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From: To: Subject: Date: Marsha Topham Contreras, Kalan FW: 1906 W 33rd_ email from Bryker wood neighborhood Friday, April 9, 2021 8:22:18 AM *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Kalan, Is this email from Brykerwood Neighborhood of interest to the ARC in their preliminary review? The homeowners, Julie and Chad Costello, reached out to the neighborhood. Thanks, Marsha From: Chad Costello Sent: Thursday, April 8, 2021 6:34 PM To: Marsha Topham Cc: Julie Costello Subject: Fwd: 1906 W 33rd Hi Marsha - see below for our prior communications with the neighborhood regarding our project. Let me know if you have any questions! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Bill W Date: Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 3:23 PM Subject: 1906 W 33rd To: Chad Costello Cc: Hi, Chad and Julie: Thank you very much for sharing your plans to stay in Bryker Woods and build a new home. We are happy that you are able to continue living in Bryker Woods as our neighbors! We also appreciate the overall style of the picture you enclosed, although we understand that is just a preliminary rendition (?) Your efforts to match the style and context of Bryker Woods is very much appreciated. When you begin to develop plans, we’d appreciate it if you’d share those with the BWNA Historic Review Committee. Here is a statement from our Committee: The mission of the Neighborhood Historic Review Committee is to work with neighbors to help Bryker Woods retain its historic significance. We understand building projects are a reality and vital to keeping the neighborhood a vibrant place to live. We are here to consult, not enforce arbitrary guidelines. We do not tell you what you may or may not build. Our goal is to retain the unique look and feel of Bryker Woods through review and dialogue. The usual first step is for the Bryker Woods HRC to review plans for the project. If you would, please email plans to the emails above; that would be most appreciated. After a review of the plans the HRC briefs the neighborhood Board at our monthly meeting. Depending upon the scope of work, we may ask you to join us via Zoom at one of our meetings. If you have questions about the HRC and how we work together please let me know. Otherwise we look forward to a successful, mutually beneficial engagement. Thank you very much. Bill Woods Bryker Woods Historic Review Committee Bill Woods Living on Earth is expensive, but it does include a free trip around the sun. This message is confidential, intended only for the named recipient and may contain information that is privileged or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you receive this message in error, or are not the named recipient, please notify the sender. All comments are the sender’s personal opinion unless otherwise noted. From: Chad Costello Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 at 9:58 AM To: Bill W Cc: Julie Costello Subject: Rebuild on w 33rd Hi Bill - my wife, Julie, and I are longtime residents of BrykerWoods (10 years) and even longer residents of Austin. We are planning a rebuild of our house at 1906 W 33rd St and we wanted to make sure that we reach out to you and the BWNA early in the process. We are working with a design/build firm called CG&S on preliminary designs but have not begun actual architectural plans or permitting. Interestingly, CG&S has been around Austin since 1957 and one of their principals, Stewart Davis, grew up in the house at 34th and Happy Hollow. We love Brykerwoods and our many wonderful neighbors here. We are good friends with the Alwais and the Davis families -- and the kindness they've extended to us through this pandemic and the winter storm has only further solidified what a truly special community we have here in BrykerWoods. It's very important to us to build a home that matches the character of the neighborhood and enhances the overall appeal. We anticipate that it will take 6 months from now to finalize plans, seek permits, etc and therefore construction wouldn't begin until next year. Attached is a preliminary design and we welcome your thoughts, feedback, and questions. Please also let us know if there is a formal process we need to follow. We will, of course, work through the city and plan to get on the agenda at next month's Architectural Review Committee meeting. But, wanted to extend an early reach out to you and BWNA now. Chad & Julie Costello This email has been scanned for spam and viruses by Proofpoint Essentials. Click here to report this email as spam. 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.