And now for the residential portion of the development.
Also, a sneak peak at the master plan.
So far we have:
3 at the Can Recycle Builidng
8 units at the Full Goods Building
12 units (if I'm not mistaken) at the Stack/CIA garage, still under construction
and now these.
9 townhome style apartments
from HDRC May 5th agenda:
Quote:
APPLICANT: Lake/Flato Architects, Inc.
OWNER: Rio Perla Properties, Inc.
TYPE OF WORK: Demolition & New Construction
REQUEST:
The applicant is requesting Conceptual Approval to demolish an existing residential structure and to construct
a multi-story town home complex.
1) Nine townhouse type apartments are planned for the site on the east side of Avenue A. These units are part of a larger 201 unit multifamily project planned at Pearl. The balance of the project consists of 192 units with structured parking that will be built across the street on the west side of Avenue A. Construction of the project will be started by early in October. The Pearl master plan, including the planned new apartments, is
guided by the RIO-2 district guidelines which "encourage high density, mixed use developments as extensions of the downtown core"
The new three story townhouse apartments will be self parked with garages on the first floor, accessed from the neighboring parking lots. One unit will be 1-bedroom and the rest will be 2-bedroom. An existing easement along Avenue A forces the townhouse buildings to be pulled back from the street, but the area in front of the new buildings will be carefully designed to embrace pedestrian walkability with ample new street trees and inviting entries. Along with the other new apartments to be built across the street on the west side of the street, en engaging new street scene along Avenue "A" will be created.
2) The existing residential structure at 506 Avenue A, will be demolished in order to accommodate the new construction.
The accompanying exhibits provide additional information.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the demolition of the house at 506 Avenue A. The Designation and Demolition Committee met on-site to consider the demolition and found the house to have low integrity. The replacement places are appropriate for the site and the further redevelopment of Pearl. Staff recommends conceptual approval of the proposed townhomes with the stipulation the driveway proposed for visitor parking not cut through the middle of the townhomes which disrupts the pedestrian flow along Ave A.. The design of the townhomes should relate to Pearl. This recommendation in consistent with Sec. 35-674 of the UDC. - Building Design Principles When a new building occurs, it should be designed in a manner that reinforces the basic character-defining features of the area. Such features include the way in which a building is located on its site, the manner in which it faces the street and its orientation to the river.
When these design variables are arranged in a new building to be similar to those seen traditionally, visual compatibility results. New Interpretations of Traditional Building Types is Permitted.
A. A new design shall draw upon the fundamental similarities among older buildings in the general area.
(b)Mass and Scale. A building should appear to have a "human scale". In general, this scale can be accomplished by using familiar forms and elements interpreted in human dimensions. Exterior wall designs should help pedestrians
establish a sense of scale with relation to each building. Articulating the number of floors in a building can help to establish a building's scale, for example, and prevent larger buildings from dwarfing the pedestrian.
(1) Express facade components in ways that will help to establish building scale.
A. Treatment of architectural facades should contain a discernable pattern of mass to void, or windows and doors to solid mass. Openings should appear in a regular pattern, or be clustered to form a cohesive design. Architectural elements such as columns, lintels, sills, canopies, windows and doors should align with other architectural features on the adjacent facades.
(2) Align horizontal building elements with others in the blockface to establish building scale.
A. Align at least one (1) horizontal building element with another horizontal building element on the same block face. It will be considered to be within alignment if it is within three (3) feet, measured vertically, of the existing architectural element.
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and here is the agenda notes for the 192 unit apartment building
Quote:
HDRC CASE NO: 2010-127
IDENTIFIER:
ADDRESS: 312 Pearl Parkway
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: NCB 14164 BLK 1 LOT SW IRR 827.25 FT OF 1, NCB 959
LOT N IRR PT 25-27 & W IRR PT 33-40, P-100 (0.018) & P-
101 (0.0048) & NCB 973 BLK 16 LOT 1 (0.164)
ZONING: IDZ RIO-2
CITY COUNCIL DIST.: 1
PUBLIC PROPERTY:DISTRICT: RIO-2
LANDMARK:
APPLICANT: Lake/Flato Architects, Inc.
OWNER: Rio Perla Properties, Inc.
TYPE OF WORK: Demolition & New Contruction
REQUEST:
The applicant is requesting a Conceptual Approval to demolish an existing warehouse and to construct a new 4-story apartment building.
1) The site to the west of Avenue A will contain a four story apartment building wrapped around a six-story parking structure (five-stories above grade and one-story below grade). The apartment building will contain a total of 192 dwelling units : 19 Efficiency Units, 121 One Bedroom Units and 52 Two Bedroom Units. The average size of these 192 dwelling units is 848 square feet. Thirteen of the ground floor dwelling units facing the newly created Paseo Street as well as Avenue A will be designated as Live/Work units. A Leasing and Clubhouse facility is provided for potential and current residents. The Amenities include an Exercise Room equipped with various work-out machines, a Social Gathering Room with kitchen and a sizeable outdoor Patio. An onsite pool is available for resident use only in the south facing courtyard.
The Parking structure is divided into two sections: Public parking for use by other buildings on the Pearl campus and Private parking for use by the residents and their guests. The Public parking area, located on the lowest two levels provides 142 parking spaces. The Resident parking levels on the upper four levels provides 288 parking spaces . Since the apartment building entirely wraps around the parking structure , it is not visible from the surrounding streets.
2) The existing warehouse will be demolished to accommodate the new construction.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the demolition of the 1970's warehouse building. Staff recommends conceptual approval of the apartment complex. As the design moves forward applicant should consider:
responding the industrial nature of the site, refining the elevation with the mansard roof, window sashes
should be industrial in character and have depth of profile, corner should be addressed cohesively meaning
the design on one facade must wrap the corner to tie in to the next facade, and screening of mechanical
equipment. Signage is not to be considered at this time. Sec. 35-674. - Building Design Principles When a
new building occurs, it should be designed in a manner that reinforces the basic character-defining features of
the area. Such features include the way in which a building is located on its site, the manner in which it faces
the street and its orientation to the river. When these design variables are arranged in a new building to be
similar to those seen traditionally, visual compatibility results. New Interpretations of Traditional Building
Types is Permitted.
A. A new design shall draw upon the fundamental similarities among older buildings in the general area.
(b)Mass and Scale. A building should appear to have a "human scale". In general, this scale can be
accomplished by using familiar forms and elements interpreted in human dimensions. Exterior wall designs
should help pedestrians establish a sense of scale with relation to each building. Articulating the number of
floors in a building can help to establish a building's scale, for example, and prevent larger buildings from
dwarfing the pedestrian.
(1) Express facade components in ways that will help to establish building scale.
A. Treatment of architectural facades should contain a discernable pattern of mass to void, or windows and
doors to solid mass. Openings should appear in a regular pattern, or be clustered to form a cohesive design.
Architectural elements such as columns, lintels, sills, canopies, windows and doors should align with other
architectural features on the adjacent facades.
(2) Align horizontal building elements with others in the blockface to establish building scale.
A. Align at least one (1) horizontal building element with another horizontal building element on the same
block face. It will be considered to be within alignment if it is within three (3) feet, measured vertically, of the
existing architectural element.
(3) Express the distinction between upper and lower floors in commercial and mixed-use buildings.
A. Develop the first floor as primarily transparent. The building facade facing a major street shall have at least
thirty (30) percent of the street level facade area devoted to display windows and/or windows affording
some view into the interior areas. Multi-family residential buildings with no retail or office space are exempt
from this requirement
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Here are the images to go along with this.
Pearl Brewery Master Plan
Aerial of existing conditions
Aerial of proposed conditions
Existing streetscape
Proposed siteplan
"Townhome-style" apartments
4-story apartments
Now we just need to hear some news from 1221 and 1800 and we're in business.