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Minyard, Brian
From:Collins, Gilbert
Sent:Wednesday, May 20, 2020 10:37 AM
To:Minyard, Brian
Subject:Fwd: In-fill Development at corner of Rock and 10th Sts.
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From: "Tennille, Grant" <gtennille@littlerock.gov>
Date: May 20, 2020 at 10:27:35 AM CDT
To: "Collins, Gilbert" <gcollins@littlerock.gov>
Subject: FW: In-fill Development at corner of Rock and 10th Sts.
From: Antoinette Johnson <ajohnsonconsultant@yahoo.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 3:57 PM
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jeremiah@roguearch.com; Mayor <mayor@littlerock.gov>; Minyard, Brian <BMinyard@littlerock.gov>
Subject: Re: In-fill Development at corner of Rock and 10th Sts.
Importance: High
May 19, 2020
To: Little Rock Historic District Commissioners
From: Dr. Antoinette Johnson
Re: In-fill Development at corner of Rock and 10th Sts.
Dear Commissioners:
Thank you for your service to our city. I sat with several of you during my tenure on this very
committee and know how much time and energy goes into being on this commission. Your
tireless work to preserve the historic integrity of McArthur Park is evident in the quality of
architecture we have been able to retain and build in, what has become, a very sought-after area
of our wonderful city.
I am writing today to encourage you deny the proposal for the project at 10th and Rock
Streets. The developers current proposal does not reduce the scale, mass and height of this
proposed development enough to have it comply with your standards and fit in with the existing
historic structures in this historic district.
After walking the site and sitting in a presentation from the developer, I strongly believe the
project, as proposed, is just too large for this lot and does not take into context its surrounding
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residential structures. I do believe that a series of smaller-scale multi-family units such as two-
story quadriplexes could be a wonderful asset to this community; however, the scale of this
proposed structure is too large to compliment even the most diverse buildings in use, style and
size of the existing historic buildings within its immediate surroundings. This large of a scale of
a structure will overwhelm the existing homes and other buildings. (Yes, I realize that they are
trying to “fool the eye” by offering various styles of building sections. But this project still reads
as one enormous very tall, block-sized structure.) I encourage you to deny the project as
proposed.
Again, thank you for your time and energy,
Antoinette Johnson, PhD
Johnson Consulting: Historic Preservation & Interior Design
501-350-5931
www.johnsondesignconsulting.com