Received via email 3.12.24:
Dear Sir:
I have been a long time resident of Palm Beach and live in apartment 2A at 389 South Lake Drive. I have spectacular views out the windows particularly from the bedroom since the concrete lattice was removed. The light just pours in, the black mold has disappeared and I am not staring out at blocks of heavy concrete. .
I understand that Arcom sent our first architectural design for replacement of the lattice back to David Miller our architect with the request he design a more “vertical look” for the outside of the bedroom windows. This has been done and a copy of the proposal was sent to all residents of the building who I also understand enthusiastically endorsed this new design not to mention the positive feedback we received from surrounding neighbors.
It is therefore my hope that the members of Arcom approve this new design for 389 and make it an even more beautiful building
Jane Scott

Received via email 3.12.24:
To whom it may concern!!!
David Miller has created a soft and important design to you all for our building at 389 South Lake Drive.
It is so much fun to see a fine craftsman present his work.
Hope you all too enjoy the fun!
Sincerely,
Dinah Fulton

Received via email 3.19.24:
To the members of the Architectural Review Commission,
I was informed that you are so kind to review March 27th at the ARCOM meeting the new design for the facade of our building 3 89 South Lake Drive.
Almost 20 years I am living at 3 89 and once I saw the new design, I imediately liked it because the whole building is looking much clearer.
I hope, that you are favoring this new design and remain with thanks
and kind regards
Hilke Brinkmann

Received via email 3.12.24:
To the members of the Architectural Review Commission,
I share the enthusiasm of the other owners in my building for the new design treatment of the master bedroom window stack that we will present to you for review at the March 27 ARCOM meeting. It wasn’t easy to create a design solution that recaptures the verticality of the old trellises that, it turns out, caused significant damage to the structural integrity of our building because they prevented ANY maintenance behind that massive feature. We were shocked to see how degraded the south walls were when it was removed.
Now we have a clean, classic design for you to review that restores the vertical optics formerly created by the trellis, as you requested, but without compromising the life-safety of occupants or creating the same maintenance issue we had with the trellis. This stepped, “frame” design adds texture and depth, and it looks to me as if it will stand the test of time. It also fits even better than the original with our neighboring buildings along Peruvian Avenue, and our neighbors are very impressed with this solution, as we are! We hope you agree.
David Miller presented us with many options to add texture and call out the verticality of the master bedroom stacks, but most did not work at all for the underlying reason of the varying widths which are inherent in the curvy architecture. Those that face west are very wide and those on the east end are very skinny. This is the one design approach that works well, and we love it.
Respectfully,
CAREY O’DONNELL, MEMBER OF THE BOARD, 389 CORPORATION INC.
389 S. LAKE DR. APT 4D
PALM BEACH FL 33480

Received via email 3.12.24:
Dear ARCOM Committee,
Please accept this letter as the owner of Unit 3 F in the building at 389 South Lake Drive as our solid support and acceptance of this attached exterior design for our 389 building. We understand that your
Committee will soon be reviewing our proposal and we urge you to approve this design. We have worked diligently to align with the committee’s direction and guidance in order that we have a positive,
design solution for the city, neighborhood and all stakeholders.
Respectfully,
Suzanne Kasler Morris and John Morris
Unit 3 – F

Received via email 3.16.24:
Please add my name to the others in my building for the attractive new design treatment of the bedroom window stack. My main concern is safety, appearance and ease of maintenance.
Thank you.
Clair A Heise - 4G

Received via email 3.15.24:
To the members of the Architectural Review Commission,
We support the design submitted for the master bedroom window stack that will be presented at the March 27 ARCOM meeting. The old trellises were dirty, decaying, moldy and dangerous. Most importantly, the trellises presented an obstacle to Fire- Rescue to save an occupant in the Master Bedroom. We have heard favorable reviews from friends in neighboring buildings as to the removal of the old trellises.
Our building's architect, David Miller has presented a nice solution to the old trellises. We hope the Architectural Review Commission will agree and approve our plans. Thank you for your consideration.
Suzanne and Doug Lake
389 S. Lake Drive Apt. 5E
Palm Beach, FL 33480

Received via email 3.20.24:
To the Members of the Architectural Review Commission,
Upon further review, we are withdrawing our letter of support for the proposed "window stack" project at 389 South Lake Drive.
Sincerely,
Suzanne and Douglas Lake 5E

Received via email 3.25.24:
Shareholders Suzanne and Doug Lake, 389 S. Lake Drive, 5E, Palm Beach FL 33480 resubmit their original letter of support dated 3/15/2024. We found that we had some concerns about mechanics of the windows but the 389 Board of Administrators clarified details of the David Miller Window Stack proposal and they are satisfactory to us. We submit our approval of the project.
Thank you,
Suzanne and Doug Lake 5E

Received via email 3.25.24:
Dear Sir or Madam:
I am writing re our proposal to ARCOM for the double-frame design for our master bedroom window stacks that we hope you will approve this week. Our building owners are unified in their support for this proposal. It is classy, simple and looks like it was always this way.
However the most important aspect of the design is access for all ongoing maintenance, which the previous trellis denied. It has been a 2-yr effort, at great cost, to repair the building, the concrete actually, from the damage caused by the trellises. We are relieved that we now have access to fix any leaks or repairs.
We hope you will find this proposal as attractive and practical as we the residents do.
Yours very truly,
Tania Zouikin
3G

Received via email 3.25.24:
Ladies and Gentleman of the Architectural Commission,
Laura Evans and I live at 389 South Lake Drive Apartment 1C and are long time residents of Palm Beach.
We believe the revised design addresses critical long-term maintenance issues and provides an appealing design alternative.
Very truly yours,
James Diack & Laura Evans
389 South Lake Dr, APT 1C
Palm Beach FL 33480

Received via email 3.25.24:
It means so much to me, as a resident of this building, to live without the trellis that covered the master bedroom window. My husband is an invalid. He has advanced emphysema and very little mobility. In the event of a catastrophic event, it is reassuring that access to and from the master bedroom window not be impeded. Also, the natural light is very beneficial to his condition (and mine!).
Residents of neighboring buildings have often remarked how much better how our building would look without the trellis, and your suggestion of a more horizontal design is particularly pleasing.
Thank you for your consideration,
Susan Mortimer

Received via email 3.25.24:
To whom it may concern:
We, John Turro and Maria Turro, are the co-owners of apt. 5G in the 389 Building (389 S. Lake Drive, Palm Beach). We are writing to indicate our very strong support for the new architectural plan that would result in the removal of the concrete trellises across the 389 building (specifically closing off the master bedroom window egress for most apartments). The new plan specifically addresses the Architecture Committee’s comments and will fit in very well with the architecture of the surrounding area.
The removal of the trellises and the latest design is not only aesthetically pleasing and similar to the architectural design of other buildings in the Palm Beach town area, but also a significant safety improvement for the residents. The original design for the building (with concrete trellises) completely closed off the ability for anyone to exit the apartment through the bedroom window in case of emergency. With the new design, ladders would now be able to evacuate residents if there was no ability to exit the master bedroom in case of fire or other emergency.
It is also very doubtful the original building design (with the concrete trellises) would have passed muster under today’s building safety standards. The proposed redesign would result in much greater safety to residents as well as provide an interesting architectural design for the neighborhood.
Therefore we are strongly urging the committee to approve the 389 building redesign, both for safety concerns as well as because it updates the building’s look to a more pleasing aesthetic and a positive development for the surrounding area. Importantly, the latest design also fully addresses the ARCOM’s comments.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
John Turro and Maria Turro
389 S. Lake Drive, Apt. 5G
Palm Beach, Florida

Received via email 3.25.24:
To Whom It May Concern,
I am writing to you to support the new design for the outside of 389. As I emphasized in my last letter to you, my main concern with the trellis was the safety issue should there be a fire or some similar situation. My husband is now fairly handicapped and would definitely need assistance in getting out of the building in a timely fashion. The trellis would definitely negatively impact his ability to escape.
I think that the new design is attractive, clean looking and fits in nicely with the neighborhood architecture. I believe that is how most if not all of my neighbors feel as well.
I sincerely and respectfully hope that you agree with the proposed design.
Best,
Mary Fowler

Received via email 3.15.24:
Members of the Architectural Review Commission…As the owners of Unit 4B at the subject address, we are writing in support of the new design for our master bedroom window stack that we will prevent at your March 27 meeting. It will accomplish several things….
Allow for better access to the building in the future for maintenance and in the event access is needed in a rescue scenario. The old trellis design was seriously deficient in facilitating the accomplishment of either goal. We first discovered this fact when we removed the old design and we’re astonished at the damage the old trellis had caused.
….. Accomplish the increase in verticality the Commission had requested we incorporate in any new design. After many attempts to do same, we are confident that the design we bring to you is striking and brings a better vertical effect than any of the others we considered.
…..Finally, this design does a better job in solving the design challenge of having different widths for the stacks due to the curvature of the building.
The owners of the building are United in our strong support for the new design. We believe it is also an excellent fit with the other buildings in our location/neighborhood. We hope that the Commission will share our enthusiasm !
Best, Kevin and Rose Bottomley
389 South Lake Drive, Unit 4B
Palm Beach, Fl., 33480

Received via email 3.25.24:
To the members of the Architectural Review Commission,
We are writing to express our pleasure with the new design presented by David Miller for our building 389 South Lake Drive. Like my neighbors, we feel that the new design for the treatment of the master bedroom stack is an excellent solution that respectfully references the vertically of the old trellises that had caused great structural damage to our building. This new design will also address the fact that our master bedroom windows may now open to allow Fire-Rescue access to our apartment. We have only one interior access point in our unit and if a collapse or fire blocked the escape, the trellis would have prevented Fire-Rescue's means of entry.
Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing the presentation and your comments at the ARCOM meeting on March 27th.
Sincerely,
Barbara and Alan Glatt
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389 South Lake Drive, Apt 5F
Palm Beach Florida 33458

Received via email 3.25.24:
Ladies and Gentleman of the Architectural Commission,
Laura Evans and I live at 389 South Lake Drive Apartment 1C and are long time residents of Palm Beach.
We believe the revised design addresses critical long-term maintenance issues and provides an appealing design alternative.
Very truly yours,
James Diack & Laura Evans
389 South Lake Dr, APT 1C
Palm Beach FL 33480

Received via email 3.19.24:
Dear Board of Directors and Management of 389 South Lake Drive:
The purpose of this email is to confirm that Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Wolf, owners of Unit 2C, approve and request ARCOM’s approval of the new façade design for 389 South Lake Drive being proposed to ARCOM.
Please communicate to ARCOM our view when appropriate.
Best regards.
Donald and Jean Wolf
Owners of Unit 2C

Received via email 3.17.24:
To the members of the Architectural Review Commission:
We are very relieved and grateful at the prospect of not having to put back up the heavy concrete screens which created life-safety issues and, in an emergency, prevented fire-rescue access. Once the extensive damage and penetration into the facade was exposed in its entirety, it did not make sense to re-install the screens and risk the building’s structural and aesthetic integrity. Thank you for this.
The 8 bedroom vertical stacks share 3 widths due to the serpentine building design which restricts and eliminates many design possibilities. The two challenges you gave to our architect were to recreate the “verticality” that was achieved by the large screens, and “texture”. Verticality is very difficult with the almost non-existent margins on the narrowest stack margins from the windows to the left and right. Notwithstanding, the newly proposed vertical “frames” manage to solve the problem in a clean and understated design. The stepped frame design along with the stucco treatment underneath the windows add texture and depth to the overall facade.
Lorraine and I agree with and share the enthusiasm that all our owners have in supporting this new design which will beautifully enhance the front face of 389.
389 owners truly believe David Miller has risen to the challenge(s). Hopefully you will too.
Respectfully,
Lorraine and John Tuohy
389 South Lake Drive, 5C

Received via email 3.25.24:
Dear Sirs:
As a stockholder and occupant of apartment 3H in this cooperative building, I am proud of the new facade which our architect has planned. It has an elegant appearance that will complement our neighborhood. It emphasizes the vertical.
As a practical matter it will simplify maintenance and storm protection. This will be increasingly important to the looks of the structure during the decades ahead.
I urge you to approve this design that will be submitted to your committee this week.
Most people, nowadays, regard the lattice type concrete decorative screen, that was specified before original construction, to be dated. A friend of mine who lives in a nearby part of Palm Beach recently drove down the lake block of Peruvian Avenue and noticed the absence of these screens. Later he mentioned this to me with the remark that the place looks better; less like banal 1950s Lauderdale or Hollywood. This is the benefit that will be brought about with a cleaner facade.
Of course, I do not need to mention the improved access for Fire & Rescue personnel using the the Town’s hook and ladder truck if it should be necessary to evacuate disabled persons from the master bedrooms on the upper floors. It could take quite a few minutes to break through a fixed lattice screen, should, for some reason, the porch windows were to be unavailable.
Sincerely Yours,
John Timothy “Tim” Killen

Received via email 3.25.24:
Gentleman and Ladies. - I am a resident of 389 South Lake Drive - since 2010. I am also a member of the Board of the building. I regret that attending to a seriously ill wife has prevented me from presenting these views orally to you on March 27 - but I did speak back in December to the same effect.
There are many good reasons to back our request to revise the 1950s architectural structure of our building. I concentrate on two. First, what the removal of the trellis work revealed (hereinafter, “trellis”) was extensive damage to our building, damage that could not be repaired without the actual removal of the trellis. If a new trellis is installed, it is possible that more damage can be caused that is also, unfortunately, undetectable without removal. We have spent a lot of money fixing up the building to withstand ordinary decay, as well as unusual conditions, and it seems foolish to risk dangers for a purely architectural (I.e. not structural) feature.
Second, the tenants in the building - particularly in the upper floors - are concerned that fire safety is compromised by blocking access to the window in the main bedroom. This has been explored with the fire department. It is a real problem - not imagined.
For these reasons, as well as many more that have been raised with you by our representatives, I ask that you look upon our alternative plan with favor. Our entire building supports this, and we have supporting letters from neighbors.
Thank you. - Charles S. Whitman III, Apartment 1-B

Received via email 3.25.24:
Dear ARCOM Members,
This letter serves to support our 389 S. Lake Drive Building's application to The Town of Palm Beach to install a new, frame-like treatment of our master bedroom stacks in accordance with David Miller's
revised plans filed, where decaying concrete lattice panels had to be removed safety reasons. Removal of the decaying 5-story concrete panels has provided us with another form of egress in case of fire plus light and views from master bedroom windows.
All our residents are in favor of installing this decorative treatment after removing the unsafe and
decaying lattice panels from the facade, which has more than 54 years of damage from salt and weather. that replacement of the concrete lattice panels would only repeat the problems we have seen in the past with deterioration. The entire building facade and roof have been fully renovated during the past
several years to preserve and protect the building. Aesthetically I prefer this frame-like design because it emphasizes the vertically of the master bedroom stacks as does the yellow color for the walls. I have
looked at this design from West Palm Beach, the Royal Palm Bridge, Peruvian Ave. plus aerial renderings. This frame-like design enhances the building because it makes the facade look clean and modern. The
vertical rhythms of the vertical stacks are strong. It is simpler and more elegant than the prior balcony design.
For these reasons I urge you to approve David Miller's revised design, so we may enhance the safety and appearance of our 54-year old building at 389 S. Lake Drive in Palm Beach, FL. Many thanks for your
consideration.
Sincerely,
Karen
Karen S. Butler
389 S. Lake Drive, Apt. 2H
Palm Beach, FL 33480