambers Murphy & Burge Restoration Architects, Akron, Ohio
Heritage Ohio Board Member
Email:yrausche@sbcglobal.net
yrausche@cmbarchitects.com

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