Friday, August 8, 2025

St. Thomas-St. John Historic Preservation Committee Monthly Meeting

The St. Thomas-St. John Historic Preservation Committee (STT-STJHPC) announces its agenda for the Tuesday, August 12, 2025, meeting at 1:00 PM. The meeting will take place via Microsoft Teams. The public is invited to attend online. However, joining a TEAMS meeting requires an e-mail address. Please contact VISHPO Director, Sean L. Krigger or VISHPO Office Manager, Eboni L. Powell, at (340) 776-8605, or [email protected] and [email protected] for registration or for any questions.

AGENDA
Application number
Address
Applicant
Application Request for Change(s)

1. HPC-26-2025
   Dronningens Gade 35, Dronningens Quarter
   Crystal Blue Operations, Chad Voight
   Design review restoration of the front plaza at Dronningens Gade 34A, 34 REM, 35A and 35 Rem (former Banco Popular Waterfront Branch site) with the installation of salvaged historic Chicago bricks. The project scope of work will involve removal of the current mix of old bricks and installing the salvaged historic Chicago bricks in a flat-set consistent pattern to eliminate tripping hazards by creating a level walking surface.
2.  HPC-27-2025
   Dronningens Gade 43 and 44, Kongens Quarter
   Villa Britannia LLC, Steve Stigler
   Design review proposed second story addition on an existing first floor level addition of the townhouse, Britannia with access to the existing second floor porch, construction of a new pool, and creation of new driveway entrance off Lille Taarne Gade for off-street parking.
3. HPC-28-2025
   Dronningens Gade 32, Dronningens Quarter
   Buoyant Living Wellness Studios, Nisha K. de Jean Charles
   Design review for installation of new business hanging sign on Raadets Gade side of the business location.
4. HPC-29-2025
   Kronprindsens Gade 13, Kronprindsens Quarter
   Diocese of St. Thomas, St. Peter and St. Paul Catholic School
   Design review for expansion of perimeter wall with fence around the School’s Sports Court.
5. HPC-30-2025
   Dronningens Gade 58A, Kongens Quarter
   Garden Bar and Restaurant, Sherwin Rey
   Design review for historic Rehabilitation of a small masonry historic building for use as a bar and restaurant, construction of a small building to house new kitchen and bathroom for the restaurant, restoration of a small wooden cottage, installation of new perimeter wall with iron fence, general hardscape and landscape improvements.
6. HPC-31-2025
   Nordsidevej 13, Dronningens Quarter
   Boys and Girls Club, Harnel International LLC for VI Housing Finance Authority
   Proposal for exterior restoration, construction of new ADA parking space with accessible walkways in the building, reconstruction of the building’s existing roof, window and door openings, interior floors, and stabilization and restoration of interior walls.
7. HPC-32-2025
   Kongens Gade 3A and 3BA, Kongens Quarter
   Alcenta De Windt and Myron D. Jackson
   Request for partial demolition of non-historic concrete building addition on the historic townhouse. This is a high priority project, as the concrete addition is failing due to rusting of the structural steel reinforcement in the concrete walls, slabs, and columns. The historic building’s walls will not be affected by this demolition work. The intension is to remove the non-historic features in preparation for rebuilding the 2017 Hurricanes damaged second floor level of the townhouse and to provide off-street parking for the property.
8. HPC-33-2025
   Dronningens Gade 18, Dronningens Quarter
   Crystal Blue Operations, Chad Voight
   Design review on the installation of a concealed generator, erection of a new historically appropriate enclosure, replacement of awning, and installation of a safety rail between the sidewalk and the street.
9. HPC-2-2022
   Norre Gade 4B, Kongens Quarter
   White Bay Group LLC, Logan Brown
   Design review for window and door shutters design modification and installation.