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A.4 – 1 ZONING CHANGE REVIEW SHEET HLC DATE: May 4, 2022; June 1, 2022 CASE NUMBER: TBD APPLICANT: Historic Landmark Commission (owner-opposed) HISTORIC NAME: TBD WATERSHED: Lady Bird Lake ADDRESS OF PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE: 310-312 Colorado St. ZONING CHANGE: CBD to CBD-H COUNCIL DISTRICT: 9 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Do not recommend the proposed zoning change from central business district (CBD) to central business district-historic landmark (CBD-H) combining district zoning. QUALIFICATIONS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION: Architecture, community value, and historical associations HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION ACTION: May 4, 2022: Leave the public hearing open and initiate historic zoning (Koch, Little; 8-0) PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: DEPARTMENT COMMENTS: The Historic Buildings in the Warehouse District Survey (draft, ca. 2009) lists the property as medium priority for inclusion in a potential historic district and notes modifications. CITY COUNCIL ACTION: PHONE: 512-974-2727 CASE MANAGER: Kalan Contreras NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS: Austin Independent School District, Austin Lost and Found Pets, Austin Neighborhoods Council, City of Austin, City of Austin Downtown Commission, Downtown Austin Alliance, Friends of Austin Neighborhoods, Homeless Neighborhood Association, Neighborhood Empowerment Foundation, Preservation Austin, SELTexas, Sierra Club, Austin Regional Group BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION: § 25-2-352(3)(c)(i) Architecture. The property embodies the distinguishing characteristics of a recognized architectural style, type, or method of construction; exemplifies technological innovation in design or construction; displays high artistic value in representing ethnic or folk art, architecture, or construction; represents a rare example of an architectural style in the city; serves as an outstanding example of the work of an architect, builder, or artisan who significantly contributed to the development of the city, state, or nation; possesses cultural, historical, or architectural value as a particularly fine or unique example of a utilitarian or vernacular structure; or represents an architectural curiosity or one-of-a-kind building. 310-312 Colorado Street are modest examples of modified single-story brick warehouses with stepped parapets. Modifications include a central tiled section with a raised parapet that interrupts the historic design, changes to fenestration patterns, non-original awnings, and rooftop additions including railings, a shed-roofed pavilion, and a tent. § 25-2-352(3)(c)(ii) Historical Associations. The property has long-standing significant associations with persons, groups, institutions, businesses, or events of historic importance which contributed significantly to the history of the city, state, or nation; or represents a significant portrayal of the cultural practices or the way of life of a definable group of people in a historic time. The Burkhalter Garage Building at 310-312 Colorado Street was built in stages between 1930 and 1933. The building at 310 Colorado St. was occupied throughout the historic period by Burkhalter Spring & Bumper Service, later named Burkhalter Spring & Alignment Service. The company was founded and owned by Earle E. Burkhalter, who also was a charter founder of the Texas Industrial Loan Company and a member of the Knights of Columbus, Austin Country Club, A.4 – 2 and Austin Lions Club. Puryear and Caswell relocated their OK Garage from the 200 block of Colorado to 312 Colorado St. by 1935. Burkhalter’s business occupied both buildings by 1937, where it remained until the 1970s when it became Capital Spring and Brake. By the mid-1980s, the building has been converted to restaurant use.1 The property does not appear to have individually significant associations; the historic use of the building for automotive service and repair is typical of buildings within the downtown Warehouse District. It is not linked with the area’s earlier red-light district, with Harold Eichenbaum, or with Oilcan Harry’s. While the property does possess a unique location and physical characteristic as part of the Warehouse District, this association in itself is not sufficient for the building to individually qualify for landmark designation. § 25-2-352(3)(c)(iv) Community Value. The property has a unique location, physical characteristic, or significant feature that contributes to the character, image, or cultural identity of the city, a neighborhood, or a particular group. As a building within the Warehouse District—an area historically associated with Austin’s LGBTQIA+ businesses, gathering spaces, and community nexus—that currently houses an LGBTQIA+-centric business, it is important to recognize and examine any possible connections within the historic period under the Community Value criterion. However, this property’s documented association with Austin’s LGBTQIA+ community does not appear within the historic period. The property possesses a unique location and physical characteristics as a warehouse in the Warehouse District which retains a use consistent with the area’s historic LGBTQIA+ spaces, but this association in itself is not sufficient for the building to individually qualify for landmark designation. PARCEL NO.: 0206011605 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 7 BLOCK 28 ORIGINAL CITY ESTIMATED ANNUAL TAX ABATEMENT: $47,828.32 total (non-homestead, no cap); city portion: $16,790.81 APPRAISED VALUE: $11,948,123 PRESENT USE: Cocktail lounge DATE BUILT: ca. 1930-1933 INTEGRITY: The building retains a low to moderate degree of integrity. Modifications include changes in material and design of a section of the façade, changes to window and door patterns, and open-air rooftop additions. PRESENT OWNERS (TCAD): Richard Dorrell Rlt, 15853 Nesika Bay Rd NE, Poulsbo WA, 98370-8608 ORIGINAL OWNER(S): Earl E. Burkhalter, Burkhalter Spring & Bumper Service OTHER HISTORICAL DESIGNATIONS: None 1 Adapted from Steve Sadowsky, Narrative History of Buildings in Austin’s Warehouse and Wholesale Districts, undated draft (ca. 2009). LOCATION MAP A.4 – 3 PROPERTY INFORMATION Photos A.4 – 4 1979 photograph, source unknown. Note the difference in the height of the piers separating the two buildings; the building at 312 Colorado is believed to have been built around three years after the building at 310 Colorado. 310-312 Colorado Street, Google Street View, June 2009. A.4 – 5 310-312 Colorado Street, Historic Preservation Office staff, April 2022. A.4 – 6 Occupancy History City Directory Research, November 2008 and April 2022 1992 310 Colorado St. 1987 310 Colorado St. Mezzaluna Restaurant Reed Clemons, proprietor Abuelita’s Restaurant Jose Garcia, manager 1981 310 Colorado St. Capital Spring and Brake Service Lloyd Anthony, manager 1975-77 310 Colorado St. Capital Spring and Brake Company Greg Henderson and Lloyd Anthony, managers 310 Colorado St. Burkhalter Spring & Alignment Service 1969 310 Colorado St. 1967 310 Colorado St. 1959 1963 310 Colorado St. 1947-57 310-12 Colorado St. 1937-44 310-12 Colorado St. 1935 310 Colorado St. 312 Colorado St. Burkhalter Spring and Alignment Service Duane Woodward, manager Burkhalter Spring and Alignment Service Wayne Woodward, manager Burkhalter Spring and Alignment Service Earle E. Burkhalter, proprietor Burkhalter Spring & Alignment Service Earle E. Burkhalter, proprietor Burkhalter Spring & Bumper Service Earle E. Burkhalter, proprietor Burkhalter Spring & Bumper Service Earle E. Burkhalter, proprietor O K Garage E. E. Puryear and J. W. Caswell, proprietors Note: The OK Garage had been located at 201-03 Colorado Street in the 1920s and had been run by J. M. Puryear. 1930-32 310 Colorado St. Burkhalter Spring & Bumper Service Earle E. Burkhalter, proprietor 1929 310-12 Colorado St. Addresses not listed Note: Earle E. Burkhalter had his spring and bumper service at 221-23 E. 5th Street. Permits A.4 – 7 Water service permit, 310 Colorado St., 1930. Water service permit, 312 Colorado St., 1933. Historical information A.4 – 8 “Installs New Wheel Machinery,” Austin Statesman, June 10, 1933, 8. “Earl E. Burkhalter,” Central Texas Business and Professional Directory, 1952. “Burkhalter Observes 25th Anniversary,” Austin American, Sept. 5, 1948, 2; and “30th Anniversary,” Austin American, Sept. 6, 1953, 12. A.4 – 9 Advertisement, Austin American, Sept. 24, 1967, T20. A.4 – 10 “Funeral Notices: Earle E. Burkhalter,” Austin American-Statesman, Dec. 2, 1974, 51. Sanborn Fire Insurance maps A.4 – 11 The 1961 map shows the building still with two addresses but with only one use, auto brake service and repair. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, 1961, Vol. 1, Sheet 13, accessed via Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4034am.g4034am_g08415196101?sp=18&st=image. The 1935 map shows the current building on the north side of the alley, divided into two automobile-related uses, brake service on the south end and auto repair on the north end. The 1935 city directory shows Earle E. Burkhalter’s Spring and Bumper Service at 310 Colorado and Puryear and Caswell’s OK Garage at 312 Colorado. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, 1935, Sheet 13, accessed via Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/resource/g4034am.g4034am_g084151935/?sp=18&st=image. A.4 – 12 The 1900 map shows a dwelling on the site of the current building at the north side of the alley. The building noted as 312 Colorado Street has “F.B.,” meaning female boarding house, a euphemism for a house of prostitution. At the corner of 4th Street is a two-story commercial building, which housed the California Saloon, operated by Onorato del Curto, one of the several Italian immigrants who settled in this area and opened fruit stands, grocery stores, and saloons. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, 1900, Sheet 3, accessed via ProQuest Digital Sanborn Maps, https://digitalsanbornmaps.proquest.com.