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HomeMy WebLinkAboutBLOOM FILING THREE MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS - PDP220011 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 4 - PROJECT NARRATIVEAugust 3. 2022 City Planner Community Planning and Development 281 North College Avenue Fort Collins Colorado 80524 Bloom Filing Three (Bloom Filing Two at Concept Review) Concept Review: September 17, 2021 Neighborhood Meeting: March 2, 2022 General Information Bloom Filing Three is a proposed multi-family community within the Mulberry- Greenfields PUD (AKA Bloom) This site is known as District 2 within the PUD. Location: This site is at the southeast corner of International Boulevard and Delozier Road and is bounded by Delozier Road to the West, International Blvd to the North, Aria Way to the East, and Donella Drive to the South. Size: 16.36 acres Zoning LMN and MMN, both existing and proposed Dwellings: 360 Commercial: None other than a clubhouse/ leasing center Off-Street Parking: 561 On-Street Parking: 61 External Garages: 60 (not counted in parking totals) Number of Stories: Three Modifications: None Proposed Owners Pedcor Investments, A Limited Liability Company C/O Patrick Stoffregen One Pedcor Square 770 3rd Avenue SW Carmel, IN 46032 Existing Owners Springer-Fisher, Inc. (per county records) Transportation Improvements The transportation improvements are being constructed as part of the Bloom Filings One and Two with the public streets surrounding this property being constructed prior to or concurrently with this development. No specific improvements are proposed with this development Project Description This site is proposed to have 15 buildings, all three stories in height, with 24 units per building, for a total of 360 units. Of this, there will be (120) 1 bedroom units, (180) 2 bedroom units, and (60) 3 bedroom units. There will also be some garage buildings and a community center. Page of 1 3 PO Box 1889 Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 472-9125 www.vignettestudios.com Of the 15 buildings, three different building types are proposed. These buildings are placed so that no identical building types are next to each other. The building architecture will be designed to fit within the design guidelines of the overall Bloom Community. Amenities and Open Space The development will have a well rounded amenity and open space package. Landscaped open space is throughout the community, but the two larger open space areas are found in the south part of the community adjacent to Building Two, and central to the community around the clubhouse and between buildings eight and eleven. The clubhouse itself will have community rooms, pool, changing rooms and the leasing center. To the north of this is a large space area that includes a playground and tot-lot, and open fields that can be used to play ball, toss frisbees, and other activities. The southern open space includes a Fenced in Dog Park, and the LID basin/ Rain Garden. Vehicular Access There will be five access points into the site from the adjacent public streets. Two are off of Area Way to the east with are both private streets, Angela Avenue and Bode Boulevard. Two will be from the Donella Drive to the south which will serve our internal circulation. Finally, Bode Boulevard, one of the internal private streets will also connect through to Delozier Road. The private streets have been designed with a 26’ foot center section of road, with diagonal parking on both sides, and detached sidewalks on both sides. These will serve as primary access to buildings 5, 8, and 11 as well as the clubhouse. All of the other buildings have face onto an adjacent public street. Fire Access All of the private streets and other internal access are designed at 26 foot widths to accommodate fire access. Some internal drives that primarily provide access to garage buildings or parking areas are 24 feet in width. In addition, we have made sure that at least one side of each building is within 30 feet of a fire access since these buildings will be over 30 feet in height, including the roof. Pedestrian Access This site has been designed with a complete pedestrian access system that will provide all residents access to the external streets as well as easy and direct access to all internal amenities. All buildings that abut public streets will have pedestrian access from those streets to the internal corridors of the building, as well as to then parking areas and other pedestrian connections. Affordability At least 264 of the 360 units will be developed as affordable rental apartments. It is anticipated that these apartments will be financed through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, as administered by the Colorado Housing and Finance Agency (CHFA), and they will comply with the LIHTC rules for affordable apartments made available to households at or below 60% of the Area Median Income (AMI). The Average Income approach may be implemented, in accordance with the LIHTC rules. Solar Power This development will generate at least 200kW A/C electric power through a system of roof-mounted solar panels. Because of the complex rules surrounding affordable housing developments like this related to utilities, it is critical to the success of this development that the currently-proposed but not-yet- implemented Virtual Net Metering option be made available. Through VNM, the solar arrays can be connected to the grid efficiently, and the low-income tenants of the apartments will see lower electric bills without needing to connect the panels directly to each unit. Also, slight adjustments to the City’s standard Page of 2 3 PO Box 1889 Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 472-9125 www.vignettestudios.com roof design guidelines could pave the way to produce even more solar power at this development, up to 600 kW. Architectural Design The buildings within the development are designed with a contemporary theme with simple but elegant forms. The roof lines are low slung, with a blend of mid center modern and contemporary farmhouse. The roofs have been designed to be simple gable forms. This is on purpose to maximize the amount of solar panels that can be placed on the buildings. Since all buildings have multiple orientations, it is critical that the roof forms remain simple in order to be able to install solar panels on any side of the buildings. Building materials are a blend of lap siding, board and batten siding, with brick accents on the base. Roofs are primarily asphalt. There are several accent areas with standing seam metal roof, including all first floor building entries. The building forms themselves are heavily articulated with indentations and bump outs on all elevations. The end elevations of the buildings, where the facade is more flat, have metal awnings above the windows to provide interest in the architecture. Neighborhood Meeting A virtual neighborhood meeting was held on March 2nd, with only a handful of attendees from the adjacent Mosaic neighborhood. The only real concern was overall traffic within Bloom and the timing of traffic improvements. It was explained that the Bloom community itself was designed to mitigate traffic concerns and will be taking care of any necessary mitigation. Since this proposal was anticipated and fits into the overall design of Bloom, traffic had already been accounted for. It was also explained that the improvements would be completed prior to this development being occupied. Development Phasing This project will be constructed in two phases. The majority of the development, buildings 1-11, the clubhouse, LID facilities and associated parking and landscaping will be constructed in the first phase. Buildings 12-15 and associated parking and landscaping will be constructed in a future phase as demand warrants. Specific timing of development may vary with timing of the overall Bloom development, timing of approvals, and the general market. Page of 3 3 PO Box 1889 Fort Collins, CO 80524 (970) 472-9125 www.vignettestudios.com