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Minyard, Brian
From:Brian Driscoll <Brian.Driscoll@arkansas.gov>
Sent:Thursday, July 12, 2018 2:35 PM
To:john@tinnincunningham.com
Cc:ajohnsonconsultant@yahoo.com; Minyard, Brian; Scott Kaufman; Tom Marr; Paul Porter
Subject:Beverly Apartments
Mr. Cunningham –
I am writing in regard to the conservation easement the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP) holds on the
property at 406 East 7th Street in Little Rock referred to as the Beverly Apartments. We understand that your contractor,
Matt Bailey, went to secure a building permit from the city and was informed of our easement and the need for us to
review and approve any work that would impact the exterior appearance of the building and the building grounds. We
also understand that you have submitted a description of the proposed work to the National Park Service (NPS) in order
to take advantage of the federal historic preservation tax credit. We see that Part II of that tax credit application was
approved by the National Park Service.
During the course of conversations with city staff there was some mention of the need to replace the roof. I noticed that
roof replacement is not in the scope of work outlined in Part II of the tax credit application. If the roof is to be replaced, I
strongly urge you to amend the Part II application to add this work component. Also, if additional changes to the rear
porch and stairs will be made, beyond what is described in the Part II description, those changes should also be included.
Probably the best thing to do at this point is have your contractor look over the Part II descriptions and make sure they
are still accurate. We are trying to avoid any potential problems between you and the NPS once the project is completed
and you submit the Part III of your tax credit application.
As for our conservation easement, it covers the exterior of the building, so we are not concerned about interior changes
unless they somehow would impact the outside. One thing we did notice is that new HVAC units will be installed in each
of the four apartments. There is no mention of the eventual location of the four condenser units outside the building or
any indication of where the supply and condensate lines for the second floor units will be run. We just want to avoid
having these lines exit the building at the second floor level and extend down the outside wall of the building. We would
prefer to have them enclosed in an interior chase and run in the crawlspace to the outside condenser units. We are
certainly open to any other approaches that would keep these lines concealed.
Once we have clarification on the questions regarding roof replacement, any additional proposed work on the rear
porches and the location of condenser units and supply/condensate lines we can provide our final review and
approval. We appreciate your efforts to keep this historic apartment building in use. Please let me know if you have any
questions.
Thanks -
Brian Driscoll
Technical Assistance Coordinator
Brian.Driscoll@arkansas.gov
Arkansas Historic Preservation Program
an division of the Department of Arkansas Heritage
1100 North Street | Little Rock, AR 72201
office: 501.324.9881
fax: 501.324.9184
ArkansasPreservation.com