Tag Archives: Old West Austin
Council gives first reading OK to major development on tiny slice of land
On a vote of 8-3, City Council last week approved on first reading a major change for a small sliver of property at 1209 W. Fifth St. The change would allow the developer to build up to 120 feet, a…
Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Nov 13, 2024
Board of Adjustment approves variances in the interest of health and safety
The Board of Adjustment heard a presentation on Tuesday from David Webber, of the Webber + Studio architectural design firm, who requested two variances for increased impervious coverage and floor area ratio at a property in Old West Austin. The…
Land Development Code • By Hunter Simmons • Oct 17, 2024
Board of Adjustment says maintaining area character is not sufficient hardship
While neighborhood character is an important aspect of design in a historic neighborhood, it is not the only thing the Board of Adjustment takes into account when considering a variance request to modify a home. Architect Ryan Bollom proposed adding a…
Land Development Code • By Jessi Devenyns • Jul 20, 2020
Five new demolition permits released for Old West Austin homes
A modified plan for five homes in the West Line Historic District moved forward at the Historic Landmark Commission on Monday night, but it required a leap of faith on the part of commissioners. Originally, five demolitions were part of a…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 30, 2018
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West Austin Triplex bid stalls at BoA
Time and money did not prove to be a sufficient hardship at the Board of Adjustment, where an Old West Austin homeowner hoping to build a triplex on a multifamily lot learned the price of 600 feet this week. William…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 14, 2017
West Line home plans unsettle landmark commission
Despite some strong indications that it might be fruitless, Historic Landmark commissioners voted May 22 to postpone a recommendation for a new Old West Austin home in the hopes that something different might be built. Last year, the Historic Landmark…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 30, 2017
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Panel considers a maybe-historic home in Old West Austin
In a somewhat unusual turn of events, the Historic Landmark Commission did not seem convinced that a 1939 home in the Old West Austin Historic District is all that historic, but it is open to hearing more about the house,…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 17, 2017
Council sacrifices Old West Austin building for park improvements
A fourplex in Old West Austin is likely to be demolished despite a push by Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo to save it in the name of historic preservation. A resolution put forward by Tovo to initiate historic zoning on…
Preservation • By Jack Craver • Nov 15, 2016
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Council debates building demolition in Old West Austin
City Council delayed a decision on a contentious historic preservation case Thursday after a property owner promised that he would not seek a permit to tear down the structure in the next week. Zach Armstrong, who is seeking to demolish…
Preservation • By Jack Craver • Nov 4, 2016
West Line bungalow to be demolished
After almost half-a-dozen trips to the Historic Landmark Commission, an Old West Austin house is officially beyond repair. The 1915 bungalow, which is located at 812 Theresa Ave., was known as the Anderson-Wattinger-Sucke-Naishtat House at the most recent meeting of…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 3, 2016
Something ventured, 'nothing' gained at historic commission
At their most recent meeting, Historic Landmark commissioners “accomplished nothing” for a 1932 fourplex known as the Palma Plaza Apartment House. With only seven members present, commissioners were unable to garner an effective number of votes to move forward with…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 2, 2016
Jenny Lind Porter home to be demolished
It took several months of deliberation, but in the end members of the Historic Landmark Commission voted unanimously to allow the demolition of Texas poet laureate Jenny Lind Porter’s home. The 1928 home at 1715 Summit View Place is a…
