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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBELLE CLAIRE, 310 S. COLLEGE AVE. - PDP - 26-05 - REPORTS - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING18. You should be cautioned that College Avenue can be pretty noisy on weekends and well into the late evening when the bars close. For example, bars close at 2:00 a.m. and with the new non-smoking ordinance, there is more gathering outside on the sidewalks. Also, there is the risk of vandalism. A. Thank you for these insights. We will try to use building materials that buffer the sound, especially along the College Avenue side. We will select our street level amenities carefully with potential vandalism in mind. 19. You need to be careful about light pollution, especially along College Avenue. The City has installed very tall and bright light fixtures along your street frontage that could impact the upper level dwelling units. Maybe you could talk to the City and suggest a light fixture that is more historic in keeping with the character of downtown. A. We are aware of these fixtures. Thank you for the idea on working with the City on installing historic -looking light fixtures. 20. Will Perkins lose their surface parking? A. Yes, but our Transportation Impact Study indicates that most of the traffic at the Perkins driveway travels through the site to park on the east side of the block, not in the Perkins lot itself. 4 10. How many retail spaces will there be? A. Depending on the individual needs of the various tenants, there will be a range of four to six retail tenants on the first floor. 11. Will any of these retail spaces feature a restaurant? A. Yes, we anticipate only one space will be for a restaurant. We have to be careful about the placement of exhaust fans for cooking ranges and not impact the upper level office tenants and dwelling units. 12. Will the restaurant have an outdoor patio? Patios appear to be very popular downtown? A. We really haven't planned this far ahead but that is a good idea. 13. How many dwelling units will there be? A. At this point in our design, between 30 and 33. 14. What is your timeframe? A. This Spring and Summer, we will be going through the plan review process. This Fall will be in construction design. We estimate that we will start construction in the Spring of 2006 and construction could take up to 12 months. This puts us at building occupancy in the Spring of 2007. 15. Are you taking pre -sales? A. We anticipate that the marketing will proceed in a similar fashion to Cortina. That is we will first accept reservations, then a deposit, and then final pricing will be set. After final pricing, we will be able to sell the units. 16. What will be the size of the dwelling units? A. We are trying to come in somewhere in between Cortina and Pine Street Lofts. We anticipate a range in the size of the units between 675 and 1,800 square feet. 17. Do you think your project will have an impact on downtown? A. Yes, we think our impact will be positive. We think there is a benefit to bringing full-time residents into downtown as this will add vitality and economic activity to downtown. This is preferable to downtown just being a grouping of bars, restaurants and specialty retail stores. 91 3. What about long term plans for Perkins? A. Long term plans are to likely to demolish building once the lease with Perkins has expired. Any new structure will likely carry a deed restriction capping the height so as to preserve the value and integrity of the upper level dwelling units of the new building. This cap could be two -stories. 4. 1 am co-owner of some downtown property nearby and I am concerned about the impact on my business during construction. A. Construction will be an inconvenience to be sure. We will try to minimize the impacts by adhering to the City ordinances regarding daily starting times and ending times. Dohn Construction is building Pine Street Lofts so they have experience in working in the downtown environment. I think construction hours are limited to between 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. 5. As a downtown property owner, I suggest that you petition the City to extend the on -street diagonal parking south of Olive Street along your College Avenue street frontage. This would extend the urban character of downtown one block south. The D.D.A. could probably endorse, and possibly financially participate, in such an improvement. This would also add parking in front of our businesses. A. This is a good idea and we will explore this concept with the City and D.D.A. 6. Will you have to provide floodgates in the alley at the entrance to the below -ground parking garage? A. Yes, we will have to either provide floodgates or raise the entrance to the garage by approximately two feet. 7. Since a portion of the site is in the floodplain, are you required to meet freeboard requirements? A. Yes, we have to provide six inches of freeboard based on the 100-year storm. 8. The front facade includes the two-story window. Does this mean there is a two-story atrium within the building? A. No, this is an exterior feature only. 9. Will the retail tenants have signage? A. Yes, we plan on providing signage on the street -level canopies. 2 NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING SUMMARY PROJECT: 310 South College Mixed -Use Building DATE: March 7, 2005 APPLICANT: Mr. Archie Solsky CONSULTANTS: Cathy Mathis, V-F Ripley and Associates Bob Mechels, Vaught -Frye Architects Jay Davis, DMW Engineering BUILDER: Doug Dohn, Dohn Construction CITY PLANNER: Ted Shepard 310 South College Avenue — Mixed -Use Building is a redevelopment proposal. This is a request to redevelop the existing parking lot at the southeast corner of South College Avenue and Olive Street into a six story mixed -use building. The first floor would consist of 9,000 square feet of retail. The second floor would consist of 14,000 square feet of office. Floors three through six would consist of 31 dwelling units. An underground parking garage would feature 55 parking spaces. A new surface parking lot would contain 26 parking spaces for the retail and office tenants/owners. The parcel includes the existing Perkins restaurant. In the short term, the existing Perkins restaurant would remain with some facade renovation. In the long term, the restaurant could be demolished in favor of a new land use. QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, COMMENTS 1. What is the height of the building? A. The building will be six stories, approximately 80 feet, in height. 2. What will be the status of Perkins restaurant? A. Initially, we will upgrade the facade to incorporate the stucco being used on the new building. In addition, we will likely paint it anew color to match or complement the new building.