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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHDC2005-019 Letter From The ARC Arkansas To Charles Bloom 03/23/2005(Aftl ARKANSAS Supporting people with disabilities and their families STEVEN HITT — CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CYNTHIA STONE — CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER March 23, 2005 Charles Bloom MacArthur Park Historic District Commission Department of Planning and Development 723 West Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334 Dear Charles, 2004 S. Main Street Little Rock, Arkansas 72206 (5011 375-7770 FAX: (5011 372-4621 www.arcark.org The Arc Arkansas is proposing to renovate the Eastside Auditorium building at 1400 Cumberland and develop 34 loft style apartments for mined income multi -family housing providing both affordable and market rate loft units for individuals as well as families. This will complete the project started with the original Eastside Junior High School that has already been renovated as 41 loft apartments. I have enclosed scale drawings of the building and the parking lot. All of the repair work on doors, windows and light stanchions will be done to accurately reflect the original design and original materials. Jennifer Herron with Herron Horton Architects will do our Historic Preservation Certification Applications. Jennifer has done these applications for all of our other historic properties that include: Trinity Court Apartments, Eastside Lofts, Westside Lofts, Westside Campus, St. Anthony's Senior Living, The Artist's Lofts in Hot Springs and the Historic Hot Springs High School which is now undergoing repairs and restoration. The Arc Arkansas has made application to the Capitol Zoning District Commission and the MacArthur Park Historic District Commission get a Certificate of Appropriateness and to receive a conditional use permit to re -zone the Eastside Auditorium building located at 1400 Cumberland to multi -family. I have enclosed a Notice of Public Hearing Scheduled for April 7, 2005 at 5:00 at City Hall. One of the benefits to the district and neighborhood will be the use of Historic Tax Credits to restore the building according to the Department's Standards for Rehabilitation, thus ensuring no alteration to the original facade. All parking will be provided onsite and will consist of 44 spaces. The parking lot will be located on the northern portion of the property and will be landscaped to meet beautification requirements of the City of Little Rock.