407 E. Monroe HR-2022-070860/2022-065132 PR Cost Prohibitive Rehabilitation Current State of Property ● Garage Apartment Built in 1937 and Located in Historic Fairview Park Austin, TX ● Exhibit 1 Has been used as a rental unit with the bare minimum updates as can been seen in exhibit photos ● Exhibit 2 Garage Apartment has been tested for Asbestos and contains 40% Chrys ● Exhibit 3 Garage Apartment has been inspected for Termites and shown to be present ● Exhibit 4 Rehabilitating the Garage Apartment found to be cost prohibitive given the current state estimating to cost $533,677 for a remodel. The lot was originally purchased for $1,200,000 Hardship to Owner to make the property up to date to be able to market it as a remodel, ○ ○ ● Exhibit 5 - As stated by the structural engineer the Garage Apartment is rotting from the inside out and was not built to code ○ ○ ○ ○ Framing and Roofing is considered to be deficient and needs to all be replaced Termite damage confirmed within the walls Rotting Soffit and cracked veneer Back wall has sand bags and soil build up most likely causing rotting in the wall framing ● Exhibit 6 - Neighboring house encroaches onto the property in 2 areas. ● Exhibit 7 -Architects Statement regarding the proposed design Exhibit 1 Exhibit 2 Exhibit 3 Exhibit 4 Exhibit 5 Exhibit 6 Exhibit 7
Allen, Amber From: Sent: To: Subject: Donna Morrow Friday, July 1, 2022 3:22 PM HPD Preservation 407 E. Monroe Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged *** External Email ‐ Exercise Caution *** Case # HR 22‐070860 The building itself at 407 E. Monroe appears to me to be beyond historic status. HOWEVER, it contains at least 6 affordable living spaces which are in very short supply in this area. The occupants are probably workers at local businesses. I hate to see more of this valuable labor force be displaced in favor of a McMansion housing 2 wealthy people, or condos that are incompatible with the historic district & UNaffordable by these workers. Therefore, I will OBJECT to this demolition & new unaffordable construction. Donna Morrow Sent from my iPad 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: Cc: Subject: Davis, Matthew F. Saturday, July 2, 2022 10:16 PM HPD Preservation Case Number HR 22-070860 Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Hello, I reside at 504 East Annie Street. I received a notification about the building permit being requested for 407 East Monroe Street. I have tried to register to participate in the historic landmark commission meeting on July 6, 2022 but have not been able to find a working link to do so. Mr. Oam Parkash recently built a house behind mine on Newning Street. I would like to participate in the meeting because I want to understand his plans for 407 East Monroe Street. If the home is to be renovated with the exterior left unchanged, I am supportive. However, if the home on the site is to be demolished, I am against replacing it with a stark modern house that is out of keeping with the neighborhood. Please let me know how I can register to participate in the meeting. Matt Davis 504 East Annie Street *****Any tax advice included in this communication may not contain a full description of all relevant facts or a complete analysis of all relevant tax issues or authorities. This communication is solely for the intended recipient's benefit and may not be relied upon by any other person or entity. ***** This message (including any attachments)contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, by you is strictly prohibited. Deloitte refers to a Deloitte member firm, one of its related entities, or Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited ("DTTL"). Each Deloitte member firm is a separate legal entity and a member of DTTL. DTTL does not provide services to clients. Please see www.deloitte.com/about to learn more. v.T.1 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: Melanie Martinez Monday, July 4, 2022 9:55 PM HPD Preservation C.5. HR-2022-070860 – 407 E. Monroe St. Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Dear Commissioners, I live around the corner from this property and am sad to see a piece of this larger property demolished. While I am disappointed that a creative alternative couldn't be found, I do understand that its condition and size make it a difficult property to remodel for today's market. However, the new design is inappropriate in scale and materials for that location, being so close to several Victorian‐era homes and one of our main thoroughfares in the heart of our district. Could the owner please follow the recommendation of the Commission to give our neighborhood a more sympathetic design that does not detract from our historic streetscape? Thank you, Melanie Martinez 1214 Newning 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: Polina Koronkevich Friday, July 1, 2022 12:26 PM HPD Preservation Attn: Amber Allen; Case # PR 22-066309, GF 22-078748 - 908 E 13th St Follow Up Flag: Flag Status: Follow up Flagged *** External Email - Exercise Caution *** Hello, If I need to send these comments via the physical form, please let me know. I am opposed to the demolition permit for this home. This home was recently restored (at least from what is visible on the exterior), so I do not understand the rationale for wanting to demolish it so soon after restoration. My neighborhood has seen so many homes demolished in the 12 years I have been living here and many more before then. Unfortunately, I do not know the historical significance of this home, so maybe that is the only basis that this board uses to determine if a permit should be given, but I am opposed to the consistent destruction of this neighborhood. Austin is suffering from an acute housing shortage, especially of smaller, more affordable homes, as they are torn down and McMansions are built on the lots. The most affordable home is the one that is already built. If the property owner is hellbent on building another monstrosity on this plot of land, for the love of god please let them consider having the house moved to a different location instead of being thrown in the dump. The American impulse to throw away perfectly good things is destroying our history and the earth. We go to Europe on vacations and revel in the old historic buildings but throw our own away at the first opportunity. Polina Koronkevich 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
1400 GARDEN STREET STREET ELEVATIONS B EXISTING STREET ELEVATION PROPOSED STREET ELEVATION MAINTENANCE / ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPDATES TO FRONT ELEVATION: - NEW ENERGY EFFICIENT WINDOWS - SIMILAR IN PROPORTION, SIZE AND LOCATION TO EXISTING. - REPLACE ROTTING SIDING WITH NEW WOOD SIDING TO MATCH EXISTING; PAINT TO MATCH EXISTING WHITE - REPLACE AGING COLUMNS AT FRONT PORCH. - REMODEL PORCH ROOF TO ALIGN BETTER WITH HOUSE ROOF TO ELIMINATE LEAKS AND WOOD ROT. - EXTEND STAIR AT PORCH. - REPLACE AGING SHINGLE ROOF WITH MORE PERIOD CORRECT GALVANIZED METAL ROOF. - ADD PLANTERS AT FRONT PORCH. 1400 GARDEN FRONT ELEVATIONS
Annual Internal Review This report covers the time period of 7/1/2021 to 6/30/2022 Historic Landmark Commission ____________________________________ The Board/Commission mission statement (per the City Code) is: Pursuant to Section 2-1-147(B) of the Code of the City of Austin, the Historic Landmark Commission: 1. Shall prepare and periodically revise an inventory of the structures and areas that may be eligible for designation as historic landmarks. 2. Shall prepare, review, and propose amendments to the Historic Landmark Preservation Plan. 3. Shall review requests to establish or remove a historic designation and make recommendations on the requests to the Land Use Commission, as determined in accordance with Section 25-1-46 of the Code of the City of Austin. 4. Shall provide information and counseling to owners of structures that are designated as historic structures. 5. May initiate zoning or rezoning of property to establish or remove a historic 6. May recommend amendments to the Code of the City of Austin relating to designation. historic preservation. 7. May recommend that the City acquire property if the Commission finds that acquisition by the City is the only means by which to preserve the property. 8. May advise the Council on matters relating to historic preservation. 9. For an object that is not permanently affixed to land, may recommend that Council confer special historic designation, and 10. Shall perform other duties as prescribed by the Code of the City of Austin or other ordinance. Annual Review and Work Plan – Historic Landmark Commission Year 2021-2022 Page 2 1. Describe the board’s actions supporting their mission during the previous calendar year. Address all elements of the board’s mission statement as provided in the relevant sections of the City Code. 1. The Commission references several surveys in evaluating historical significance for historic-age properties subject to applications for demolition and relocation permits, as well as building permits in National Register districts. These include the East Austin Historic Resources Survey (2016), the Old Austin Neighborhood Association / West Downtown survey (2020), and the North Central Austin survey (2021), among others. A survey of Downtown Austin is anticipated to be completed in fiscal year 2022-23. 2. The Commission recommended new citywide Historic Design Standards as an essential resource for property owners and professionals that increases equity in City processes in fiscal year 2020-21. Action by City Council—the final step in formal adoption—as of this fiscal year, the adoption is still pending the …
604 West 11th Street Austin, TX 78701 www.originalaustin.org 5 July 2022 C14H-2022-0073; RE: Letter of Support for Westgate Tower, 1122 Colorado Street zoning change request from CBD to CBD-H City of Austin Historic Landmark Commission Austin, Texas Dear City of Austin: This letter is submitted on behalf of the Old Austin Neighborhood Association ("OANA") regarding the proposed designation of Westgate Tower at 1122 Colorado, Austin, Texas, as an Austin City Landmark. Westgate Tower was designed in 1962, completed in 1966, by noted Modernist architect, Edward Durell Stone. The property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places (NR, 2010) and designated a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (RTHL, 2012). Sincerely, Ted Siff, President Board of Directors Ted Siff, President Perry Lorenz Austin Stowell Blake Tollett, Secretary Ray Canfield, Treasurer Katie Jackson Charles Peveto Diana Zuniga Michael Portman Perry Horton Chris Riley
DATES OF ALTERATIONS GABLED BAY ADDITION, FIREPLACES, AND ROOM SEPERATIONS LATER MORLEY RENOVATIONS - ENCLOSED REAR PORCH 1874-1877 ORIGINAL CONSTRUCTION 1876-1893 INTERNAL STAIR 1900 CORA MORLEY RENOVATIONS - 1920s 1929-1973 EARLY LUCIELLE MORLEY RENOVATIONS - CONVERT HOME TO APARTMENTS. ENCLOSED BREEZE-WAY BETWEEN HOUSE AND SERVANTS QUARTERS LATER LUCIELLE MORLEY RENOVATIONS - 1929-1973 ADDITION TO CONNECT ENCLOSED BREEZE-WAY TO REST OF HOME 1973-PRESENT REPLACEMENT OF GUARDRAILS 2022 PROPOSED ADDITION - RECONSTRUCT AND EXPAND DETERIORATED LATER LUCIELLE ADDITION FOR ACCESSIBLE RESTROOM LEVEL 2 GROUND LEVEL
EQUITY-BASED PRESERVATION PLAN Historic Landmark Commission briefing—July 6, 2022 GOAL Replace Austin’s 1981 preservation plan with an inclusive, equity-focused, and community- oriented process and outcome GOAL • How can we better recognize, preserve, and share important places and stories? • How can preservation policies and tools address essential issues like sustainability, affordability, and displacement? • How can citizens co-create preservation policies? ) t h g i r ( l i i n o s u c n I l a c o S d n a n o i t a v r e s e r P , ) r e t n e c d n a t f e l ( n i t s u A f o y t i C / r i a h C n e p O : s e g a m I COMMUNITY-BASED PROCESS COMMUNITY-BASED PROCESS Professional facilitator Icons from the Noun Project: Community by Gan Khoon Lay, focus group by mikicon, committee by Adrien Coquet COMMUNITY-BASED PROCESS 26 community members 19 ZIP codes 13 members opting into compensation AUSTIN WORKING GROUP COMMUNITY-BASED PROCESS ! Affordable housing advocate ! Archaeologist ! Architect ! Attorney ! Business owner ! City board or commission ! Community member ! Contractor ! Developer Economic development organization (withdrew) ! Educational institution ! Engineer ! Heritage organization Heritage tourism professional (withdrew) ! Historic property owner ! Historical commission (City, County, State) Landscape architect (withdrew) ! Neighborhood association ! Preservation organization ! Preservation consultant ! Religious institution ! Social justice organization ! Urban planner/planning organization • 170 responses to community heritage survey • 19 people in 3 community focus groups COMMUNITY-BASED VISION Historic preservation in Austin actively engages communities in protecting and sharing important places and stories. Preservation uses the past to create a shared sense of belonging and to shape an equitable, inclusive, sustainable, and economically vital future for all. CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS Yes / No - 0 + No / Neutral Yes / harms benefits CENTERING EQUITY Does the proposed recommendation… 1. Reinforce the plan’s vision? If Yes, does the proposed recommendation… 2. Respect community-based knowledge? Is it based on community-identified needs and input? 3. Increase equitable access to information about historic preservation and equip people to take action? Is it clear to people without previous preservation experience? 4. Recognize and honor the cultures, historic assets, traditions, and stories of historically underrepresented communities in …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 – 6:00 PM CITY HALL - Council Chambers 301 W. 2nd Street Austin, TX 78701 Some members of the Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live. COMMISSION MEMBERS: x Terri Myers, Chair x Ben Heimsath, Vice Chair x Anissa Castillo x Witt Featherston x Kevin Koch x Carl Larosche ab Harmony Grogan x Trey McWhorter x Blake Tollett x Beth Valenzuela x Caroline Wright MEETING MINUTES CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first (10) speakers who register to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. June 1, 2022 – Offered for consent approval MOTION: Approve the minutes, per passage of the consent agenda, on a motion by Commissioner Koch. Commissioner Larosche seconded the motion. Vote: 10-0. 2. BRIEFINGS A. B. 80 Chicon St. – Proposed Demolition Presenter: Kalan Contreras Equity-Based Historic Preservation Plan Presenter: Cara Bertron 1 Preservation Austin Presenter: Meghan King 3. PUBLIC HEARINGS C. A. Discussion and Possible Action on Applications for Historic Zoning, Discussion and Action on Applications for Historic District Zoning, and Requests to Consider Initiation of Historic Zoning Cases A.1. C14H-2022-0078 – 813 Park Blvd. – Discussion Council District 9 Proposal: Owner-initiated historic zoning. Owner’s agent: Lori Martin City Staff: Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Office, 512-974-2727 Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends the proposed zoning change from family residence (SF-3) – conditional overlay (CO) – neighborhood plan (NP) to family residence (SF-3) – conditional overlay (CO) – neighborhood plan (NP) – historic landmark (H) combining district zoning. Lori Martin spoke in favor of historic zoning. There were no speakers in opposition. MOTION: Close public hearing, on a motion by Commissioner Koch. Commissioner Larosche seconded the motion. Vote: 10-0. MOTION: Recommend historic zoning based on architectural significance and historical associations, on a motion by Commissioner Koch. Commissioner Tollett seconded the motion. Vote: 10-0. A.2. C14H-2022-0073 – 1122 Colorado St. – Discussion Council District 9 Proposal: Owner-initiated historic zoning. Owner’s agent: Brian Evans City Staff: Kalan Contreras, Historic Preservation Office, 512-974-2727 Staff Recommendation: Staff recommends the proposed zoning change from Central Business District (CBD) zoning to Central Business District – Historic Landmark (CBD-H) combining district zoning. Brian Evans spoke in opposition of historic zoning. There were no speakers in …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PRESERVATION PLAN COMMITTEE Community Interest Announcement Preservation Plan Working Group meeting Wednesday, June 29, 2022 – 5:00 P.M. Huston-Tillotson University, Davage-Durden Student Union 900 Chicon Street Austin, Texas A quorum of committee members may be present. No action will be taken. For more information, please contact: cara.bertron@austintexas.gov Cara Bertron 512-974-1446 1
Versión en español a continuación. Historic Landmark Commission Meeting of the Preservation Plan Committee Thursday, June 23rd, 2022, 11:00 AM Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. Community members may register for public communication but may not speak on specific cases on the agenda. The opportunity for public input on specific cases will occur at a subsequent meeting of the Historic Landmark Commission. This meeting is not televised. Community members may also register to receive call in information and listen to the meeting via telephone. To register for remote participation: • Call or email the board liaison at (512) 974-3393 or preservation@austintexas.gov no later than noon, Wednesday, June 22nd, 2022 (the day before the meeting). The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). • Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. • Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. • Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. • Handouts or other information may be emailed to preservation@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to committee members in advance of the meeting. 1 Reunión del Historic Landmark Commission, Preservation Plan Committee FECHA de la reunion 23 de junio 2022 a las once de la mañana (11:00 a.m.) Se permitirán comentarios públicos en persona o de forma remota por teléfono. Se requiere registro a más tardar al mediodía del día anterior a la reunión para la participación remota. Los miembros de la comunidad pueden registrarse para la comunicación ciudadana pero no pueden hablar sobre casos específicos en la agenda. La oportunidad para la opinión del público sobre casos específicos ocurrirá en una reunión posterior de la Comisión de Monumentos Históricos. Esta reunión no es televisada. Los miembros de la comunidad también pueden registrarse para recibir información de llamadas y escuchar la reunión por teléfono. Para …
HISTORIC LANDMARK COMMISSION PRESERVATION PLAN COMMITTEE Friday, May 27, 2022 – 11:00 A.M. Street-Jones Building, Room 400A 1000 E. 11th Street Austin, Texas 1. 2. COMMISSION MEMBERS: x x Beth Valenzuela, Chair Ben Heimsath Terri Myers ab AGENDA CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Speakers who register to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES May 4, 2022 MOTION: Approval of minutes on a motion by Commissioner Heimsath. Commissioner Valenzuela seconded the motion. Vote: 2-0. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION A. Debrief from May working group meeting Stations w/ post-it notes & dots for votes No small group discussions; more opportunity for individual input Small-group discussion for Zoom participants Discuss meeting • • • Review draft recommendations on outreach, engagement, and education • • Commissioners provided feedback on draft recommendations National Alliance of Preservation Commissions (NAPC) access and membership Discussion of June working group meetings Meeting goals and structures Review outstanding recommendations and terminology Phase 2 B. C. 1 Timing of commission presentation • • Invite working group members to co-present in September Possibly schedule workshop with commissioners and working group members Update on outreach and engagement strategies ADJOURNMENT MOTION: Adjourn the meeting on a motion by Commissioner Heimsath. Commissioner Valenzuela seconded the motion. Vote: 2-0. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call the Historic Preservation Office at 512-974-1686 for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Preservation Plan Committee, please contact Cara Bertron, Senior Planner, at 512-974-1446. 2
Versión en español a continuación. Historic Landmark Commission Meeting of the Architectural Review Committee Tuesday, June 14th, 2022, 4:30 PM Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation. Community members may register for public communication but may not speak on specific cases on the agenda. The opportunity for public input on specific cases will occur at a subsequent meeting of the Historic Landmark Commission. This meeting is not televised. Community members may also register to receive call in information and listen to the meeting via telephone. To register for remote participation: • Call or email the board liaison at (512) 974-3393 or preservation@austintexas.gov no later than noon, Monday, June 13th, 2022 (the day before the meeting). The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). • Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. • Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. • Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. • Handouts or other information may be emailed to preservation@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to committee members in advance of the meeting. Reunión del Historic Landmark Commission, Architectural Review Committee FECHA de la reunion 14 de juno 2022 a las cuatro y media de la tarde (4:30 p.m.) Se permitirán comentarios públicos en persona o de forma remota por teléfono. Se requiere registro a más tardar al mediodía del día anterior a la reunión para la participación remota. Los miembros de la comunidad pueden registrarse para la comunicación ciudadana pero no pueden hablar sobre casos específicos en la agenda. La oportunidad para la opinión del público sobre casos específicos ocurrirá en una reunión posterior de la Comisión de Monumentos Históricos. Esta reunión no es televisada. Los miembros de la comunidad también pueden registrarse para recibir información de llamadas y escuchar la reunión por teléfono. …
