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SAVE THE DATE: HRA ANNUAL MEETING MONDAY, MAY 13, 2019 • 6:00 PM DETAILS ON PAGE 6! R 2019 NG/SUMME SPRI ETTER ION NEWSL S ASSOCIAT RESIDENT HILLCREST Message from the HRA President................ 2 HRA Board and Committees ...................... 2 Changes to State Rehabilitation Tax Credits ............................................... 4 Annual Meeting .......................................... 6 Nominees for Board .................................... 6 Proposed New Articles and By-Laws ........... 7 Archives of the HRA ................................... 9 Report on HRA Board Retreat .................. 10 Changes in Recycling ............................... 11 Hillcrest in the Past ................................... 12 2019 Members of the HRA ...................... 14 AT LEFT: The Quapaw Brass Quintet plays patriotic music at last year’s Ice Cream Social. The Quintet will be appearing again this year on the 4th of July at Crest Park. First Thursday July 4th Ice Cream Social End your daytime celebration with your family and friends at the Hillcrest Ice Cream Social Plus, sponsored by the Hillcrest Merchants Association. Because First Thursday and the Fourth of July fall on the same day this year there will be double the fun. We will have music, treats, food, drinks, and, of course, ice cream! But there will be added surprises for all ages. Watch for reminders and details on Facebook at facebook.com/live.shop.dine.hillcrest (and please “like” the site while you’re there). The party starts at 6 p.m. and lasts until the ice cream melts. The hub of activity will be at Crest Park (in front of Kroger). And make sure you plan to attend First Thursdays in Hillcrest throughout the year. More excitement and changes in music and refreshments each month. Please check facebook.com/live.shop.dine.hillcrest for monthly details. NEWSLETTER SPRING/SUMMER 2019 1 HRAnewsSpring2019.indd 1 4/23/19 11:05 PM YOUR HRA BOARD Message from Eric McDaniel, President Palm Street Jim Hathaway, Vice President the HRA President Midland Street ello Neighbors, Karen Konarski-Hart, Secretary Please note the 2019 HRA Annual Meeting will be held N. Cedar St. Monday, May 13, 6:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Hall. We will elect new Beth Phelps, Treasurer Hmembers to the board and we have a great slate of candidates who are eager “B” Street to get to work! We will also be voting on proposed changes to our articles Marian Boyd of incorporation and bylaws. Huge thank you to Jim Hathaway for his N. Fillmore St. invaluable insight and countless hours spent in research and preparations to guide the board through these needed changes. You will find more on these Nathalie Coulter items in the following pages. Please review and discuss with your neighbors. Fairfax Street We hope you will be as excited about them as the board and request that you Antoinette Johnson mark your calendars now for this important meeting. Linwood Court We hope you’ve noticed an increase in neighborhood awareness due Laurel Major Lawrence to the efforts of the Communication Committee. Through a divide and Crystal Court conquer approach, we have targeted regular updates to the new and improved Barbara Miles website, increased the frequency and content of email, and expanded our N. Spruce St. reach into social media. If you’ve not seen the new website, here’s the link… HillcrestResidents.com. Yes, it’s changed from .org, but you should be HRA COMMITTEES re-directed if you enter the former. Many thanks to Karen Konarski-Hart Board Committees for getting the new site up and running and Barbara Miles for her tireless Communications Committee efforts in finding content that is both timely and relevant. Thanks also to Barbara Miles, Jessie Bates, Janet Flegal. She’s the one making sure those emails are updated and sent Jennifer Ashmore, out regularly. Please watch for opportunities for YOU to get involved by Pittman Ware, Janet Flegal providing news, photos, and more for us to share! Membership Committee The Design Overlay District (DOD) Committee is fully engaged as they Marian Boyd, Barbara Miles, Laurel Lawrence, Carol Vick consider what, if any, changes should be made to the current DOD. The Newsletter Committee committee includes John Burnett, Antoinette Johnson, Carolyn Newbern, Jim Hathaway, Barbara Miles, Chris Parker, Bill Rector, Scott Smith, and is chaired by Bruce McMath. You Arthur Paul Bowen will want to stay informed as updates from this committee are presented. We Parks Committee will make sure to spread the word, but we encourage all interested parties to TBD attend monthly HRA meetings on the second Monday of each month. Preservation/Planning Committee We appreciate the hard work of this committee and look forward to Antoinette Johnson, Bob Keltner, upcoming reports. Laurel Lawrence You will note Marian Boyd’s article, “HRA Board Retreat Results in Goal Safety Committee Setting” within this edition. This article not only provides a list of the board’s Barbara Miles, Chris White goals, but also shares how we came about deciding on them. The retreat was Schools Committee attended by every board member as well as Jamie Collins, Director of City Nathalie Coulter Planning. Many thanks to Marian for her leadership with the retreat. We Special Committees are excited to have clarity about our priorities and we welcome your input on By Laws Committee them as we move forward. If you have ideas to share, send me a note or just Jim Hathaway, Eric McDaniel, show up at the next meeting and let’s talk! [email protected]. Antoinette Johnson, Beth Phelps, Karen Konarski-Hart Finally, we hope you enjoy catching up with what’s going on in the Design Overlay District Committee neighborhood as you read this newsletter. Lots of interesting and useful Bruce McMath, Antoinette Johnson, information. Carolyn Newbern, Chris Parker, Scott Smith, Bill Rector, John Burnett See you at the annual meeting! Eric 2 THE HILLCREST RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION HRAnewsSpring2019.indd 2 4/23/19 11:05 PM Hillcrest MARKET STATS Top 15 (of 25) Homes SOLD as reported in MLS for ALL companies first quarter 2019 2 Address List $ Sold $ Bed Bath SQFT Sold $/ft Closed Days 3804 Oakwood Rd $519,900 $460,000 4 3 3122 $147.34 1/28/19 243 301 Colonial Ct $465,000 $450,000 4 3.5 3200 $140.63 2/28/19 0 519 N Pine St $429,900 $424,500 3 2.5 2621 $161.96 1/31/19 7 4015 N Lookout Rd $344,000 $344,000 3 2 2080 $165.38 1/17/19 7 4414 Kenyon Dr $374,900 $329,900 3 2 2400 $137.46 2/8/19 172 3934 S Lookout Rd $380,000 $312,500 4 3 3091 $101.10 1/31/19 151 1109 N Spruce St $350,000 $307,000 2 2 1502 $204.39 1/31/19 50 1111 N Jackson St $284,900 $293,000 2 2 1351 $216.88 3/25/19 4 5001 N Lookout Rd $299,000 $285,000 3 2 1940 $146.91 3/26/19 42 4418 Kenyon Dr $254,500 $250,000 2 2 1675 $149.25 2/13/19 0 3404 I Street $279,900 $248,000 3 2 1455 $170.45 1/24/19 47 505 N Taylor St $264,900 $243,500 3 2.5 1649 $147.67 2/1/19 81 4101 C Street $268,900 $236,140 4 2.5 1836 $128.62 1/4/19 39 4615 N Lookout Rd $295,000 $225,000 3 2.5 1891 $118.98 1/25/19 212 4909 B Street $248,000 $223,000 3 2.5 1732 $128.75 1/10/19 184 Market Median $264,900 $236,140 $147.34 50 Market Avg (ALL 25) $276,232 $253,074 $147.41 79 Luxury service for every price point John Selva, Real Estate Advisor Engel & Völkers • 2917 Kavanaugh Blvd • Little Rock, Arkansas 72205 501-993-5442 ©2019 Engel & Völkers. All rights reserved. Each brokerage independently owned and operated. All information provided is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and should be independently verified. If your property is currently represented by a real estate broker, this is not an attempt to solicit your listing. Engel & Völkers and its independent License Partners are Equal Opportunity Employers and fully support the principles of the Fair Housing Act. NEWSLETTER SPRING/SUMMER 2019 3 HRAnewsSpring2019.indd 3 4/23/19 11:05 PM Places or are listed as “contributing” Changes Benefit State Historic within a historic district on the National Register are eligible. Twenty-five percent Rehabilitation Tax Credit of the approved rehabilitation expenses on a historic building may be claimed as by Walter Wright, Jr. and Antoinette Johnson home). The intent a tax credit. The credit may be claimed of the legislation up to five years. See Ark. Code Ann. § is to enable a 26-51-221 et seq. greater number Contributing properties are those of Arkansas that have not been changed significantly homeowners to from street view from when they participate in were first built. They maintain efforts to restore important architectural features and historic properties. are “contributing” to the historical and In 2009 architectural integrity that make up the legislation was historic district. passed by the You can check this website to Arkansas General see if your building is listed as a Assembly allowing “contributing” structure and to see the Arkansans to boundaries of the Hillcrest Historic claim a portion of District. http://www.arcgis.com/home/ their investment webmap/viewer.html?webmap=e90406 in historic 29adab4162bd21b7dde5a5702d On March 14 of this year, properties as a credit on their state However, please keep in mind that Governor Hutchinson signed House income taxes. The program is this map was compiled by the Arkansas Bill 1493, which amends the Arkansas administered by the Arkansas Historic Historic Preservation Program when Historic Rehabilitation income tax Preservation Program and encourages Hillcrest was first included on the credit.