After receiving some unfavorable reviews at its original hearing in December, a revised plan for a renovation at 248 North Post Road was approved by the West Windsor Zoning Board of Appeals on January 5.
The house was bought last year by Dr. Puthenmadam Radakrishnan, who applied for the variance for the property, which is zoned as rural residential-conservation. He planned to build a horseshoe-shaped driveway leading to a three-car garage, and a four-bedroom home with a large octagonal foyer. However at the December 1 hearing, board members raised concerns over the proposed design not fitting in well with the neighborhood (WW-P News, December 16).
Metuchen-based architect Thomas Baio presented revised plans, which now call for a 2,500 square foot, three-bedroom home with smaller bathrooms than initially laid out, along with a conventional driveway. Councilman Bryan Maher, who attended the second hearing as the designated council liaison, called the plans “a really beautiful upgrade.”
“I think we should be really encouraging homeowners and potential homeowners to come along because we do have a decent inventory of homes that could use a material upgrade in this town. It’s really encouraging to see this, particularly in a weak housing market,” Maher said.
