Title
Approval of Phil Gordon Threatened Building Grant - Seven Homes in the Coronado Historic District - District 4
Description
This report requests the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Planning Subcommittee recommend City Council approval of a Phil Gordon Threatened Building grant of up to $500,000 to assist with the rehabilitation of seven homes in the Coronado Historic District located at 1622, 1626, 1630, 1634, 1638, 1642, and 1646 N. 11th Street.
THIS ITEM IS FOR CONSENT ACTION.
Report
Summary
The seven homes are contributors to the Coronado Historic District and were constructed between 1925 and 1927. All consist of modest brick bungalow style dwellings except for 1630 N. 11th Street, which is of wood frame and siding construction; with its pyramidal roof, it is more simply classified as a vernacular cottage.
The former property owner owned the entire block between Coronado and McDowell roads and 11th and Dayton streets, which included the 7 homes. The larger property was the subject of a Planned Unit Development rezoning case in 2023. As part of this case, the lot depth of the historic residential properties was reduced by 38 feet with the historic preservation (HP) overlay reduced by the same amount to facilitate a new mixed use development to the west. The recordation of perpetual conservation easements for the remaining 101 foot portions of the seven residential properties with the HP overlay was included as a stipulation of the zoning case. That stipulation has been met. The homes have sat vacant since the rezoning case of 2023.
The broader development did not come to fruition. The property owner recently sold the seven homes, including the original 38 rear feet, to the applicant, so that each lot returned to its original 139 foot depth.
The new owner, Imagine Coronado, LLC, submitted a threatened building grant application on September 30, 2025, requesting $500,000 in funding (Attachment A). The owners are seeking funding assistance for the following eligible work items:
1. Foundation and Joist Repair.
2. Subfloor framing.
3. Porch rehabilitation.
4. Window and door repair and replacement.
5. New roofing.
6. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements.
7. Selective demolition.
8. Masonry repair.
9. Exterior woodwork repair.
10. Chimney repair/cleaning.
11. Exterior painting.
The cost of the entire rehabilitation project is estimated at $2.49 million.
Staff recommends allocating the use of $500,000 in available Phil Gordon Threatened Building grant funds for this project.
If approved, the grant funds will be disbursed to the applicant on a reimbursement basis as work is completed and expenses verified.
Financial Impact
The requested amount is $500,000. In exchange for the grant funds, the City will receive a 40-year conservation easement on the rear 38 feet of the property (with the perpetual easements remaining in place on the front 101 feet of the property). The easement will require the property be preserved, insured, and maintained in good repair once rehabilitation is completed.
Concurrence
The Historic Preservation Commission recommended approval of this item on October 20, 2025, by a 7-0 vote.
Location
1622, 1626, 1630, 1634, 1638, 1642, and 1646 North 11th Street. Council District: 4
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Alan Stephenson and the Planning and Development Department.