3401 COMMERCE STREET Council District 2 Dallas Tent and Awning / Murray Building Historic District COA-26-000273 Rhonda Dunn Request A Certificate of Appropriateness to replace existing wood (framed) double entrance doors on the south elevation of the main building with aluminum (framed) double doors. Applicant Rees Bowen IV Application Filed 6/8/2026 Staff Recommendation That the request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace existing wood (framed) double entrance doors on the south elevation of the main building with aluminum (framed) double doors be denied without prejudice. The proposed aluminum storefront door system is visually incompatible in profile, non-historic in material, and does not reproduce the massing, paneling, or configuration expected for historic industrial doors. Therefore, the proposed work would have an adverse effect on the historic character of the building and is not consistent with preservation criterion Section 3.12 under Fenestrations and Openings; Dallas City Code Section 51A-4.501(g)(6)(C)(i) for contributing structures; and the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. Task Force Recommendation That the request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to replace existing wood (framed) double entrance doors on the south elevation of the main building with aluminum (framed) double doors will be denied without prejudice. Replacing the existing wood door with a new wood door is more compatible with the building than replacing it with a new metal door.

Committee

Landmark Commission

Requested by

Department of Planning and Development (PDV)

Introduced

June 22, 2026

On agenda

July 6, 2026

Where it was heard

Landmark Commission Jul 6, 2026