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The Historic Roosevelt Times June, 2017
Roosevelt Action Association est. 1981
Www.RooseveltNeighborhood.org
Clinton Campbell House at 357 N. 4th Ave
What’s Inside
West Fillmore Project
Sergeant/Oldaker House
Upcoming Zoning Hearings
Meet Me Downtown
By-Laws update
3rd Ave/Portland lot
Home Tour Info
Celebration of Historic Preservation
The Second Time is a Charm for the West Fillmore
RFP
The Trammell Crow Company brought in new local development
partners and a revamped vision to create the winning
proposal
for the West Fillmore RFP. The new partners are nobody else
but Metrowest Development Corp, who developed the town-
homes on 3rd Ave and Union @ Roosevelt apartments (1st Ave
& Roosevelt).
The RFP covers the 7.5 acre site of the former Thomas J.
Pappas
School. Both the size and location of the site make it a key
resi-
dential and retail expansion area for the West Fillmore end
of
the Historic South Roosevelt neighborhood and downtown. Over
the last several years, an in-depth planning process involving
city
staff, area property owners and consultants was used to
develop
the requirements, desired project for the RFP. For more
back-
ground on the site and the RFP process, see our article
(http://
downtownphoenixjournal.com/2014/12/01large-site-downtown
-inspires-thoughtful-process/) from December 1, 2014.
Phase I will start construction in about 18 months (the end
of
2018) and be done in approximately 32 months.
Phase II will start construction in about 18 months from Phase
I
and also be done in 32 months.
Total project will be about 650 apartments and 20 townhomes.
The project will also feature a Paseo running east and west
through the southern portion of acreage this is part of Phase
I.
Artists rendering of “The Fillmore” looking South from Fillmore
Street
Phase II Phase I
West Fillmore looking Northward ( 6th Ave on left 4th Ave. on
right)
Artists rendering Street level (5th Ave & Fillmore)
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“Future of Sergeant/Oldaker House at 649 N. 3rd Avenue to be
determined:
The current owners of the 118-year –old Sergeant/Oldaker house
at 649 N. 3rd
Avenue (southeast corner of 3rd and Fillmore) are going to
market the property
for development. Built in 1909, the house needs to be removed to
develop the
lot. The owners are willing to consider moving it, pending costs
and an appro-
priate land parcel on which to place it. This is a significant
home, indeed.
The red brick home with decorative diamond-paned windows and
elaborate
bracket and balcony turnings is on the National Register of
Historic Places. It
was built by Mary Elizabeth Sergeant, who moved to Arizona in
1893. Her
daughter Elizabeth Sergeant Oldaker (1884—1975) was a prominent
leader in
early Phoenix.
Elizabeth’s accomplishments included founding the Arizona
Museum, Inc. in
1923. One of her groups raised funds for the building by selling
certificates
shaped and colored like adobe bricks - for $1.00! She was active
in many or-
ganizations including Daughters of the American Revolution and
the Phoenix
Women’s Club.
Zoning Adjustment Hearing:
There has been a zoning adjustment application filed with
the
City of Phoenix at the MUSE (NW corner McDowell and
Central).
The application is for a Use Permit allowing Alcohol service
at
outdoor dining patio. This permit is for the FORNO 301 at
the
MUSE restaurant. He hearing date is June 15, 2017 at 1:30pm
in
City Hall at 200 W. Washington Room C for all interested in
attending.
Historic Preservation (HP) overlay zoning Hearing:
City of Phoenix Historic Preservation Commission filed an
applica-
tion to establish an overlay zoning hearing on the Clinton
Campbell
Home located at 357 N 4th Ave. The first hearing is set for June
19,
2017 at 4:30pm in City Hall 200 W. Washington Assembly Rooms
with 3 more meetings set for July10 Emerson Court Phx. Elem.
Sch.
In 1989, she was elected to the Arizona Women’s Hall of Fame for
being an active and accomplished preservationist. According to
the
Arizona Women’s Hall of Fame, “she spent over 40 years of her
life working to preserve Arizona’s past. Her legacy lives on in the
projects
she so dearly believed in. Perhaps her greatest memorial is the
Phoenix Museum of History, itself.” You can read more about this
trail-
blazing preservationist at www.azwhf.org/inductions. Please
contact a board member if you’d like to part of saving this
building
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Hance Park
No Scheduled events for June, 2017
SPORTS AT HOME
Arizona Diamondback Baseball
Chase Field, Phx. $10 -$250 602-514-8400
June 6 - 8 San Diego Padres
June 9 - 11 Milwaukee Brewers
June 23 - 26 Philadelphia Phillies
June 27 - 29 St. Louis Cardinals
Arizona Rattlers Arena Football
TSR Arena, Phx. $10-$132 800-745-3000
June 11 Cedar Rapids Titans
Phoenix Mercury Basketball
TSR Arena, Phx. $10-$132 800-745-3000
June 10 Los Angeles Sparks
June 16 Chicago Sky
June 30 Minnesota Lynx
OTHER EVENTS
June 2 First Friday
June 20 RAA General Meeting
ON STAGE
Herberger Theatre
Phx. 602-252-8497 HerbergerTheater.org
June 3 Max Amini: Live in Phoenix
(Stage West)
June 5 - 15 Songs from the B Side (Lunch Time
Theater) , (Kax Stage)
June 9 - 25 The Wizard of Oz: Valley Youth
Theater (Center Stage)
June 19 -29 Music in A Box (Lunch time
Theater) (Kax Stage)
June 23- 30 1070: New Carpa Theater
(Kax Stage and Stage West)
Comerica Theatre
Phx. 602-279-2800 LiveNation.com
June 8 Boston
June 9 Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen
June 10 Juliane and Derek Hough
June 16 Kat Williams
June 17 Brit Floyd (Tribute to Pink Floyd)
Arizona Puppet Theatre
June 1—11 Rapunzel
June 14-30 Jack and the Beanstalk
Change in Monthly Meetings Schedule and Article
Submissions
The monthly general membership meetings of the Roosevelt
Action Association will now be held on the third Tuesday of
the
month. The next meeting is (June 20th) at UL2 (SW corner 2nd
Ave
& McKinley) from 6pm to 7:30pm with a “Meet and Mingle.”
The Board of Directors meetings will be held the second
Thursday of each month. Contact a Board member for time and
place.
If you would like to submit anything for the newsletter
please
contact Doug Churchill our Editor at: (602)606-2914 or send an
e-
mail with your article or information to:
[email protected].
The cutoff deadline for submittals is the 15thof each month
and
will go in the following months issue.
Phoenix Public Market at the corner of
Pierce Street and Central Avenue is open
Saturdays. Come and get fresh, homegrown
vegetables and fruits as well as other items.
Come One! Come All!
Hance Park and Downtown Events — June, 2017
Last chance for Block Watch alley lights—
Did you know RAA has #3,300 left in a Block Watch grant to
purchase and install lights in the alleys? That’s free to
homeowners. The deadline for spending the funds is June
30th . Please contact Mark Davis (602)432-8905 or mark-
[email protected] ASAP in interested.
Input needed on 3rd Ave. & Portland Vacant lots:
The city-owned vacant lots on 3rd Ave. just north of Port-
land Parkway (across the street from Puppet Theater) are
the last infill parcels in North Roosevelt. Activation of
these
lots symbolizes the capstone for Roosevelt’s successful
preservation and redevelopment success over the past 20
years. A chance to do something special. RAA is leading a
brainstorm/discussion session in July to develop a list of
pre-
ferred options for activating this parcel on community
input.
The goal is to have a memo complete by the end of sum-
mer. Please contact [email protected] if you’d like
to join the discussion. Note - there was a rumor that the
land was going under control or use of Parks Department.
We’ve been assured that is not the case, but RAA can recom-
mend that as an option.
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Board of Directors and other Contacts
Andie Abkarian Pres.
[email protected]
George Pasquel Vice Pres.
[email protected]
Joan Kelchner Sec.
[email protected]
Douglas Churchill Treas.
[email protected]
Cole Van Norman
[email protected]
Will Rodriguez
[email protected]
Pierre Kaluzny
[email protected]
Steven Bruckal
[email protected]
Dan Nelson
[email protected]
Newsletter Editor
Douglas Churchill
[email protected]
(602)606-2914
Who to call:
Police, Fire, Medical Emer.
911 Crime
Stop Non-Emergency
(602)262-6151
Community Action Officers
Overseer of District
Officer Jeff Howell
(602) 534-6438
North I-10: Officer Ben Harris
(602)361-4501
[email protected]
South I-10: Officers Mario
Ancih and/or Annida Gonzales
(602)534-1389
[email protected]
[email protected]
City Services
Graffiti Busters Hotline
(602)495-7014
Prop. Maint. Violations
(602)262-7844
Street Light Maint.
(602)495-5125
APS Emergency Number
(602)258-5483
“A Celebration of Historic Preservation”
A Special thank you goes out to Sherry Rampy and Monica God-
dard for an excellent job they did to pull off the Celebration
of
Historic Preservation fundraiser that was held on April 27,
2017
in support for our participation in the lawsuit against the
FAA.
Along with the other Historic districts, FQ Story, Encanto,
Willo,
The auction (Celebration) raised a good sum of $6,788.74
(Ticket
sales and items that were auctioned off). My hat off to
everyone
who contributed to this fundraiser for an outstanding job. I
also
want to thank Nancy Smith and her staff at the Great AZ
Puppet
Theatre for hosting this event.
Meet me Downtown:
“Meet Me Downtown” gathers every
Monday evening from 5:30pm to
6:30pm in the A E England Building
between the Central Bus station and
the Post Office on Central Avenue
through the months of May and July.
Free YMCA Yoga classes are held every Saturday from 8:30am
to
10am (in the AEEB May to October and in the north lawn No-
vember to April.
Other events being held in Civic Space during the month of
June
are: First Friday (Gallery Night) 5pm to 9pm in the AE
England
Building. Also in June is the Maricopa Assoc. of Government
Press Conference on June 6 from 7am to 12pm in the park,
Mayor Stanton is guest speaker.
RAA By-laws update;
A By-Laws revision committee has been formed to assess the
sta-
tus of our By-laws which date back to 1999 and needs to have
some attention paid to them. Please see the current ones on
our
website www.RooseveltNeighborood.org under (Articles of In-
corporation. & By-law section). Expect a more lengthy
article next
month. Contact Joan Kelchner.
Upcoming Roosevelt Home Tour Our Historic Home Tour is coming
on
November 19, 2017 and it’s not too
early to think about this fundraiser .
Preliminary plans are to include homes
South of Roosevelt between Central
and 7th Ave. Also under consideration
is to combine the Jim Trocki Chili Cook-
off with the home tour.
