Mount Pleasant · Architectural Review Board
Architectural Review Board
June 18, 2026
Sentiment rating: 8/10
The board approved four signage applications with minimal review and no opposition. Three were straightforward tenant replacements or additions—a fitness studio's window vinyl, a law office's aluminum letters, and a restaurant rebranding with matching landlord-standard signage. The standout was Trotta's House of Pasta, where a new aluminum faux-wood building sign replaced a damaged awning that had been held together with ropes after being hit by a delivery truck; the board praised the change as a safety improvement and aesthetic upgrade.
Meeting outcomes
- 420 Commerce Street HB Fitness Studio window vinyl approved unanimously; white die-cut vinyl on two windows only, no signage above doors, clean and minimal design with no conditions required.
- 540 Commerce Street law office aluminum block letters approved unanimously; long-standing tenant relocating from 814 Commerce Street after 30 years, replaces existing directory panel, temporary white window sign provides interim visibility.
- 603-633 Columbus Avenue Unit 621 Raasa Express approved unanimously; restaurant rebranding from Rice and Spice with no structural changes, illuminated sign above storefront and window logo decal matching landlord standard and existing Columbus Plaza pattern.
- 790 Commerce Street Trotta's House of Pasta aluminum faux-wood building sign approved unanimously; replaces damaged awning hit by delivery truck that had been held with ropes, non-illuminated 1-inch thick sign with hidden anchors, facade repairs underway, board called it a huge improvement and safety win.