CHANGE OF USE.THE PROJECT IS LOCATED AT 30 TRINITY STREET IN HARTFORD, CT. A 4-STORY BUILDING WAS ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED

Project overview

Hartford commercial permit COM-ALT-24-000421 (Commercial Alteration Permit): CHANGE OF USE.THE PROJECT IS LOCATED AT 30 TRINITY STREET IN HARTFORD, CT. A 4-STORY BUILDING WAS ORIGINALLY CONSTRUCTED IN 1916 AND WAS USED AS AN OFFICE BUILDING. THE LOWEST LEVEL (BASEMENT) IS MOSTLY BELOW GRADE. 1ST FLOOR IS LEGALLY CONSIDERED A STORY ABOVE GRADE. IT UTILIZED STEEL FRAME CONSTRUCTION WITH COLUMNS BEARING ON CONCRETE SPREAD FOOTING AT THE BASEMENT LEVEL. FLOOR FRAMING CONSISTS OF STEEL BEAMS INCASED INTO THE MASONRY. FLOOR FRAMING CONSISTS OF STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS SUPPORTING A CONCRETE SLAB. THE THIRD AND FOURTH FLOORS ORIGINALLY FEATURED A LARGE ATRIUM IN THE CENTER THAT WAS LATER INFILLED, IN 1962, WITH STEEL FRAMING . THE FLOOR INFILL AND FLAT ROOF FRAMING CONSISTS OF STEEL WIDE- FLANGE BEAMS AND GIRDERS SUPPORTING A CONCRETE SLAB ON DECK. THE ROOF PENTHOUSE WAS USED FOR MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT. IT IS FRAMED WITH STEEL TRUSSES AND PURLINS. WOOD PLANKING CURRENTLY SPANS BETWEEN PURLINS. THE AREA WAYS OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING ALONG THE EAST AND WEST WALLS ARE CONSTRUCTED OF UNIT MASONRY AND COVERED WITH STEEL GRATING THAT SPANS BETWEEN THE FAÇADE AND THE AREAWAY WALL. IN 2015, THE AREAWAYS WERE REINFORCED WITH PRESERVATIVE TREATED 8X8 TIMBER FRAMES ON EACH SIDE OF THE MASONRY ARCHES AND MID-LENGTH BETWEEN THE ARCHES DUE TO HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENT OF THE WALLS. A LOADING DOCK AND RAMP WERE ADDED TO THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING IN 1997. THE PROPERTY WAS LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES IN 1984 AS A CONTRIBUTING RESOURCE TO THE ELM STREET HISTORIC DISTRICT. A PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANCE (POS) IS ESTABLISHED AT 50 YEARS BEFORE THE NOMINATION WAS LISTED (1934). AS A RESULT, ALL ALTERATIONS AND REPLACEMENTS COMPLETED AFTER 1934 FALL OUTSIDE THE BUILDING’S POS AND ARE NOT CONSIDERED HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT. THE BUILDING WILL BE ADAPTED TO THE RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY USE AND IS CONSIDERED AS CHANGE OF OCCUPANCY FROM B TO R USE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE. THE NEW PROGRAM INCLUDES 42 DWELLING UNITS VARYING BETWEEN STUDIOS, 1-BEDROOM AND 2-BEDROOM APARTMENTS. COMMERCIAL SPACE WILL BE PROVIDED ON THE 1ST FLOOR.. 30 TRINITY ST, HARTFORD, CT 06106.

Key specs

• Commercial Alteration Permit
• 30 TRINITY ST, HARTFORD, CT 06106
• Permit COM-ALT-24-000421

Manufacturer watch list

• glazing
• hvac
• elevators
• lighting
• flooring
• fire suppression