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Home My WebLink AboutBLOCK 122 200 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE OLD TOWN LOFTS - Filed GC-GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE - 2005-04-08Marc Virata - TEXT. htm Page 1 ----Original Message ----- From: George Schock [mailto:george@northernengineering.com] Sent: Monday, August 02, 2004 11:51 AM To: George Schock Subject: Old Town Lofts Hello everyone. Northern Engineering is redeveloping the corner of College Avenue and Oak Street in Downtown Fort Collins as part of our future office relocation (see the attached PDF). We will be occupying the remodeled main floor of the building as our new office in June 2005. With the redevelopment, we are planning to add 3 floors to the building and selling 17 residential loft units. These units will be affordable loft units in the heart of downtown Fort Collins. Base units will have open floor plans, 10' ceilings, large decks, and Huge Wood Clad Pella Windows fronting College and Oak Streets. Each unit will have elevator service, locked storage in the basement (for bikes and stuff) and permit parking in the adjacent Remington and Oak Street parking lot. Upgrades to the finishes will be available for additional cost. We will begin marketing the units to the public later this week, but wanted to give you advanced notice prior to this for those interested. We are taking reservations on units at this time for a refundable $500 deposit. We will be formally singing pre -sale contracts prior to construction which we anticipate to begin in October. We anticipate delivering finished units around June 2005. Please let me know if you would like more information on the project and feel free to spread the word on the project to your friends and associates. Thanks and I hope all is well.... Bud Curtiss Northern Engineering Services, Inc. 420 S. Howes Suite k202 Fort Collins, Co 8055:1 (970)221-4158 (970)221-4159 fax Susan Joy - College & Oak Mixed Use Building proposed encroachment Page 1 From: Marc Virata To: Cam McNair, Don Bachman Date: 8/19/04 5:16PM Subject: College & Oak Mixed Use Building proposed encroachment At Transportation Coordination this morning, I brought up a concern regarding a(nother) developer looking to encroach onto public right-of-way downtown. In this case, this is for a mixed use project on the southeast corner of College and Oak, which would utilize the existing first floor of the building and build two more stories onto it. They are seeking to have handicap ramps onto public right-of-way for access to the building The attached information provided by the architect illustrates the proposed encroachment at the corner of Oak Street and College Avenue and their justification Basically. the architect states that redesigning the ramp to be located within the building footprint would be problematic because it would affect the existing structural system of the first floor which they intend to utilize I spoke with Mike Gebo in the Building Dept. to see if he had any insight and he seemed to concur with their concerns especially with attempting to then go vertical with the additional floors over this area In terms of process, this project went to a Concept Review many months ago and there's been little information since, other than I was somehow emailed marketing information for the project from Northern Engineering, who will relocate their office to the first floor and I believe may be investors in the project (if you'd like to review the sales info, complete with residential pricing, let me know). The project will need to undergo a similar basic development review process that Pine Street Lofts undertook. When comparing this to Pine Street Lofts, there is the difference of the attempt to utilize the existing structure rather than remove and rebuild the entire building. Also, the amount of clear zone maintained after a potential encroachment is quite greater than Pine Street Lofts, though College and Oak are greater pedestrian use areas Regardless, I understand that encroachments onto right-of-way is not preferred by any means from our standpoint. Your thoughts on how to approach this question of allowing an encroachment is appreciated. Given that the information at this point is little more than a fax drawing, the architect understands that additional information may be requested, this is his formal first step of "elevating'' the discussion Thanks. Marc CC: Sheri Wamhoff _*•JYAUGHT•FRYE AnelliTI:Crs MEMORANDUM October 1, 2004 PROJECT / NO.:OLD TOWN LOFTS O4-18 TO: Marc Varata - City of Fort Collins Engineering CC: Northern Engineering, Inc. Owner RE: Sidewalk Encroachment Marc; Please find attached an 8 1/2x11 sketch showing a requested encroachment with dimensions to the flow line of both College & Oak Streets. This request has been necessitated by a need to provide a handicapped accessible entry ramp outside of the existing building footprint as a result of the existing buildings' structural system. The existing floor slab is a structurally tensioned concrete slab with the main entry directly over the buildings fire riser room. Altering such a concrete floor in any way would result in the demolition and reconstruction of a much larger portion of the building and it's structure, which could in turn eliminate the feasibility of the project. This access ramp is a requirement of the Americans with Disabilities Act. After reviewing other options, and discussing the issue with City of fort Collins Engineering, this design has been determined to be the most appropriate. Thank You. BY: - Vaught Frye Architects, Inc. — Mark R. Gausepohl 401 West Mountain Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521 • 970-224-1191 FAX 970-224-1662 • E-MAIL bmechels@vfavfr.com VAUGHT • FRYE -*•A7 A RCN IT EC iS ARCHITECTURE INTERIOR DESIGN 401 W,, Mouwuiu A-lu.. SWm2W I'on(Tlllne, CO 80521 1uz 9701224. 1662 plan.. 970C24. 1191 u mghifrycmm OAK STREET OLD TOWN LOFTS BUILDING ENCROACHMENT Project number 2004-18 Date 10/01 /04 S K-S 1 Ref. Sheet # MRG Checked by Checker I Scale 1" = 10'-0" NOU-12-2004 12:14 UPUGHT FRYE ARCHITECTS 970 224 1662 P.02iO4 VAUG1ff -fRYE MEMORANDUM October 1, 2004 (Revised Nov. 5, 2004)(Revised Nov. 12, 2004) PROJECT / NO.:OLD TOWN LOIFTS VFA #04-18 TO: Marc Varata, Susan Joy - City of Fort Collins Engineering CC: Northern Engineering, Inc. —George & Bud RE: Sidewalk Encroachment Marc & Susan; Please find attached two 8 1/2x11 sketches (SD-1.1 and SD1.2). These sketches show the requested sidewalk encroachment with dimensions to the flow line of both College & Oak Streets. This request has been necessitated by a need to provide handicapped accessible entry ramps outside of the existing building footprint as a result of the existing buildings' structural system. The existing floor slab is a structurally tensioned concrete slab with the main entry directly over the buildings fire riser room. Altering such a concrete floor in any way would result in the demolition and reconstruction of a much larger portion of the building and it's structure, which could in turn eliminate the feasibility of the project. This access ramp is a requirement of the Americans with Disabilities Act. After reviewing other options, and discussing the Issue with City of fort Collins Engineering, this design has been determined to be the most appropriate. Please contact me with any questions or about any additional information you will require to get this process started. Thank you for your time and cooperation. BY: - Vaught Frye Architects, Inc. — Bob Mechels, AIA 401 West Mountain Avenue, Suite 200, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521 • 970-224-1191 FAX 970-224-1662 • E-MAGI, bmechelswfavfr.com NOU-12-2004 12:14 UAUGHT FRYE ARCHITECTS 970 224 1662 P.03iO4 VAUGHT • F'RYE *•A7 ARCHITECTS ARCHITECTURE INTERIOR DESIGN WIWm Mo.Il A.. 91-2W POH CcAe, CO 50.521 OLD TOWN LOFTS BUILDING OAK STREET PROPERTY LIN2 ENCROACHMENT PLAN SD-1.1 Rot. Sheet B AS•1 Chocked by 8M Scale 1"= 10'•0" No Text NENORTHERN ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC. October 19, 2004 Ms. Sherri Wamhoff City of Fort Collins Engineering 281 North College Fort Collins, Colorado 80524 RE: Northern Engineering Office Building Existing and proposed grading and drainage Sherri, This letter is in regards to the new office building for Northern Engineering Services, more specifically, this is in regards to existing and proposed grading and drainage of the site, located at the southeast corner of College Avenue and Oak Street. As mentioned, the site is located at the southeast corner of College Avenue and Oak Street, just north of the Aggic Theatre. The site is already fully developed; the existing building was previously used as an office. Existing sidewalk and trees are to the north and west of the existing building, a parking lot abuts to the east, and the Aggie Theatre is the adjacent building to the south. The proposed redevelopment of this lot for the new Northern Engineering Office Building incorporates as much of the existing features as possible. The finished floor elevation of the new building will match the finished floor elevation of the existing building, thereby allowing surrounding sidewalk and pavement grades to remain at their respective existing grades. The entrance of the proposed building will be at the northwest corner, the existing building entrance is located on the west side; a sidewalk ramp is proposed to maintain ADA-acceptable grades. Existing drainage patterns should not be affected as the site is already fully built out; no impervious area will be added with this redevelopment. Three (3) sidewalk chases are proposed on the north side of the new building to convey roof drainage to existing curb and gutter and to ensure that any building runoff will not impede pedestrian paths. In summary, the proposed redevelopment of the site for the new Northern Engineering Office Building will maintain existing grades and drainage patterns as closely as possible and will provide pedestrian ramps and roof drains to make certain the reconstruction of the building will not negatively impact grading and drainage of the existing site. Please call if you have any questions regarding this analysis. Thanks for your time and consideration of this project. p.11!Itlllnnu,,. ejy CJ� Uli• i 2 IL L E L� 1�Cx Roger A Curtiss, P.E. Us ��;°o'••„••, i Project En>ineer�iF`�SIO 420 SOUTH HOWES, SUITE 202 / FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80521 / 970.221.4158 / FAX 970.221.4159 November 17, 2004 CDOT Utilities 1420 2nd Street Greeley, CO 80631 Re: Utility/Special Use Permit for Northern Engineering Office Building Dear Mike: Attached please find plans prepared by Northern Engineering Services, Inc. for construction and modifications to utility services within the Highway 287 (College Avenue) right of way. The office building site is located at the southeast corner of Highway 287 and Oak Street, the existing building will be reconstructed from a two-story office building to a four-story mixed -use building. Construction will include approximately 70 lineal feet of 6" PVC installed as fire service; the relocation of a fire hydrant; installation of 4"x2" reducer and 2" copper water service; and reconstruction of sidewalk. Please refer to the attached plan set. If you have any questions or concerns regarding these plans please do not hesitate to call Kimberly Dall or Bud Curtiss of Northern Engineering Services, Inc. at (970) 221-4158. If you need anything further from the City of Fort Collins please contact me at (970) xxx-xxxx. Sincerely, City of Fort Collins