HomeMy WebLinkAboutTHE UNION ON ELIZABETH (FORMERLY 1208 W. ELIZABETH STREET) - PDP/FDP - FDP170024 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PROJECT NARRATIVEUnion on Elizabeth
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surrounding properties. A private deck and pool will be located on the roof top of the parking
garage. Amenities may include hot tubs, grills, community table, fire pits and passive seating
areas. There will be a public promenade internal to the project with access just west of the retail
space. A private fitness, game and study room will be located on the second floor of the
building.
A parking garage is located internal to the building. Ingress and egress to the parking garage is
from a driveway at the southeastern corner of the building, accessing off of Elizabeth Street with
an existing driveway. It is anticipated that there will be 339 garage parking spaces. The project
is parked at .8 spaces per bed which exceeds the minimum parking requirement of .75 spaces
per bed.
A neighborhood meeting was held on July 13, 2017. Questions at the neighborhood meeting
created discussion regarding parking, bicycles, increased traffic, effect on surrounding
businesses as well as building size and massing. Nicole Hahn mentioned that a traffic study
would be done with this project. Jason Holland answered planning related questions, including
bus route and building massing questions. The meeting and notes are attached with this
submittal.
Stormwater for the project will be detained in an open vault located within the parking structure
as well as within the aggregate below permeable pavers located within the paseo. All areas of
the roof will be routed to these facilities. Stormwater will then be released into a rain garden
prior to being released at flow rates required by code into Elizabeth Street. Water quality for the
majority of the project will be achieved primarily through the use of a sand filter located in the
detention vault. This sand filter will remove sediment and debris from the stormwater runoff
prior to it leaving the site. Stormwater runoff from lower portions of the project will be collected
in perimeter swales and routed to suitable outfall locations. These areas will not be detained,
however they will receive water quality treatment via bio-swales, rain gardens and landscape
buffers.
land planning • landscape architecture ■ urban design ■ entitlement
Union on Elizabeth Street
PDP/FDP Project Narrative:
The Union on Elizabeth development is located in the Campus West area east of the
intersection of Elizabeth Street and the Scott Avenue alignment, midway between Shields and
City Park Avenues. Located within 500 feet of the Colorado State University campus, the
proposed mixed -use development is a high -quality residential project designed for a
predominantly student population. The development will include a total of 111 dwelling units with
407 bedrooms and includes a 2,700 sf retail space along Elizabeth Street
The site is bounded by Eleven 13 and Lokal Apartments to the north, Campus West
Commercial to the east and South and commercial to the west; surrounding multi -family
buildings range from three to five stories tall. This project will replace older commercial
establishments and St. Paul's Episcopal Church Building.
Elizabeth Street is classified as an arterial street on the City's Master Street Plan. It contains
two travel lanes in each direction, and center landscape median, striped bicycle lanes and on
street parking is prohibited. Along the project street frontage, sidewalks are both attached and
detached. This project does not propose changes to the existing sidewalks and existing street
trees will remain. A retail space proposed on the first level of the project, will serve both
residents and non-residents and will create a functional urban space along Elizabeth Street.
Although there are multiple private entrances to the buildings, the main entry to the rental office
located on the southwest corner of the building is envisioned to include special paving, a variety
of seating opportunities, lighting, trees and ornamental plant materials. Bike parking will be
located along the northwest and southeast sides of the building. Additional bike parking is
provided within the pedestrian walkway.
The pedestrian walkway designed within the Union on Elizabeth development was included to
provide a direct connection between the hundreds of residential units to the north and Elizabeth
Street. This paseo creates a midblock accessible walkway between Plum and Elizabeth Street
and allows residents and students traveling along Plum street quick access to amenities such
as public transportation, the future BRT along Elizabeth, and commercial establishments. It also
provides various seating areas, landscape, and decorative lighting. A water feature to the north
will provide a focal point and draw visitors in.
The building will consist of studio, two, three, four and five -bedroom units designed using a
modern style architecture with natural stone features and wide overhangs. The units along the
ground floor along the interior courtyard will have individual porches. The five -story building will
have articulated facades and step -backs to mitigate the size of the building and to provide a
transition to the adjoining neighbors.
A setback of 24-6" minimum is provided along the Elizabeth Street frontage as measured from
the current property line. The setbacks ranging from 13'-2" to 31'-7" minimum around