HomeMy WebLinkAboutHEARTSIDE HILL RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT - FDP230007 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 2 - PROJECT NARRATIVE
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May 10, 2023
Project Information and Design Narrative
Project Title:
Heartside Hill
Past Meeting Dates:
PDR meeting held on April 11, 2021
Neighborhood Meeting was held on November 4, 2021
General Information:
Heart of the Rockies Christian Church, CARE Housing, Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity
and Friends of L’Arche Fort Collins are proposing a collaborative project that will
intentionally address some of the key issues facing our community: affordable housing,
affordable home ownership, support for individuals with developmental disabilities,
community integration and early childhood development.
The site is located on 8.35 acres that is currently owned by the church.
The plan proposes the following:
· 72 units of multi-family deed-restricted housing (CARE Housing)
· 9 single-family lots for affordable home ownership (Habitat for Humanity)
· 2 lots with homes supporting adults with developmental disabilities (Friends of
L’Arche)
· Shared amenities including play areas, community gardens, walking paths, gathering
areas and open spaces.
The 10.78- acre property is currently divided into 2 lots, known as “Heart of the Rockies First
Subdivision”. Lot 1 is 2.4 acres in size and is fully developed with a 7,073 SF church
building, 1,440 SF modular building, parking lot, playground, and community garden. The
site is served by South Fort Collins Sanitation District and Loveland-Fort Collins Water
District. Lot 2 is currently undeveloped and is 8.35 acres in size.
Site Design:
The site design includes nine (9), single-family lots for Habitat for Humanity Homes along
the north side of the north fronting Brittany Street and two (2), lot sites for L’arche, which is
an organization that supports small group homes for people with disabilities. On the south
side of the site, a total of eight (8), 8-plex affordable multi-family apartment buildings for
CARE Housing are being proposed with six of these buildings fronting along E. Trilby Road
and two of the buildings located internally to the site. Attached to one building is a 1,570 sq.
ft. clubhouse.
There is a central walking path and open space located central to the project, with a play
structure and community gardens. In addition, there will be a tiered seating area and
outdoor plaza for church and community/resident functions.
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Site Circulation and Access:
Primary access to the Care Housing multi-family buildings is from a private drive off Trilby
Road. There is another proposed access through the south end of the church’s parking lot,
with a proposed access that connects to Brittany Street at the north end of the site. The
Habitat and L’arche homes are alley loaded and will be accessed from the alley from
Brittany Drive. Pedestrian circulation is provided via a series of connecting walkways
throughout the property. Walkway connections are planned from each building’s entry to the
public street sidewalk system.
Storm Drainage:
The site generally drains from west to east. There is a 21” storm drain at the northeast
corner of the site that captures drainage from the site. Currently there is a small water
quality pond in that location that was part of the original HRCC development. It is the intent
to construct a detention pond in or near this location for capturing the site runoff. The
detention pond will be sized using the historic 2-year release or if possible, a higher release
rate depending on the capacity of the 21” pipe and the impact on the drainage master plan
requirements for the basin.
The site drains to the east into a swale on the west side of Lemay Avenue. A small amount
of runoff adjacent to Brittany drains to the east and south side of Brittany and is carried in
the curb section to the intersection of Brittany and Lemay. Also, some land in the ROW of
Lemay and Trilby drains to those streets and is carried east and south on Trilby and Lemay
respectively.
It is intended that drainage swales will be designed to the extent possible utilizing LID
methods for minimizing water quality and quantity impacts. In addition, runoff from the paved
areas to the extent possible, will be directed into grass lined swales minimizing the need for
storm drains. A portion of the detention basin will be designed as “extended detention” to
further remove sediments and pollutants prior to release from the site.
Landscape Concept:
The 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 Heartside Hill project includes eight multi-family apartment buildings that include four
distinctive building types and designs.
Building Type A is a 3-story, 12-plex 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 and 2-bedroom
units on both levels. 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. Balconies are also included at all units providing a welcoming
amenity for residents. Building Type A has been designed with several wall recesses and
steeper, front facing pitched vernacular-style gable roof elements that provide for scale that
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is compatible with the surrounding single-family residences and helps in reducing the overall
scale. Building materials include synthetic stone veneer, stucco and fiber cement lap siding
that relate to the other existing single family and multi-family buildings surrounding the site.
Building Type B is a 3-story, 12-plex apartment building with the central units being
accessed by an entrance to an interior stairwell that serves 3- and 4-bedroom units.
Building design elements and materials that are similar to that of Building Type A but have
unique proportions based on the unit configuration.
Building Type C is a 3-story, 12-plex apartment building with the central units being
accessed by an entrance to an interior stairwell that serves 2- and 3-bedroom units.
Building design elements and materials are similar to that of Building A but have unique
proportions based on the taller facades and unit configuration. The two, type B buildings
have been strategically located on the site to be placed in between the 2-story building types
A and B along each of the block faces along Trilby which reduces their scale and provides
overall diversity.
The bedroom mix/building breakdown is listed below:
6 Buildings Total:
Two (2) Building Type A, 3-story, 12-plex:
Two (2) 1-bedroom units
Six (6) 2-bedroom units
Two (3) Building Type B, 3-story, 12-plex:
Six (6) 3-bedroom units
Two (2) 4-bedroom units
Two (2) Building Type C, 3-story, 12-plex:
Six (6) 2-bedroom units
Six (6) 3-bedroom units
Overall for the site, the breakdown is as follows:
72 units total
Six (6) 1-bedroom units
Thirty (30) 2-bedroom units
Thirty (30) 3-bedroom units
Six (6) 4-bedroom units