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Gramercy Town homes
DEVELOPMENT
GRAMERCY TOWNHOMES—FINAL PLAT APPLICATION
Intermountain Pacific, LLC, a development entity Meridian-based real estate development company
Elton Development, is submitting an application to the City of Meridian for a final plat of the Gramercy
Townhomes subdivision.
GRAMERCY TOWNHOMES COMMUNITY OVERVIEW
Gramercy Townhomes will be an 82-unit for-sale townhome project in the Gramercy subdivision, located
on three parcels at 1873, 1925, and 2069 Wells Avenue.
Gramercy Townhomes is envisioned as a luxury townhome community, composed of three-story
townhomes offering three-and four-bedroom units,with residences ranging in size from 1,650 SF to
1,750 SF (not including garage space).
The community will be centered around a 0.60-acre open space commons area, incorporating sodded
areas, a seating area, shade trees, and a dog park with waste stations. Parking is provided at each end of
the commons so residents located in the north and south sections of the subdivision can visit the
commons comfortably.
The community exceeds the required 15%of qualified open space (18.84% is provided)through the
commons area, a large open space at the north border of the property, as well as parkways throughout.
Each residence will have a two-car garage, as well as room for two cars in each residence's driveway.
While the residences meet the required parking for each townhome, additional parking was designed
into the development to further accommodate visitors. 46 parking stalls (in addition to the four stalls
provided per townhome) are found throughout the community, either in front of the residences or
around the open space commons, bringing the total parking count for the neighborhood to 374 (328
required).
The community is located within the Gramercy subdivision, situated where residents will be surrounded
by amenities and services within easy walking distance. The townhomes will be a short distance from
restaurants, healthcare services (urgent care, eye doctors, dentist offices, and many other physician
specialties), educational facilities, coffee shops, bank branches, and other commercial services. In
addition, 11-acre Gordon Harris Park is located within a three-minute walk of the community's southern-
most residences, and Gramercy Park is located even closer. In summary, Gramercy Townhomes will be
surrounded by services convenient to residents, making the location excellent for a residential
development.
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Gramercy Town homes
DEVELOPMENT
PRIOR ENTITLEMENT
The project recently completed the entitlement process for a rezone to the TN-R zoning district, a
preliminary plat approval, and a development agreement amendment.
FINAL PLAT SUBMITTAL MATERIALS
The final plat was produced by Idaho Survey Group and is composed of 82 lots for the townhomes along
with 8 lots for common areas. In terms of supporting information for his application:
• A copy of the approved preliminary plat is included (file named C.1_Preliminary Plat)
• Elton Development worked with Ada County to receive approval for the street names included
on the final plat. Two street names from the preliminary plat were changed:
o E. Blazer Lane was changed to E. Blue Horizon Lane to align with E. Blue Horizon Drive
(the public street that ends directly across the street from E. Blue Horizon Lane)
o E. Traverse Lane was changed to E. Tarpon Lane, as it aligned with E.Tarpon Drive to the
east.
• A Common Drive Exhibit has been provided which depicts setbacks,fencing, building envelopes,
etc. This exhibit also serves as this application's Emergency Access Exhibit, and shows the
dimensions required by fire for access and turning radii.
• Amenities for the project include:
o Large (0.60-acre) central commons or mew
o Fenced area for dogs (while not large enough to qualify as a dog park under Meridian's
development code, it is mentioned because it will be a large and meaningful amenity)
o Pet waste stations will be located at the center commons and at the northern open area
o A number of 6-foot benches will be provided throughout the development
o While not often considered an amenity per se, emphasis was placed on providing on-
street parking for visitors, delivery trucks, etc. Forty-six parking stalls above those
provided by the residences themselves are found in the development.
STATEMENTS OF CONFORMANCE
• The final plat is in conformance with the approved preliminary plat in all material aspects,
meeting all requirements and conditions thereof.
• The final plat is in conformance with all requirements and conditions of the UDC.
• The final plat is in conformance with acceptable engineering, architectural and surveying
practices and local standards.
• The ordinance number for the approved annexation/rezone is H-2025-0019. The recorded
instrument number of the development agreement is 2025-073628.
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