DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Razi Hosseini, P.E.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 1
SUBJECT: Disposition: Portion of Peacock Alley Right-of-Way
SUMMARY:
An ordinance authorizing the closure, vacation, and abandonment of approximately 147.6 square feet of unimproved public right of way, known as Peacock Alley, located between the Kress Building and the St. Anthony Hotel, between Jefferson and Navarro Streets, as requested by Owner, GrayStreet Houston, L.L.C., for a fee of $12,177.00.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Peacock Alley is located between the landmark Kress and Grant Buildings and the St. Anthony Hotel. The Kress Subdivision (Plat No. 170227) includes the Kress and Grant Buildings. Both buildings are encroaching 147.6 square feet into a portion of Peacock Alley and have since their construction in the mid-1930s.
GrayStreet previously acquired three contiguous structures on the north side of the 300 block of East Houston Street, being the Vogue, Kress and Grant Buildings. GrayStreet intends to connect the Grant Building to the Kress Building, as part of their current renovation project.
GrayStreet Houston, LLC has petitioned for the vacation, closure and abandonment of 147.6 square feet into a portion of Peacock Alley where the Kress and Grant Buildings encroach. Partial removal of the alleyway designation will resolve the building encroachment issue and correct the property title. The neighboring property owner, BCL St. Anthony ML, LP of the St. Anthony Hotel, supports the request for the closure as documented in the petition.
The closure was canvassed throughout City departments and utilities with no objections, including the Fire & Police Departments, who agree there will be no impact to access or emergency services, as the remaining portion of Peacock Alley will remain open.
ISSUE:
This ordinance authorizes the closure, vacation, and abandonment of approximately 147.6 square feet of un...
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