HomeMy WebLinkAboutNORTHFIELD COMMONS - FDP210022 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - DESIGN NARRATIVE
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September 7, 2021
Project Information and Design Narrative
Project Title:
Northfield Commons
Past Meeting Dates:
Conceptual Review meeting held on January 22, 2021
Neighborhood Meeting was held on March 4, 2021
Planning and Zoning Board Hearing was held on August 19, 2021
Northfield Metro District Overview:
• In 2020, Landmark Homes finalized the 55-acre Northfield for the Metro District as
approved by Fort Collins City Council.
• Total 442 housing units approved under the Northfield Metro District.
• 6.5-acre tract in the Metro District located at SEC of Suniga and Redwood initially
planned for the affordable housing component of the Metro District.
General Information:
Mercy Housing is proposing to acquire approximately 6.5 acres of the Northfield
development o be designated for affordable deed-restricted multifamily housing within the
larger Northfield development.
The plan proposes seven (7) two- and three-story walk-up apartments, slab on grade with
two distinct building types. 12 units/building – 84 units in total. Current bedroom
configuration is 24 one-bedrooms, 42 two-bedrooms and 18 three-bedrooms. The project
provides 136 parking spaces.
Attached to an A-Type apartment building, there will be a 2,400 sq. ft. on-site property staff
office/leasing center and community clubhouse and outdoor patio spaces.
Northfield will retain 20 units in four buildings on the eastern portion of the project in the
same configuration and design of the approved plans.
Utilities / Access:
The plans show entrances to each side of the project via Seeley Drive. One hammerhead
turnaround is shown, along with a second point of access to Suniga on the east side of the
project.
Water, sanitary and power will be in the ROW under the new extension of Suniga to the east
per the approved PDP. It will be Mercy Housing’s responsibility to bring the off-site utilities
into our site for property service.
Impervious/ Storm Drainage:
The site will provide on-site filtration for storm and drain into the out lot directly adjacent to
the east of the property.
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Landscape Concept:
Proposed landscaping for the site will consist of street trees in tree lawns and foundation
plantings consisting of shrubs and ornamental grasses. Most of the outdoor activity spaces
will consist of irrigated turf, with water-wise native seed in the remaining open space areas.
Architectural Design:
The Northfield Commons project includes seven multi-family apartment building that include
three distinctive building types and designs.
Building A is a 3-story apartment building that includes a single main entrance to an interior
stairwell on the front of the building that leads to a mix of 1, 2 and 3-bedroom units on each
level. The entry of the building includes a large covered 1-story entry canopy that provides
an enhanced sense of entry and with human scale while also including a place for covered
bike parking. Building A has been designed with several wall recesses to help articulate the
overall massing and the hip roof design has been broken up to reduce the overall scale.
Building materials include synthetic stone veneer, fiber cement lap siding and fiber cement
board and batten siding that relate to the other approved multi-family buildings in the
Northfield project directly to the north and east of this site.
Building A-2 is like Building A but includes an attached, 1-story community space on the
east end. This community space will contain a community gathering space, two staff offices,
restrooms and a storage and maintenance area along with a exterior patio on the north side
of the community space. The entry of this community space had been designed to be on
the more prominent corner entering the site and has includes design elements to make it
distinguishable as a community space with the use of a more prominent entry canopy and
more extensive use of glazing to promote transparency to the interior functions of the space.
Building B is a 2 and 3-story apartment building with the central units being accessed by an
entrance to an interior stairwell that serves 1-2 bedrooms unit on both the 2nd and 3rd levels.
This building also includes separate entrances for the two 3-bedroom units on the other side
of the building including a ground level unit entry as well as a separate entrance to a private
interior stair for the 2nd level 3-bedroom unit that is stacked directly above. Based on these
unit configurations, Building B has 2-story massing on both ends of the building and a
central 3-story portion. The roof design provides stepped gable roofs, and the wall
articulation has also been designed to reduce the overall scale. Roof entry elements and
materials are similar and complementary to approach taken with Building A although the
different massing and roof designs create very distinctive overall designs.
Proposed Owners:
Mercy Housing Mountain Plains