17.a - 907 E 13th St - public comment — original pdf

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Sturgill, Hunter From: Sent: To: Subject: Hello, Polina Koronkevich Wednesday, January 7, 2026 5:27 AM Historic Preservation Office PR-2025-138065; GF-2025-144692 ; 907 E 13th External Email - Exercise Caution I'm writing in opposition to the demolition permit for 907 e 13th street. This is one of the oldest homes in the neighborhood, and Eureka is a rampant demolition-by-neglect bad actor. I spoke at last month's meeting about this property, and my feelings have not changed. I will not be able to attend tonight's meeting. We reached out to the applicant to come meet with the neighborhood, but have not heard back from them. We suspect that they will not be interested in meeting with us in order to run out the 90-day automatic approval clock. I know that the city is being sued by Eureka because of the Eisenbeiser building, but we need to put a stop to these tactics because they are ruining neighborhoods. There is another property on east 13th that they recently tore down, which had been a rental but now is just an empty lot. I pass it walking every day and it's a blatant reminder that these people do not have any interest in improving the East Side. This building certainly meets the criteria for architecture, association with important people (the first settlers to this part of Austin), and community value -- it is one of the oldest homes in this neighborhood and connects us the Swede portion of our Swede Hill neighborhood name, much of which we have lost to I-35 development. Thank you, Polina 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