REPORT TO HERITAGE PRESERVATION COMMISSION
SUBJECT
Title
Proposed Project:
LANDMARK ALTERATION PERMIT to renovate 7,025 square feet of an existing office/manufacturing space with exterior alterations at Northrop Grumman.
Location: 401 Hendy Avenue (APN: 204-48-028)
File #: 2022-7443
Zoning: M-3
Applicant / Owner: Patrick Todd, RMW (applicant) / Northrop Grumman (owner)
Environmental Review: A Class 1 categorical exemption relieves this project from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) provisions.
Project Planner: Margaret Netto, Senior Planner (408) 730-7628, mnetto@sunnyvale.ca.gov
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
General Plan: Industrial
Existing Site Conditions: Manufacturing
Surrounding Land Uses
North: Single-family homes on East California Avenue
South: Ironworks Apartments across Hendy Avenue and the railroad tracks
East: Home Depot and single-family homes on Fair Oaks Avenue
West: Apartments and Mortuary on North Sunnyvale Avenue
Issues: Compatibility with local landmark district
Staff Recommendation: Approve the Landmark Alteration Permit based on the Findings in Attachment 3 and subject to the Conditions of Approval in Attachment 4.
BACKGROUND
Description of Proposed Project
The proposed project consists of the rehabilitation of Building 16 (the Blacksmith and Car Shop), one of the original (ca. 1906-1907) Hendy Iron Works foundry buildings, for continued use as an office. The existing interior work environment and support spaces would be renovated, and exterior renovation with minimal modifications would occur to preserve and restore the current historic fabric while accommodating new egressing needs. The total building area is approximately 12,000 square feet, and the applicant proposes to renovate approximately 7,025 square feet.
Existing non-historic vinyl siding covering the fa?ades would remain in place. Existing historic wood windows would be retained and restored. Existing sliding metal garage doors in all locations would also be retaine...
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