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Gaudette, Angela From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Jennifer Parks Friday, November 13, 2020 1:49 PM PAZ Preservation Paul Parks PR 2--1467709-1811 Drake Ave To the Historic Landmark Commission,    We are writing in regards to our property at 1811 Drake. We have worked with Joseph Design Build to design a home for  this lot, and this firm applied for the demo permit for us; a representative from Joseph is participating at the public  hearing on our behalf. We are long‐time residents of Austin and have lived in Travis Heights for 14 years in a 1932  cottage that we renovated and expanded in keeping with the style of the period. To us, 1811 Drake does not have the  same charming historic architectural features and materials as our current home, which we chose to preserve and  restore. (e.g. 1811 Drake is fairly plain and has vinyl siding, plastic shutters, single‐pane aluminum windows...) We love  living in this neighborhood and are looking forward to building a new home at 1811 Drake that better suits our family’s  needs while also being thoughtful regarding scale and design.    We see that the staff have recommended release of the demolition permit upon completion of a COA Documentation  Package, and we appreciate your time and consideration in the permitting process.    Sincerely,    Jennifer and Paul Parks  1706 Kenwood Ave. 78704  1 Gaudette, Angela From: Sent: To: Subject: PAZ Preservation Friday, November 13, 2020 8:46 PM Gaudette, Angela FW: D.7 1400 Drake Avenue (HDP-2020-0400); D.12 514 Academy Drive (HDP-2020-0424); D.15 1811 Drake Avenue (HDP-2020-0432) D.20 1414 Alameda Drive (HDP-2020-0453) From: Angela Reed Sent: Saturday, November 14, 2020 2:45:39 AM (UTC+00:00) Monrovia, Reykjavik To: Valenzuela, Sarah - BC; Papavasiliou, Alexander - BC; Jacob, Mathew - BC; Myers, Terri - BC; McWhorter, Trey - BC; Reed, Emily - BC; Little, Kelly - BC; Tollett, Blake - BC; Heimsath, Ben - BC; Koch, Kevin - BC; Featherston, Witt; Wright, Caroline - BC; PAZ Preservation; Sadowsky, Steve Subject: D.7 1400 Drake Avenue (HDP‐2020‐0400); D.12 514 Academy Drive (HDP‐2020‐0424); D.15 1811 Drake Avenue (HDP‐2020‐0432) D.20 1414 Alameda Drive (HDP‐2020‐0453) *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Regarding opposition to the following demolitions:  D.7 1400 Drake Avenue (HDP‐2020‐0400);  D.12 514 Academy Drive (HDP‐2020‐0424);  D.15 1811 Drake Avenue (HDP‐2020‐0432)  D.20 1414 Alameda Drive (HDP‐2020‐0453) Dear Commissioners, Residents of the Travis Heights-Fairview Park National Register District are seeing a number of demolition requests, all referenced above, within the boundaries of the Historic District. Each of these demolition requests threatens the integrity of this recently-designated district, which was finally accomplished after 15 years of organizing, fundraising, and volunteer service by many neighborhood residents. We ask that Commissioners oppose these demolitions and that property owners are advised of the historic district, the value of these properties if preserved, and are informed of their options in renovating rather than demolishing these houses. Thank you for your dedicated work in supporting our city's historic character. Regards, Angela Reed 1924 Newning Ave., 78704 Resident, Travis Heights-Fairview Park NRHD Member, SRCC Preservation Committee 1 Angela Reed Travis Heights Resident, Member SRCC Preservation Committee CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to cybersecurity@austintexas.gov. 2 Gaudette, Angela From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject:     Paula Kothmann Sunday, November 15, 2020 10:14 AM PAZ Preservation Angela Reed; Gaudette, Angela; Clif Ladd; Melanie Martinez; Mary Janecek-Friedman; Michele Webre; bob gee D.15 1811 Drake Avenue (HDP-2020-0432) : request to postpone *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Dear Commissioners: I'm a resident of the Travis Heights-Fairview Park National Register District. I respectfully request that you consider postponing the case for D.15 1811 Drake Avenue (HDP‐2020‐0432).    This property is a contributing property to our District.  The applicant has not reached out to us to discuss options to total demolition of this property. I plan to speak at the meeting on Monday and will be happy to answer any questions at that time. Thank you for your efforts to preserve our historic properties! Kind regards, Paula Kothmann Preservation Committee, SRCC   ‐‐     Paula Kothmann, CMM   Investment Real Estate Consultant  Certified Minerals Manager Associate  1317 Kenwood Ave/Austin, TX 78704  512.470.2405  Texas Real Estate Commission License #664403  Brigham Real Estate (Austin)  Mayfair International Realty (London)    Director, Texas Chapter, District One  National Association of Royalty Owners     1 Gaudette, Angela From: Sent: To: Subject: Melanie Martinez Sunday, November 15, 2020 11:10 AM Heimsath, Ben - BC; Featherston, Witt; Papavasiliou, Alexander - BC; Valenzuela, Sarah - BC; Myers, Terri - BC; Tollett, Blake - BC; Koch, Kevin - BC; Jacob, Mathew - BC; Little, Kelly - BC; McWhorter, Trey - BC; Bertron, Cara; Sadowsky, Steve; PAZ Preservation; Gaudette, Angela 1811 Drake Ave., HDP-2020-0432 *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Dear Commissioners and Staff,    I am writing again to express my opposition to the demolition of  1811 Drake Avenue and requesting postponement  until the plans for post‐demolition are shown.     I also serve as a volunteer in our neighborhood's Preservation Committee and in the past 15 years spent trying to  preserve the history here, I have learned that not every contributing structure has to be a landmark‐status home to be  part of our story.     I truly hope that the owner could reconsider demolition and weigh out the cost versus new development. We have seen  cases in our neighborhood where a builder has done both and ended up selling the restored home much quicker and  with more profit than the new construction where he demolished the neighboring house. As an additional benefit, if this  house is restored and used as a rental property (even possibly with an appropriate addition), it may qualify for tax  credits for rehabilitation.    It is so important to our neighborhood as a whole that we retain these modest‐size homes to keep our neighborhood  eclectic and attract residents of all incomes. This is the story of Travis Heights.     I did not see any plans for the future development of the lot should this house be demolished. It would certainly be  helpful to know what is going on before a contributing structure is lost.     Sincerely,  Melanie Martinez  1214 Newning Ave.  CAUTION: This email was received at the City of Austin, from an EXTERNAL source. Please use caution when clicking links  or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious and/or phishing email, please forward this email to  cybersecurity@austintexas.gov.   1