A nasty dispute over new construction in a historic preservation district in Raleigh:
The Euclid Street home was first approved by the Raleigh Historic Development Commission nearly a year ago. But across-the-street neighbor Gail Wiesner appealed the decision, calling the home’s design “garishly inappropriate” for a historic neighborhood.
In a 3-2 vote, the city’s Board of Adjustment ruled in favor of Wiesner, putting the partially built house in legal limbo. As long as the Board of Adjustment ruling stood, Cherry and Gordon couldn’t finish construction, and they could have been forced to change the design or tear the structure down.
Reached Thursday morning, Cherry said Bushfan’s ruling is a huge relief. “We are very excited to get this behind us,” he said. “It’s our hope that this can be something that the Oakwood community and Gail and everyone involved can put behind us and move forward. It’s going to be important to heal a lot of divisions and come together as a community.”