HomeMy WebLinkAboutPROSPECT STATION II - PDP - PDP150021 - MINUTES/NOTES - CORRESPONDENCE-NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING (4)Q: (Citizen) Where are you getting your utilities from?
A: (Applicant) Utilities are already in from Prospect, along the existing driveway.
Q: (Citizen) So you don't need to come up from the south?
A: (Applicant) No.
Q: (Citizen) Will you put in any retail?
A: (Applicant) It took us awhile to fill our first retail space in Phase 1. We were willing to do live -work
units for people, and we were surprised that no one wanted to do that. The businesses across the street
have vacancies as well. And we didn't want the traffic congestion. Quiet enjoyment by good tenants we
thought was a better use.
Q: (Citizen) Will Prospect be expanded? We don't like being on Prospect right now.
A: (City) The Prospect streetscape project was to make Prospect better for bikes and pedestrians within
the existing right-of-way.
A: (Applicant) The landscaping you see is interactive. Places for people to rest, enjoy the day, etc.
Q: (Citizen) Will the current turning lane on Prospect stay?
A: (Applicant) Yes, we won't be disturbing Prospect at all.
A: (City) This is a diagram of the future plan for Prospect. The future street cross-section is 2 10-foot
travel lanes on each side, a center turning lane, 2.5 foot sidewalks/bike facilities, and a tree lawn to
separate the sidewalk from the street.
Q: (Citizen) When I had a change in use, the city told me there would be some changes.
A: (City) You mean you had to dedicate right-of-way?
Q: (Citizen) It cost me quite a bit of money, and it's still costing me money. I had to make changes to the
sidewalk, and deal with stormwater. I don't have the parking I used to have because of the right-of-way I
had to dedicate for the railway. I have a parking problem, only enough parking for the operators of the
buildings and a few customers. My tenants are threatening to move out because there isn't enough
pa rki ng.
A: (City) Thank you for doing that, thanks for making those improvements for the community.
Q: (Citizen) Can you talk a bit about the schedule/likely schedule? How long will it take until you're ready
to break ground, and then how long to build once you do break ground?
A: (Applicant) Hope to start March 2016 and complete in May 2017.
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• City has adopted a Prospect Road streetscape program, and our sidewalk will comply with those
guidelines. This will be one of the first projects under this newly adopted set of standards.
• 36 units, 18 one -bedroom and 18 two -bedrooms
• Differences between Phase 1 and Phase 2
o Phase 1 parking on main level (tuck -under parking)
o Phase 2 parking — this will be a walk-up project with a traditional surface lot with
breezeways. Residents can access building from both sides of building.
• Hip roof, like Phase 1 with some shed roof elements. Want to be similar to Phase 1 without
replicating exactly.
• Design tries to break up the building with breezeways that are very identifiable as entry points.
Break a long building down into smaller buildings, more of a human scale.
• Materials are brick/masonry below, vertical siding up high, stucco in the middle. Using
identifiable window treatments at different levels to add diversity to building.
Questions, Comments & Responses:
Q: (Citizen) What are the lease rates and square footage?
A: (Applicant) Studios $950 (just under 500 so —$1500 for 2 bedroom
Q: (Citizen) The housing problem is not going to last. What are you going to do with $950 studios when
the bubble pops?
A: (Applicant) We've been tracking the statistics. With CSU increasing enrollment, and the growth in
town...
Q: (Citizen) CSU's enrollment numbers aren't as big as you think
A: (Applicant) People are continuing to move to Northern Colorado
Q: (Citizen) I wish people would stop! If you stopped building, maybe they would stop coming. It's not as
enjoyable as it used to be.
Q: (Citizen) Can you afford to lower your rent?
A: (Applicant) Yes, we could if the market dropped, but we don't think we will have to do that. There's
also been a trend nationwide toward smaller units, people will trade size for location if it's a good
location. Proximity to CSU, shopping, and downtown is attractive.
Q: (Citizen) There's still not East-West connectivity
A: (Applicant) We've been in Fort Collins a long time, and we love it as much as you do. We wanted to
build a nice building that people want to live in. Growth is a challenge, and we need to figure out how to
build density in a way that works. We had the ability to build more units, and we've chosen not to do
that.
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NEIGHBORHOOD INFORMATION MEETING SUMMARY
PROJECT: Prospect Station Phase II
DATE: October 6, 2015
LOCATION: Plymouth Congregational Church, 916 W. Prospect Rd.
PROJECT PLANNER: Seth Lorson
NUMBER OF ATTENDEES: 4
Project Planner Presentation Summary:
• Applicant has not formally applied yet —this is a pre -submittal neighborhood meeting. A
preliminary design review meeting was held May 20, 2015.
• The information from the neighborhood meetings.will be forwarded to the decision maker for
the project, in this case the Planning and Zoning Board. No public hearing date has been set yet.
• Project consists of a parcel located at 303 West Prospect Rd.
• The parcel is zoned for Employment use and is also located in the Transit -Oriented Development
(TOD) Overlay Zone. The project proposes a multifamily dwelling of 36 units with 54 bedrooms.
As currently proposed, the project will require a modification because the Employment Zone
limits secondary uses (such as residential uses) to 25%of the total gross area of the
development plan.
Applicant Presentation Summary:
• Representatives from the TB Group, alm2s architects, property management for Prospect
Station I and the property owner all present.
• Rayno Seaser (owner): Has lived in FC for 27 years, owner of the Egg and I restaurant and
background in construction. Our goal with Prospect Station I was not to create student housing,
was to provide housing for young professionals and we're proud to say that we achieved that
goal. We think we achieved our goal with the first phase of putting an attractive building
together that is a gateway to CSU.
• Alex Schuman (property management for project and existing building): Existing demographics
are primarily young professionals, CSU faculty.
• Griffin Foundation isn't interested in being in the existing building at 303 W. Prospect anymore
• We have extra parking spaces in our first building that aren't being used
• The existing building is transit -oriented, and that's been very successful. Our goal for Phase 2 is
the same. We're hoping when the University Health building goes in on Prospect, that people
working there will want to live nearby.
• Driveway that already exists will be shared with new building, no new curb cuts. Parking on
south side, 44 spaces (32 required).