On June 29, 2011, Resolution No. 2011-15 designated Houston Heights Historic District South as a historic district. An inventory list of all properties in the district was included as a part of that resolution as Exhibit B. At the time of passage, 540 Cortlandt Street, Tracts 23A & 24A, was listed as a potentially contributing structure, built circa 1920.
New information obtained on the property has provided the Historic Archaeological and Historical Commission an opportunity to reconsider the classification. The Commission respectfully requests City Council redesignate the garage apartment, from a potentially contributing to a non-contributing structure.
City Council held a public hearing on the designation request on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 9:00 a.m., in the City Hall Council Chambers. Notice of the public hearing date was published in a local newspaper of general circulation.
The Planning and Development Department recommends amending Resolution No. 2011-15 to change the designation of 540 Cortlandt Street in Exhibit B to non-contributing.
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Vonn Tran
Director
Planning and Development Department