C.6.a - 1205 Alta Vista Ave - 3.28.22 HLC Backup - public comment — original pdf

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Allen, Amber From: Sent: To: Subject: Chula Sims Sunday, March 20, 2022 1:27 PM PAZ Preservation Review Case Number: HR 22-026102 Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** To:  Amber Allen, Housing and Planning Department    Regarding Case Number HR 22‐026102   1205 Alta Vista Ave, Austin, TX  78704  Applicant:  Christopher Zuniga    I am in favor of accepting this permit for demolition and new construction.    Catherine Sims  803 Avondale Road  Austin, TX  78704    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  Allen, Amber From: Sent: To: Subject: Tommy Kosarek Saturday, March 26, 2022 6:47 PM PAZ Preservation 1205 Alta Vista Ave.; Case No. HR 22-026102; OBJECTION *** External Email - Exercise Caution ***     ATTN.:  Amber Allen     Attached please find information regarding my OBJECTION to the demolition of the home located at 1205 Alta Vista  Ave.  If you have any issues with the files please let me know.  If you require a mailed in original, also please let me  know.     Thank you,     N. Thomas Kosarek, AIA  Principal     BarnesGromatzkyKosarekArchitects  1224 EAST 12th Street, Suite 320  Austin, TX 78702        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 Allen, Amber From: Sent: To: Subject: Sunday, March 27, 2022 12:03 PM PAZ Preservation 1205 Alta Vista HR-2022-026102 *** External Email ‐ Exercise Caution ***    Dear Commissioners,  I oppose the demolition of 1205 Alta Vista on the basis of its contributing status to our National Register District. I’m a  resident of the district and worked long and hard to achieve it.  While it is not a landmark‐worthy structure, it is still part of our neighborhood’s history because it shows that we  were/are a community that has always allowed for a variety of residents with different economic status. Rental  properties’ existence in the neighborhood is an element that has brought many interesting residents into our  community. It has been that way until recently.  It DOES have community value in that regard. all our contributing structures obviously have value in terms of their  relationship to their surrounding neighbors. They “contribute” to our story.  Even though I know I can’t stop this demolition, I desperately hoping you can dissuade the owners from building this  over‐scaled, monilithic single‐family residence. I would prefer to see multi‐family here, if anything, as it is being  demolished every month here, and replaced with double‐lot sized single‐family homes. This leads to the erasure and  misrepresentation of our history.  Thank you!  Melanie Martinez    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