6 - Summary of progress made on the property at 800 Arapahoe Ave which has been initiated as a localMEMORANDUM
July 18, 2007
TO: Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board
FROM: Susan Richstone, Acting Long Range Planning Manager
James Hewat, Preservation Planner
Chris Meschuk, Preservation Planner
Marcy Cameron, Preservation Intern
SUBJECT: Summary of progress made on the property at 800 Arapahoe
Avenue which has been initiated as a locally designated Historic
Landmark (HIS2006-0027'~, per Section 9-11-3, B.R.C. 1981.
PROGRESS:
Since the June 6, 2007 LPAB meeting, significant physical progress has been made on the
building. The following steps have been completed, as outlined by Bruce Dierking,
representative for the owners:
Removal of Rear Addition
The non-historic, rear, "shed" additions to the house have been removed/
deconstructed, allowing the main house to be much better secured. They were
able to save quite a few old bricks, which are now stacked on the site. The work
proceeded somewhat slowly due to the contractor taking extra care and having
Bob Hunnes of JVA, the structural engineer, back out several tunes to review the
work and provide direction. There was a brick wing wall they left in place in the
rear because Bob felt it could be providing some structural support to the south
wall of the house.
Remediation of Haz-Mat
Upon completion of that work, a hazardous materials clean-up crew went
through the property to remove raccoon excrement and some items left by the
transients. I am told the interior is now clean and actually smells pretty good.
The owners also retained a animal-control company which is using raccoon traps
and other measures to hopefully keep the raccoons out and retrain them about the
desirability of this house. With all of the activity at the property, the vagrants
have stayed away and there have been no more problems with them recently.
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Structural Assessment
Bob Hunnes was back in the house last week to continue work on his structural
assessment. Unfortunately, he was not able to complete his work prior to his
scheduled vacation, and he is now out of town for two weeks. Bob promised to
complete his assessment as soon as possible upon his return and said that he
would be able to provide something in writing to us prior to the August 1 LPAB
hearing, although possibly only a day or two before.
The owner's representative has been meeting with Historic Boulder regarding options
for the house, possible subdivision of the lot, and other interested parties regarding the
house. The ownexs held an open house on july 12, 2007 to allow staff, LPAB members,
and Historic Boulder members to tour the interior and exterior of the property.
The landmarking application is currently set to be heard at the August 1, 2007 LPAB
meeting. Due to scheduling and the cautious deconstruction of the rear additions, the
structural analysis will not be available prior to the August 1, 2007 hearing. Staff
believes that this report and any additional information regarding the
condition/rehabilitation of the building will be important to the analysis and
recommendation regarding the landmark application.
The owners have xequested that the application be continued to allow for the completion
of the structural report, and to allow for all parties to have adequate tune to review it.
Historic Boulder supports the extension. See Attachment A for a copy of the letters.
Staff supports the extension request, and recommends that the board make a motion to
extend the application, with the owners support.
ATTACHMENTS:
A: Extension request from 800 Arapahoe owners and Historic Boulder
B: Photos of interior and exterior of the property
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Attachment A
Chris Meschuk - RE: S00 Arapahoe
From: "Abby Daniels" <abby@h
To: "'Bruce Dierking"' <Bruce@pa ~ ~ V ~~~Chris Meschuk"'
<meschukc @ bouldercolorado.gov>
Date: 7/ 13/2007 2:55:56 PM
Subject: RE: 800 Arapahoe
CG <hewatj@bouldercolorado.gov>, <mcame56129@
Chris,
On behalf of Historic Boulder, we agree to extending the landmark hearing on the Hannah
Barker House until September as it would give us an opportunity to review the report from
JVA.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Many thanks,
Abby
Abby Daniels
Executive Director
Historic Boulder, Inc.
1123 Spruce Street
Boulder, CO 80302
From: Bruce Dierking [mailto:Bruce@packarddierking.com]
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 1:16 PM
To: Chris Meschuk
Cc: hewatj@bouldercolorado.gov; Abby Daniels; mcame56129@aol.com
Subject: 800 Arapahoe
Chris,
Thanks for taking the time to walk through the house yesterday, and we were glad so many people made. A total
of 14 people toured the house, including City staff, LPAB members and HB representatives.
To follow up on our discussion, for the reasons set forth in my e-mail from earlier this week, the owners would like
to request that the LPAB hearing on landmarking 800 Arapahoe be continued until the September meeting.
Let me know if you have any questions regarding this request.
Best regards,
Bruce
Bruce D. Dierking
Packard and Dierking, LLC
WaterStreet
2595 Canyon Boulevard, Suite 200
Boulder, Colorado 80302
Voice: (303) 447-0450
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