819 Canal St

HDLC Certificate of Appropriateness

Renovate the existing 1st floor space in a 4 story building at 819 Canal St. The adjacent and above use in the building is The Hyatt Centric Hotel (Lobby adjacent & Guest Rooms above). The renovated space will become Maison Creole Restaurant. There will be New Dining Rooms & Bar Area, New Commercial Kitchen, New Bathrooms, Office Area, Dish Room/Scullary, Storage and Walk in Coolers. New 2 hr Fire rated ceilings and perimeter walls as separation from the adjacent & above uses. The structural portion of this renovation is limited to (3) steel lintels (+/-54" long) in a load bearing brick wall, 1 steel beam with 5 decorative pipe columns to support the weight of the new fire rated/acoustical ceiling steel brackets securing the kitchen exhaust fan ductwork to an existing masonry wall. The space is not required to be sprinklered but there is an existing sprinkler that will be modified and a new cooking hood and hood suppression system will be installed. Sprinkler and Sprinkler calculations & Hood Shop drawings will be provided when applying for the sprinkler & hood and the hood suppression system permits - and the Fire Marshal Hood & Sprinkler permits