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Jason Lowenthal, staff presenting the items, said the homeowners are seeking assistance through a federally funded recovery program administered by the Texas General Land Office (GLO) linked to Hurricane Harvey recovery. A structural-engineer report procured through the GLO determined that repair would exceed the program's historic-rehabilitation cap and that reconstruction is the feasible path under program requirements. Lowenthal summarized that the damage \"exceeds the $200,000 cap for historic structures\" so the project transitions from rehabilitation to new construction.

Representatives of the GLO explained that the program is federal disaster-recovery funding subject to Section 106 review and other federal environmental and cost-reasonableness requirements. Lori Cochran, appearing as a GLO representative, said the program must meet sound-attenuation requirements for the Tier 2 Hobby Airport zone and noted the program's standard plans use elevated finished floors because the site lies in a 500-year floodplain; she said proposed windows and doors must meet an SDC 40 rating.

Public comment included neighbors and the homeowners. Several commissioners pressed staff and the GLO to consider lowering roof pitch or otherwise moderating the vertical massing introduced by elevating the house, to better match the neighborhood's prevailing horizontal character. Lowenthal and the GLO said they had already worked to modify the submitted elevations — for example lowering garage ridge heights, adjusting plate heights and adding a brick skirting between piers — and that further limited adjustments might be possible but that the program uses standardized plans and has time and budget constraints. The homeowner and a pastor who spoke on her behalf described ongoing interior damage and hardship from long-standing structural and water problems.

Votes and outcome: The commission voted to approve demolition of the existing structure and then, in a separate motion, approved the new construction drawings with the condition that staff work with the applicant and GLO on additional design refinements where feasible; if refinements cannot be accommodated under the program, the current drawings will be built. Both motions passed on voice votes.

Why it matters: The action affects a contributing resource in Glenbrook Valley and illustrates tensions between federal disaster-recovery program constraints, historic-preservation design standards, and homeowners' need for timely, resilient housing repairs. Commissioners emphasized the project's anomalous status within a larger federal program and pressed for as much local design compatibility as the program will allow.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Houston - Houston Archaeological and Historical Commission - Feb 27, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The commission approved demolition of a storm-damaged house at 2711 Mont Lehi Court and approved a proposed replacement design with a condition that staff and the applicant work to refine exterior design elements where feasible within the federal program constraints.","taxTitle","Houston, Harris County, Texas","taxId",2797,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6660233,"Commission delegates window decision, orders stucco mock-up at Audubon Place house",494,1193000,1687000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2437799-c0708969d5616247baab3cc89481e7eb&start=1193&end=1687","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2437799-c0708969d5616247baab3cc89481e7eb/thumbnail_1193000.jpg","/articles/6660233/Houston/Harris-County/Texas/Commission-delegates-window-decision-orders-stucco-mock-up-at-Audubon-Place-house","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6660233-4249ea74c074b1e59014739c2dbbb5a7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771046452&Signature=G3DrZiOaJbyEQegkxS5UTX1R4-YK3PjpJ513NM-jQrnnocqfGS8H7seW2oRNK8i2itNssdY88fIaQTXbhzPFOck9v2AOWaL8~ih-LcZd5ngNFW0BGzS-ad103kcj8PT56Gogsu0L85xtUXc~Kwc2RS~8wZ9gtU5kV8TtRRQe7Kf9pESdx9AO-Tq7Wp-qrH823hj3OhAiEU14XriTs7j-Bal6U513v7FWPV~cj~IQ3XRn9~KkfXlQWRLsfEL91YRnbbrQga5lGI68BMHoo9EI0s143jJvIDcV9EOP5T1YIiAONcCagjvQqxRhtOSvLBgi3uJxxPRjkmBpRGkWzoS-NQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Houston Archaeological Historical Commission voted on Feb. 27 to deny a Certificate of Appropriateness as submitted for work at 704 Marshall St. (Audubon Place Historic District) and to issue a Certificate of Remediation for stucco repairs, while delegating to staff the on-site review and an authority to determine whether original windows should be repaired or replaced.

Terrence Jackson, staff presenting the application, described the property as a contributing, two-story circa-1915 wood-frame stucco house with 1,984 square feet on a roughly 6,000-square-foot lot and said the application proposed to remove and replace 21 existing wood windows and to repair and replace the stucco with a dash finish. Jackson said staff recommended denial of the COA and issuance of a Certificate of Remediation for the proposed stucco work and asked the commission to allow staff to inspect the windows in person before deciding on replacement of historically original windows. Jackson summarized: \"Denial and issuance of a COR to complete the stucco dash finish mock up to be approved by staff prior to installation of the structure... we would like to ask the HHC to allow staff to review the original 21 windows and have staff make a determination as to if the windows can be replaced or repaired.\"

The homeowners' representatives, Bridal Falk and Ellen Bach, said the windows are badly deteriorated, that many are original and rotted, and that interior mildew and obvious water intrusion prompted an urgency to replace them for health and safety reasons. Falk told the commission they were \"trying to replace them with the exact dimensions, the same style and the recessed design, the 1 by 1 double hung design of the window, and using the same materials, all wood.\" She said prior owners applied an inappropriate plaster that caused water intrusion and that some interior rooms have mildew.

Commission discussion and decision: Commissioners expressed concern about on-site condition assessments; staff representatives said they had attempted site visits but recent protective wrapping and fencing limited visual inspection. After public comment the commission voted to deny the COA as filed, issue a COR for the stucco with a mock-up to be approved by staff, and delegate to staff the authority to inspect the windows on-site and determine whether they may be repaired or, if non-original or beyond repair, replaced. The motion that incorporated staff's amended recommendation passed by voice vote.

Why it matters: The decision balances historic-preservation review with an emergency-repair urgency asserted by the homeowners. Delegating the window determination to staff was framed as a compromise to allow timely remediation before the next commission meeting; staff noted the commission would not next meet in March and the applicants face ongoing water intrusion.

Key technical details: The application listed 21 windows to be removed (20 identified by staff as original, 1 non-original). Staff recommended a dash finish stucco mock-up be approved by staff prior to full installation. The property was described in staff materials as a contributing structure in the Audubon Place Historic District; staff and applicants discussed prior approvals and earlier work at the site.","At 704 Marshall St., the commission denied the COA application as filed, issued a Certificate of Remediation for stucco work and delegated to staff the authority to inspect and decide whether original windows may be repaired or replaced.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6660238,"Houston preservation commission approves large consent agenda of Certificates of Appropriateness",27,1045000,1072000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2437799-c0708969d5616247baab3cc89481e7eb&start=1045&end=1072","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2437799-c0708969d5616247baab3cc89481e7eb/thumbnail_1045000.jpg","/articles/6660238/Houston/Harris-County/Texas/Houston-preservation-commission-approves-large-consent-agenda-of-Certificates-of-Appropriateness","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6660238-3bf79dd1fc7806041d4ba5fb9cef5308/orig.mp4?Expires=1771046452&Signature=JlXVDNIobY1EjkcpbytqqtP-A6BXtrdPv56t50cS8Qjx4WGig~VrF9cuQ2acfkGMsUdtthjCl-NrvGC0tKbRPaIMV~aVl7xSq32kcjl1w6WQH1EkeLi3tHilFun6huvBhAqCHdhgQ2DU8ghHr1VInI2wE9Zt-U4xVKbYuXTJ4~tSUsjVadfGVuBXhpwf0~5-2AL9dZI2LN7YBV1hwR0nOeekRLT5hAw5huKNOrmsdob2Pwlzh1dDYeyZoHpHINtB23zajlJtImwh5TYnw9LHXqivPIaIP~BNbGiu5j2VbDzTHj1m4YLGXAlpZRElhgkqAsU-Ji9CgNVoukvRIjgOtQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Houston Archaeological Historical Commission on Feb. 27 voted to approve a comprehensive consent agenda covering multiple Certificates of Appropriateness and accepted the commission's Dec. 12, 2024 and Jan. 16, 2025 meeting minutes.

Roman McAllen, the city's historic preservation officer, summarized staff recommendations before the vote, saying staff \"is recommending that all items on section A on your agenda today be considered per staff recommendations in 1 motion except for items A22, A27 and A28.\" The list included new-construction and alteration requests across multiple Houston historic districts, with staff noting a few items that required conditions or separate consideration.

The commission moved and seconded the staff recommendation and approved the consent slate by voice vote. Commissioners recorded no formal opposition on the record; Commissioner Cosgrove asked to be recused from and abstained on items Nos. 7, 8 and 9 and that abstention was noted in the record.

Why it matters: The consent agenda bundled routine certificates and minor projects so the commission could focus meeting time on applications requiring individual review. Several items were approved with standard conditions (for example, meeting legal side-setback requirements or adjusting drawings to meet FAR limits).

Details: Staff read a long consent list covering projects in First Montrose Commons, Houston Heights East/West/South, Woodland Heights, Old Sixth Ward, Main Street Market Square and other locally significant contexts. Specific examples flagged by staff included a required 13-square-foot reduction on one second-floor addition to meet FAR and a recommendation to issue a Certificate of Remediation for one Glenbrook Valley application.

The commission also reviewed and accepted the two sets of meeting minutes as a single motion after a commissioner noted they were present for December but absent for January; that absence was recorded as an abstention for the January minutes.

What the record shows: The commission's staff presentation and the final voice vote are recorded in the meeting transcript and approved on the public record. No additional public speakers asked to pull projects from consent.

Looking ahead: The commission scheduled individual hearings for items pulled from consent (not included in this article) and will reconvene for later agenda items at its next regular session.","The Houston Archaeological Historical Commission voted to approve a multi-item consent agenda of Certificates of Appropriateness and accepted two sets of meeting minutes, with one commissioner recorded as abstaining on select items.","actionData","errors"]

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Commission approves demolition and conditional replacement for Glenbrook Valley house tied to Hurricane Harvey aid

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