From: Thomas Reynolds Sent: Friday, July 8, 2022 3:15 PM To: Elmer, Linda Subject: RE: In Support of HPC File #220279, St. Mark’s Church and Apartment Certificate of Appropriateness You don't often get email from treynolds@hansenreynolds.com. Learn why this is important TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I am the immediate past president of the Historic Water Tower Neighborhood and I live only three blocks from St. Mark’s Church. I am writing in support of the proposed project to build a new parish hall for St. Mark’s Church in place of the current fellowship facility, which is poorly designed and in severe disrepair. As part of that project, my understanding is that St. Mark’s Church will sell the adjacent vacant lot and that an apartment building will be constructed there. I am strongly in favor of the apartment building, too. It is likely that I will not be able to attend the HPC meeting on July 11. But I would be happy to further discuss any of the points below at another time. In short, I am in favor of both parts of the project for the following reasons: 1. The project sustains St. Mark’s Church by providing it with a better, more usable, facility, while simultaneously generating revenue through the sell-off of the adjacent lot. St. Mark’s is a valuable institutional neighbor. 2. The parish hall and the apartment building are well designed to fit in with the historic character of the neighborhood. Particularly, the architecture and materials proposed for the apartment building appear to complement other multi-family buildings in the neighborhood. 3. The apartment building will increase the population density in the immediate area, which is highly desired for a commercial district like Downer Ave. Downer Avenue businesses will immediately gain around a hundred potential new patrons through the construction of the apartment building. 4. The apartment building adds significant property tax revenue to the city. 5. Architect Jim Shields has a strong reputation for thoughtful, historically sensitive, architectural design and he lives in the neighborhood. Developer Michael DeMichele meets those same two criteria. Thank you. -Toby Reynolds Thomas S. Reynolds II ATTORNEY AT LAW 301 N. BROADWAY, STE 400, MILWAUKEE WI 53202 DIRECT: 414.273.8470 MAIN: 414.455.7676 EMAIL: treynolds@hansenreynolds.com www.hansenreynolds.com Unless otherwise expressly indicated, if this email, or any attachment hereto, contains advice concerning any federal tax issue or submission, please be advised that the advice was not intended or written to be used, and that it cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding federal tax penalties. The information contained in this communication may be confidential, is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above, and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication, or any of its contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please return it to the sender immediately and delete the original message and any copy of it from your computer system. If you have any questions concerning this message, please contact the sender.