Historic Landmark CommissionMay 9, 2022

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Historic Review Application For Office Use Only Date of Submission:_________________________________ Case #:____________________________________________ _________________________________________________ Historic Preservation Office approval Date of Approval:___________________________________ Property Address: ______________________________________________________ Historic Landmark Historic District (Local) National Register Historic District Historic Landmark or Historic District Name:______________________________________________________________________________________________ Applicant Name: _______________________________ Phone #: ______________________ Email: ______________________________ Applicant Address: _______________________________ City: _______________________ __ State: ________________ Zip: __________ Please describe all proposed exterior work with location and materials. If you need more space, attach an additional sheet. PROPOSED WORK LOCATION OF PROPOSED WORK PROPOSED MATERIAL(S) 1) 2) 3) Submittal Requirements ADDITIONAL SCOPE OF WORK ATTACHED 1. One set of dimensioned building plans. Plans must: a) specify materials and finishes to be used, and b) show existing and proposed conditions for alterations and additions. Site Plan Elevations Floor Plan Roof Plan 2. Color photographs of building and site: Elevation(s) proposed to be modified Detailed view of each area proposed to be modified Any changes to these plans must be reviewed and approved by the Historic Preservation Office and/or Historic Landmark Commission. Applicant Signature: ___________________________________________ Date: ____________________________ Submit complete application, drawings, and photos to preservation@austintexas.gov. Call (512) 974-3393 with questions. Historic Review Application Old Depot Hotel 504 E. 5th Street Austin, Texas 78701 PROPOSED WORK PROPOSED MATERIAL(S) LOCATION OF PROPOSED WORK PHASE 1 - Starting June 2022 1A) STRUCTURAL: Structural stabilization of Building C may be required after modern additions are removed. Structural intervention in buildings A, B & C may be required if determined necessary by an experienced structural engineer. Interior and exterior Wood framing, masonry 1B) MASONRY: Restore exterior masonry, mortar to Building Envelope Stone and brick match historic color, composition, texture and tooling. Remove stucco on buildings from earlier rehabilitation. Investigate and address issues of rising damp. 1C) WINDOWS: All existing windows are less than 50 years old, single pane, using standard stock sizes that are smaller than the historic openings. Replace with new insulated glass windows sized to fit historic openings and match the appearance and character as indicated in historic photographs. SITEWORK: Remove non-historic additions including the commercial kitchen and dining room addition at the northeast corner of the site, the perimeter fence, porte cochere, and fountain constructed in the 1990s. Removal of these features adjacent to historic buildings should be performed in a manner to protect the historic masonry to remain. This scope was previously approved by HLC in 2017. New site work to be developed and presented in Phase 2. 1D) Entire lot Building Envelope Metal-clad wood windows Stone, stucco, built up roofing, building systems, wood, etc. 1E) ROOF: Existing R-panel steel roof to remain in place through Phase 1, and will be repaired if needed. Replacement in Phase 2. Roof Sheet metal roofing 1F) MECHANICAL: Use window units to condition space Interior Equipment in Phase 1 - replace with central HVAC in Phase 2 ELECTRICAL: Remove all existing electrical and install temporary power and security lighting. PLUMBING: Remove all existing plumbing. New plumbing to be installed in Phase 2. Entire building Electrical system First floor Bldg C Plumbing system PHASE 2 PREVIEW - Fall 2023 (To be submitted once further developed) ROOF: Remove existing roof materials and flashings on all buildings and install standing seam metal roof. SITE: Site around historic buildings will be a series of landscaped courtyards and site lighting. Site furniture will support restaurant use. Roof Site Standing seam metal Landscaping, hardscape, and site furniture 2C) MASONRY: Chimney that was constructed in 1981 Building Envelope Stone to be remove to restore the original front door, transom, and sidelights. DOORS: No original doors remain on site. Historic entry door, transom, and sidelights at Building B to be reconstructed from historic photograph. New doors to be sympathetic to historic building. Exterior doors will be submitted to HLC for approval GENERAL INTERIOR: To be used as a restaurant and coffee shop. Interior work is in design. Work may include an elevator. BUILDING SYSTEMS: Install all new mechanical, electrical, lighting, security, fire sprinklers, and plumbing systems. SIGNAGE: Signage, if proposed, will be submitted in Phase 2 per the city sign ordinance. NEW CONSTRUCTION: A new apartment building and parking garage will be constructed on the existing parking lot area of the site. Throughout Wood Interior Wood, tile, paint Throughout Systems TBD TBD Parking lot to the east of historic buildings Throughout Steel, glass, brick General GENERAL: All work on the historic buildings will meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and applicable COA Design Standards. 1G) 1H) 2A) 2B) 2D) 2E) 2F) 2G) 2H) Design Standards and Guidelines for Historic Properties Adopted December 2012 Design Standards and Guidelines for Historic Properties Landmarks and National Register historic district properties If you are making changes to a historic landmark, the project must comply with these standards to receive a Certificate of Appropriateness. If you are making changes to a contributing property or constructing a new building within a National Register historic district, consider the standards below as advisory guidelines: 1. Use a property for its historic purpose or place it in a new use that requires minimal change to the defining characteristics of the building and its site and environment. 2. Retain and preserve the historic character or a property shall be retained and preserved. Avoid the removal of historic materials or alteration of features and spaces that characterize a property. 3. Recognize each property as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Changes that create a false sense of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or architectural elements from other buildings, shall not be undertaken. 4. Most properties change over time; those changes that have acquired historic significance in their own right 5. Distinctive features, finishes, and construction techniques or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a shall be retained and preserved. historic property shall be preserved. 6. Deteriorated historic features shall be repaired rather than replaced. Where the severity of deterioration requires visual qualities and, where possible, materials. Replacement of missing features shall be substantiated by documentary, physical, or pictorial evidence. 7. Chemical or physical treatments, such as sandblasting, that cause damage to historic materials shall not be used. The surface cleaning of structures, if appropriate, shall be undertaken using the gentlest means possible. 8. Significant archaeological resources affected by a project shall be protected and preserved. If such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures shall be undertaken. 9. New additions, exterior alterations, or related new construction shall not destroy historic materials that characterize the property. The new work shall be differentiated from the old and shall be compatible with the massing, size, scale, and architectural features to protect the historic integrity of the property and its environment. 10. New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall be undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic property and its environment would be unimpaired. Local historic district properties If you are making changes to a contributing property or constructing a new building in a local historic district, the project must comply with the design standards established for that district to receive a Certificate of Appropriateness. Visit the Historic Preservation Office website to to view your district's design standards: http://www.austintexas.gov/department/ historic-preservation. What Type of Work Requires a Certificate of Appropriateness? Certificates of Appropriateness (COAs) are required for exterior changes or additions to historic landmarks, any property pending designation as a landmark, and contributing buildings in local historic districts; or if you are constructing a new building in a local historic district. Work requiring a COA includes: 1. Additions 2. Construction of new buildings, including outbuildings 3. Window and door replacement 4. Exterior siding replacement 5. Replacement of roof materials with a different material 6. Site changes such as a pool, deck, fence, or back porch enclosure Ordinary repair and maintenance projects do not require a Certificate of Appropriateness. For more information, see the historic review process charts on the Historic Preservation Office website.