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Sturgill, Hunter From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: patricia calhoun Monday, December 1, 2025 3:06 PM Historic Preservation Office patricia calhoun; Brenda Malik; Misael Ramos; Marilyn Poole 2406 E MLK, Jr. Blvd Demolition Protest Importance: High You don't often get email from Learn why this is important External Email - Exercise Caution Good afternoon, Hunter, Thank you for returning my call today regarding the Certificate of Appropriateness for 2406 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.. I am a resident of the Rogers-Washington-Holy Cross Historic District and I am in favor of a Postponement of this ruling pending plans or some type of document showing the use of this property. This property is adjacent to an original and well-known homeowner of this Historic District; I would strongly object to approval for demolition without site plans or other documentation showing that the structure is not suitable for rehab. Thank you, Patricia Calhoun, ASID, IIDA, RID Patricia Calhoun THE PERFECT ADDITION 972-814-6543 (Cell) CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". 1 Sturgill, Hunter From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: 1(713)6282228 <ctmavayaalerts@austintexas.gov> Tuesday, December 2, 2025 8:19 AM Historic Preservation Office [Transcribed] Voice Message From: 1 (713) 6282228 VoiceMsg[ID=1414728 G=40 F=228 A=588B9018-E3E0-4915-B196-27EE696E9546 C=1 CID= 1(713)6282228].wav Hello, my name is Marilyn Webb. I'm a neighbor of case number 20. G F 202-514-4858. The 2406 East Mar(cid:415)n Luther King junior Boulevard. I object to this applica(cid:415)on. The builder or whoever owns the property has has never discussed the cer(cid:415)ficate of appropriateness of a demoli(cid:415)on at this contribu(cid:415)ng property. I would like to see any alterna(cid:415)ves to pull demoli(cid:415)on. As it is a contribu(cid:415)ng property. Please give me a call, I'm going to make an a(cid:425)empt to file this objec(cid:415)on. Thank you. Yes. 1 Sturgill, Hunter From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Dear Mr. Sturgill, Ora Houston Tuesday, December 2, 2025 9:49 AM Historic Preservation Office 2406 E. Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd. - Case # - PR-2025-144142; GF 2025-144858 External Email - Exercise Caution I am Ms. Ora Houston and I own property at 1902 Maple Avenue, 78722, Lot 8 Washington Subdivision. Am requesting that the Historic Landmark Commission grant a postponement regarding the Certificate of Appropriateness for the above referenced Case number. The applicant, Dmitriy Dubrovsky has not been in contact with nor has had any conversations with anyone in the Rogers Washington Holy Cross Historic District! Rogers Washington Holy Cross will probably be the only Historic District possible within the six square mile boundaries of the African American Cultural Heritage District. That will be because of the stringent requirements imposed by the State Representative and State Senator who were elected to 'represent not repress' the people of the District. It is unthinkable that this Case would go forward without the Applicant having no conversations with the people in the District in order to have an understand of what can and can not be deconstructed and/or constructed on the site. How disrespectful of the history of citizens of Austin whose structures are continuing examples of how beautiful, creative, engaged and resourceful they were throughout this community, City and State. Please grant a postponement until those conversation(s) can be held! Respectfully, Ms. Ora Houston 2207 E. 22nd Street 512-472-2951 “Service is the rent we pay for the privilege of living on this earth. It is the very purpose of life, not something you do in your spare time.” - The Honorable Shirley Chisholm 1 CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". 2 Sturgill, Hunter From: Sent: To: Subject: Misael Ramos Tuesday, December 2, 2025 2:53 PM McWhorter, Trey - BC; Castillo, Raymond - BC; bc-jamie.alvarez@austintexas.gov; Larosche, Carl - BC; Evans, Roxanne - BC; Grogan, Harmony - BC; Heimsath, Ben - BC; Koch, Kevin - BC; Historic Preservation Office; ' Postponement Request - 2406 E. MLK BLVD Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged You don't often get email from Dear Commissioners, External Email - Exercise Caution The Historic Rogers-Washington Neighborhood Association is writing to request the postponement of the demolition at 2406 E. MLK. This house is a contributing house in our historic district and should remain until further notification from our neighborhood association. The current applicant has not spoken with our neighborhood about this property nor have they submitted any site plans to the city to show what they intend to do with the property. As some may know, it took us 5 years of organizing our neighbors to eventually receive the historic designation. During that process, we created design standards that keep the historical significance alive in our community. These design standards pay respect to the Black architects that built our neighborhood and other parts of East Austin. Given the lack of communication and insight into their plans, the neighborhood association thinks it is prudent to pause the process until plans are shared, we are given time to review the plans to understand how they work with the historic designation and provide feedback to the applicant. We thank you for your review of this case. Please reach out if you have any questions. Signed, Misael Ramos President - Rogers-Washington Holy Cross Neighborhood 1 CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". 2 Sturgill, Hunter From: Sent: To: Subject: Marilyn Tuesday, December 2, 2025 4:06 PM Historic Preservation Office PR-2025-144142/GF 2025-144858 - 2406 E. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged You don't often get email from Ms Sturgill: External Email - Exercise Caution I am a homeowner in the Rogers-Washington-Holy Cross Historic District, and I am deep disturbed by the pending application for CA and demolition. I object to the application for the following reasons. 1) It contravenes the mission and purpose of our district by destroying a contributing property; 2) The applicant has not shown inability to comply with the community standards in developing the property. Yes, the home is aesthetically unappealing, but it does not show signs of structural/foundational instability. Perhaps sales of contributing properties should be limited to persons who show intention to abide by the building standards that we thoughtfully submitted and approved. 3) The applicant has not approached the historic district body to share plans, nor does it appear that plans have been developed or submitted that seek to comply with community guidelines. I request that the application be denied or, alternatively, that consideration be postponed to allow a more considerate and compliant application. Marilynn Poole Webb 1906 Maple Ave Austin, Tx 78722 (713) 628-2228 Serve more. Judge less. Sent from my iPhone CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". 3 Sturgill, Hunter From: Sent: To: Cc: Emily Donohoo Tuesday, December 2, 2025 4:53 PM Historic Preservation Office Postponement Request - 2406 MLK BLVD Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged You don't often get email from emily.m.bd@gmail.com. Learn why this is important External Email - Exercise Caution Case number : PR-2025-144142; GF 2025-144858 Hello, I'm writing as a member of the The Historic Rogers-Washington Neighborhood Association and direct neighbor of 2406 MLK Blvd to request the postponement of the demolition. It is a contributing site to the historical district with design standards created by the Black architects that founded this community. Myself and my neighbors need more information on the proposed plans for this site and any considerations for its historical significance. I am also concerned for the health of our heritage pecan tree with a 138" diameter trunk centered 10 feet from the property line. A large portion of the canopy crosses the property line with 2406 MLK and significant removal could potentially endanger the health of the tree. Thank you for your consideration- Emily M Donohoo & Eric Frantz The information in this email may be confidential and/or privileged. This email may be reviewed only by the intended recipient named above. Any review, use, or disclosure of the information contained in this email, or any attachments by anyone other than the intended recipient, is prohibited. CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". 4 Sturgill, Hunter From: Sent: To: Subject: brenda malik Wednesday, December 3, 2025 2:14 PM Historic Preservation Office Opposition to Demolition Permit @2406 E. M.L.K., Jr. Blvd External Email - Exercise Caution Greetings Commissioners, My name is Brenda Malik, and I am opposed to this demolition application and frankly annoyed that such an application would even come before without our neighborhood design standards being addressed. We worked more than five years to obtain our 'preservation district', yet it appears that the hard work and design standards on the books are deemed irrelevant. My fervent request is that this request for demolition be thrown out, or at least postponed pending further analysis and clearer information. No contact has been received from the applicant. Sincerely, Brenda Malik Rogers-Washington-Holy Cross Historic Preservation District CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". 1 Sturgill, Hunter From: Sent: To: Subject: Tanya Moore Wednesday, December 3, 2025 2:26 PM Historic Preservation Office Postponement for the Demolition to Grant Certificate of Appropriateness Case 2025-144142/GF 2025-144858, 2406 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. You don't often get email from Learn why this is important External Email - Exercise Caution Good Afternoon, Mr. Sturgill. My name is Tanya M. Moore, resident of 2508 Givens Ave. property. I would like to request a postponement of the demolition of the property located at 2406 E. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. The Rogers-Washington Holy Cross neighborhood association worked many years to develop the criteria by which others should adhere to keep the history of our community. Our request is simple as a member of this neighborhood association. We request to be contacted by the applicant, Dmitriy Dubrovsky, to share with us plans on how this property will be renovated while preserving the architectural history of our community. Thank you, in advance, for your consideration. Sincerely, Tanya M. Moore CAUTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Please use caution when clicking links or opening attachments. If you believe this to be a malicious or phishing email, please report it using the "Report Message" button in Outlook. For any additional questions or concerns, contact CSIRT at "cybersecurity@austintexas.gov". 2