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APPLICATION FOR STREET OR ALLEY VACATION File No. _______________________ Department Use Only DATE: _____________________________ Department Use Only TYPE OF VACATION Type of Vacation: Street: _____; Alley: _____; ROW _____ Hundred Block: _____________________ Name of Street/Alley/ROW: ______________________________________ Is it constructed: Yes No Property address: _______________________________________________________________________ Purpose of vacation: _____________________________________________________________________ PROPERTY DESCRIPTION ADJACENT TO AREA TO BE VACATED Parcel #: _____________________________________________________________________________ Survey & Abstract No.: _________________________________________________________________ Lot(s): _______________ Block: _________ Outlot: __________________________________________ Subdivision Name: _____________________________________________________________________ Plat Book ___________ Page Number __________ Document Number ___________________________ Neighborhood Association Name: _________________________________________________________ Address including zip code: ______________________________________________________________ RELATED CASES Existing Site Plan (circle one): YES / NO Subdivision: Case (circle one): YES / NO Zoning Case (circle one): YES / NO PROJECT NAME, if applicable: FILE NUMBERS ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Name of Development Project: ____________________________________________________________ Is this a S.M.A.R.T. Housing Project (circle one): YES / NO Is this within the Downtown Austin Plan Boundaries (circle one): YES / NO OWNER INFORMATION Name: _______________________________________________________________ (as shown on Deed) Address: ______________________________ Phone: (___) ____________ Fax No.: (___) ___________ City: ________________ County: _____________ State: __________ Zip Code: ______________ Contact Person/Title: __________________________________________ Cell Phone: (___) ___________ Email Address: _________________________________________________________________________ (If multiple owners are joining in this request, complete names and addresses for each must be attached.) APPLICANT INFORMATION Name: _______________________________________________________________________________ Firm Name: ___________________________________________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________________________________ City: _____________________State: _______________ Zip Code: ________________________ Office No.: (___) _______________ Cell No.: (___) ______________ Fax No.: (___) ______________ EMAIL ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________________ The undersigned Landowner/Applicant understands: 1) This application will be handled in accordance with standard City policies and procedures. 2) No action will be taken without (a) payment of the nonrefundable application fee, or (b) necessary documentation. 3) The application and fee in no way obligate the City to vacate the subject area. 4) All documents related to this transaction and a certified check for the appraised value must be delivered to the City of Austin prior to placing the item on the Council Agenda for final approval. Signed By: __________________ Landowner/Applicant 7  February 23, 2021 Office of Real Estate Services City of Austin 505 Barton Springs Road, Suite 1350 Austin, TX 78704 Re: Pathways at Rosewood Courts Vacation of Cornell Street Right-of Way between Chicon Street and Poquito Street Good Day, The Pathways at Rosewood Courts project is an affordable housing development operated by the Housing Authority of the City of Austin (HACA). The site currently contains twenty-five multifamily buildings, which are approximately 80 years old. The proposed redevelopment will demolish all but eight of these historic structures. The remaining eight structures will be gutted and refurbished to contemporary standards and will provide 20 multifamily units. Three new multifamily buildings will also be constructed, providing an additional 164 units. A portion of the site is also being set aside for affordable single-family style units. Cornell Street is a dedicated right-of-way; however, there is a building constructed within it and the paved street does not connect Chicon and Poquito. There is a significant elevation difference between Chicon and Poquito which is mitigated by terraced retaining walls that make a vehicular connection impossible. There is also currently no pedestrian access, although stairs may have been attached to the retaining walls at one time. The preliminary inquiries to Austin Water and the Austin Transportation Department suggest that the City does not maintain this ROW nor the private utilities within it; it is treated essentially as private property. By releasing this right-of-way to HACA in fact, the actual responsibility for maintenance would be clear, and HACA can legitimately make use of the property to enhance the development and better meet their mission to provide quality affordable housing to the citizens of Austin. 1. Is this a residential or commercial project? Residential, although City code classifies multi- family residential as a commercial use. 2. How was the area to be vacated dedicated? By plat or separate instrument? Separate instrument, but we continue to investigate. A survey from June 1938, “Map of Surveys of Portions of Outlot 62 Division “B” City of Austin made for The Housing Authority Housing Project Tex.1-2” was included as a deed exhibit when HACA bought the land in July 1938. However, we have discovered a version of this same exhibit onto which the Cornell Street ROW was drawn, being carved out of Lot 5 of the M.L. Jones Estate (no recording information). 3. Did the City purchase the area to be vacated? Unknown 4. Are both the area to be vacated and your property in the same subdivision? Yes, the M.L. Jones Estate (no recording information). 5707 Southwest Parkway, Building 2, Suite 250 Austin, Texas 78735 Tel: 512.306.8252 Fax: 512.306.7240 dunawayassociates.com Texas Registered Engineering Firm No: F-1114  5. Is the area to be vacated functional right-of-way, or is it only dedicated on paper? Dedicated on paper only; the area is being used as a pair of private drives and has a building in it. No vehicular or pedestrian through access is currently available. 6. Are there any utility lines within the area to be vacated? Yes, a water line (meter) which shall be preserved within an easement, and a wastewater line and overhead utilities which shall be ultimately removed and replaced with private services. 7. How do you plan to develop the area to be vacated? The west portion of the paved drive will remain to preserve the historic nature of the site. The east portion is proposed to be a parking lot, and single-family style affordable housing. Pedestrian connectivity will be provided to link Chicon and Poquito. 8. Has a site plan been submitted on your project? No 9. Is your project a Unified Development? Yes, it will be, as the tract is made up of numerous parcels. 10. Is your project a SMART Housing Project? Yes, it will participate in the SMART Housing program. 11. When do you anticipate starting construction of the development? April 2022 12. What is the current zoning on the adjacent properties? MF-4-NP and MF-4-H-NP 13. What is the current status of the adjacent properties? Rosewood Courts occupies both sides of Cornell Street (including a building within the Cornell Street ROW). 14. What type of parking facilities currently exist? There are a few on-street parking spaces along Cornell Street that provide parking to the current Rosewood Courts residents. With the redevelopment of the site, these spaces will be reduced or eliminated in order to provided easier fire truck access into the development. 15. Will your parking requirements increase with the expansion? The parking requirements will decrease due to the parking provisions of the Affordability Unlocked Ordinance (20190509-027); the parking demand on the adjacent streets is also expected to decrease due to the significant increase in surface parking provided by the redevelopment and new surface parking lot. 16. How will the increase be handled? No increase on adjacent streets is expected. 17. Have any agreements or easements been executed with the adjacent landowners or in draft form? No, HACA owns the abutting tracts. 18. Does the area to be vacated lie within the Austin Downtown Plan (DAP)? No 19. Does the area to be vacated lie within UT boundaries? No 20. Does the proposed vacation support the Priority Programs and policy directives set forth in 5707 Southwest Parkway, Building 2, Suite 250 Austin, Texas 78735 Tel: 512.306.8252 Fax: 512.306.7240 dunawayassociates.com Texas Registered Engineering Firm No: F-1114  the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan? Yes, most particularly the historic preservation policies, the housing policies, the neighborhood policies, and the children, families, and education policies. The redevelopment project as a whole further supports the recreation and open space policies, and the wastewater, potable water, and drainage policies. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know. J Segura, PE Senior Technical Engineer Sincerely, 5707 Southwest Parkway, Building 2, Suite 250 Austin, Texas 78735 Tel: 512.306.8252 Fax: 512.306.7240 dunawayassociates.com Texas Registered Engineering Firm No: F-1114 12/17/2020 Travis CAD Travis CAD - Property Details Property Search Results > 194973 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF AUSTIN for Year 2020 Tax Year: 2020 LOT 1-6 BLK 3 OLT 62 DIV B HART V D SUBD MF4 Legal Descripon: Zoning: Agent Code: Property Account Property ID: Geographic ID: Type: Property Use Code: Property Use Descripon: 194973 0206100102 Real Protest Protest Status: Informal Date: Formal Date: Locaon Address: Neighborhood: Neighborhood CD: Owner Name: Mailing Address: Values 1140 POQUITO ST TX FORMERLY EEXMP _EEXMP Mapsco: Map ID: 020211 HOUSING AUTHORITY OF AUSTIN 1124 S IH 35 AUSTIN, TX 78704-2614 Owner ID: % Ownership: 175517 100.0000000000% Exempons: EX-XV (+) Improvement Homesite Value: + (+) Improvement Non-Homesite Value: + + (+) Land Homesite Value: + (+) Land Non-Homesite Value: + (+) Agricultural Market Valuaon: + (+) Timber Market Valuaon: = (=) Market Value: – (–) Ag or Timber Use Value Reducon: = (=) Appraised Value: – (–) HS Cap: = (=) Assessed Value: $0 $0 $0 $2,097,600 Ag / Timber Use Value $0 $0 $0 $0 -------------------------- $2,097,600 $0 $2,097,600 $0 $2,097,600 -------------------------- -------------------------- Taxing Jurisdicon Owner: % Ownership: 100.0000000000% Total Value: HOUSING AUTHORITY OF AUSTIN $2,097,600 Enty Descripon 01 02 AUSTIN ISD CITY OF AUSTIN 03 TRAVIS COUNTY propaccess.traviscad.org/clientdb/Property.aspx?prop_id=194973 Tax Rate Appraised Value $2,097,600 1.102700 $2,097,600 0.533500 0.374359 $2,097,600 Taxable Value Esmated Tax $0 $0 $0 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 1/2 12/17/2020 Travis CAD - Property Details TRAVIS CENTRAL APP DIST TRAVIS COUNTY HEALTHCARE DISTRICT AUSTIN COMM COLL DIST 0.105800 HOMESTEAD PRESERVATION REINVESTMENT ZONE 1 0.000000 Total Tax Rate: $2,097,600 $2,097,600 $2,097,600 $2,097,600 0.000000 0.110306 2.226665 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 Taxes w/Current Exempons: Taxes w/o Exempons: $46,706.53 0A 2J 68 HPR1 Year 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 Improvement / Building No improvements exist for this property. Land Roll Value History # Type Descripon Acres 1 Sq 1.6051 69920.00 0.00 LAND Land Eff Front Eff Depth Market Value Prod. Value $0 $2,097,600 0.00 Improvements N/A Land Market N/A Ag Valuaon N/A Appraised N/A HS Cap Assessed N/A N/A $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,097,600 $2,097,600 $2,097,600 $1,048,800 $1,048,800 0 0 0 0 0 2,097,600 2,097,600 2,097,600 1,048,800 1,048,800 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $2,097,600 $2,097,600 $2,097,600 $1,048,800 $1,048,800 Deed History - (Last 3 Deed Transacons) # Deed Date Type Descripon Grantor Grantee Volume Page Deed Number Quesons Please Call (512) 834-9317 This site requires cookies to be enabled in your browser sengs. Website version: 1.2.2.30 Database last updated on: 12/17/2020 12:36 AM © N. Harris Computer Corporaon propaccess.traviscad.org/clientdb/Property.aspx?prop_id=194973 2/2