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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNarrative V1CUEIDR IAy APPROVED DATE: 08/15/22 July 81h, 2022 FILE NUMBER: A-2D22 na City of Meridian Planning Division 33 E. Broadway Ave Meridian, ID 83642 RE: Millennium Lofts CZC & DR Applications To whom it may concern, The Millennium Lofts will be a 4 story vertically integrated mixed -use building. This building will contain 38 units - a mix of 1 bedroom and 2 bedroom units. There will be a leasable tenant space with a gross square footage of 2,590 along with a roughly 220sf patio space to the north of the building. There is an internal trash room along with internal mailboxes and vertical circulation. Architectural Character a. Cohesive Design: The building is designed as one building, with the residential portion having different materials than the commercial portion of the building. Building materials used are also found on surrounding buildings in this area in an effort to match the design of the surrounding development. The addition of residential uses to this area also helps promote a livable community, with plenty of access to surrounding businesses. b. Building Scale: There are numerous taller buildings within the surrounding neighborhood, with buildings ranging from one story to two stories. There is also a new proposed residential community that will be similar in height to our proposed building. There are also pedestrian scaled parts of the building, including the northern patio and residential entrances. c. Building Form: The form of the building is designed to front Millennium Way while also keeping residents away from alley to the south of the property. The building is also designed to keep the main entrances internal to the property to provide safety. The parking lot is also designed to be internal to the property. The building is designed with a flat roof with parapets. The parapet varies in height at variables of 1'-0" and 2'-0", with the highest parapet being 49'-0" and the lowest parapet being 46'-0". The parapet is also higher at the corners. These corners are also further accentuated by buildout eaves that extend of patios and windows. d. Architectural Elements: The building is accented with several architectural features. The entry to the residential units is accented with a buildout with accent colors along with a feature wall that will have a trellis and sign. A 725 E. 2nd St. 208.884.2824 ph design@evstudio.com Meridian, ID 83642 www.evstudio.com tudio 2/3 (E IDI� IAN,- APPROVED parapet cap is also used around the building along with architectural DATE 08/15/22 canopies over some of the residential patios. A canopy is also used to FILENUMBER:A-zozz 148 accentuate the commercial space along with the columns on the patio. Decorative railings are also to be used at the patios. The pedestrian pathway to the unit entrance also creates further accentuation to the entrance. A canopy element over the rooftop patio also gives the building further definition. e. Materials: The materials of the building include fiber cement panel boards (possibly stucco), lap siding, and thin veneer brick. The main color for the building is a light, neutral colored fiber cement panel boards with gray and blue colors to provide accentuation at certain building elements. The lap siding also provides accentuation for building features by highlighting corners of the building, or separating the building facade. The brick veneer accentuates the commercial space in both material and color. Vertical and horizontal reveals in the fiber cement panel boards will further break up the fapade without disturbing the flow of color and material. Signs and/or Lighting: Building signage will be included in a separate permit, however, the building was designed with several locations that will work with signage, including on the corners facing Millennium Way as well as the main unit entrance. Lighting for the building was designed to keep the parking lot well lit for security purposes. There are also lights that will light the main entrance to both the residential units as well as the commercial entrances and patio, being more decorative in appearance or recessed to highlight certain building features. Lighting will also be provided on each residential patio as well as recessed lighting at the first floor commercial patio. 2. Parking Lots a. The parking lot is designed with 90-degree parking with 2 way travel. There is a main drive aisle going north -south through the property that is 26'-0" wide to allow for an aerial fire apparatus access road, as the building height exceeds 30'-0". There are 46 provided standard stalls along with 4 ADA stalls. Because this project is vertically integrated, we are only required 1 stall/unit and 1 stall/500 gross sf for the commercial space. With that calculation we are exceeding the minimum required parking stalls. An ADA compliant ramp will be provided to connect the ADA stalls to the pedestrian sidewalk. 3. Pedestrian Walkways a. A pedestrian walkway is provided from around the perimeter of the building, with a sidewalk connecting the parking to the building. There is also an existing sidewalk that borders the east and north property lines. The internal sidewalks connect to these existing sidewalks as well as to the entrance to the residential units and the commercial space. There is also bike parking provided along the internal pedestrian walkway. 725 E 2nd St. 208.884.2824 ph design@evstudio.com Meridian, ID 83642 www.evstudio.com tudio 3/3 �E IDIAN> APPROVED ew Millennium Lofts building is designed to be a great addition to the Destination DATE: 08/15/22 subdivision as well as the City of Meridian, creating a building that suites the needs FILE NUMBER:^-P02b0148 future residents as well as the surrounding community. This will add an attractive building to the fabric of Meridian, visible from main roads such as the highway and Overland Road. This will also further the city's attempt to create livable, vibrant, and connected communities that help connect the existing framework to new growth within the city. Sincerely, Ariah Orr, AIT Design Project Manager EVstudio I www.evstudio.com 725 E 2nd Street, Meridian ID 83642 0: 208.884.2824 x 1022 1 D: 720.414.2835 725 E 2nd St. 208.884.2824 ph design@evstudio.com Meridian, ID 83642 www.evstudio.com