Voting Members Present

• N. Reich
• C. Poh
• P. Brown (CH)
• RS Nieswander
• A. Lukaczy
• T. Veider

Project presented by Gillian Hall and Hanna Plesner Cohan of BR Knez Construction.  Presented background on their company, development strategy, and plans for infill in the southeast CircleNorth area.  They offer a variety of housing sizes and styles for the market.  Presenting for informational before they return with details on elevations, landscaping, etc and seek schematic approval.

Committee Questions, Comments, Concerns

• What is the front for the homes 6-10?  Per HPC: the front faces the north toward the pedestrian walkway.
• Concerned about wayfinding to the lots 6-10?  Knez typically does some amount of wayfinding
• Concerned about the amount of density on the site and turning radius for emergencyies, etc.
• Is there a reason why there is an 8' gap between the units along Ashbury? Consider sliding units 11-13 over so that you can add a pedestrian walkway for unity 10.
• Did you consider realigning units 15-11 along Ashbury?
• What is your experience with units that have tandem parking?
• Is there going to be a community mailbox?
• Improve entry for units 6-10.
• Suggestion to regroup the units along Ashbury to remove one of the 8' greenspaces.

Return with studies on the turning radius, adding a walkway from Ashbury, a list of projects and site plans that have already been completed, and possibly shifting or loosing a unit along Ashbury Ave.

Voting Members Present

·         C. Poh

·         A. Luckazy-Love (2^nd)

·         RS Nieswander (1^st)

·         T. Veider

·         N. Reich

·         P. Brown (CH)

Project details presented by Hanna Pressner Cohan (Knez) and Christina Schmitz (Sixmo).  Details presented on the context, zoning, materials, pedestrian and vehicular circulation, elevations, site plan, etc.

Committee Questions, Comments, Concerns

·         What is the grading on the site, is it generally flat?

·         What influenced the style of the design?  PPs: The neighborhood context, but also wanted to bridge/be transitional with what they were already doing with the single family infill but with some contemporary elements like the larger windows, etc.

·         Do the homes have basements? No

·         Where will the condensers and heating elements be located?

·         Where will you push snow?  PPs: They have a company to handle the snow, trash, and landscaping.

·         Where will the mailbox be located?

·         Concerned about garage access for units 19 thru 17?  Can increase the width of the garage door for better access and turning into the garage.

·         Concerned about the small swatches of greenspace near the garage openings.  Might be better to make a change to your pavement materials (brick insert or stamped concrete) at these locations.

·         Is the hatching intended to be a painted pavement?  Not sure that people circulate in the way that the hatching suggests.

·         Wayfinding, signage, and lighting will be critical for the site, particularly for the walk from Ashbury and to the shared greenspace.

·         Think of it less as a greenspace but more like an urban courtyard.

·         Had you considered acquiring a small portion of the triangular space near Ashbury Ave to give Unit 10 some pedestrian access.

·         Concerned that the 8’ greenway and walkway in conjunction with the built height will feel like an alleyway.  What are the elevations for units 14 & 13?

·         Could potentially wrap the porch, adding a dormer, etc for unit 19.  For units 6 and 10 could the entries be modified to allow for a side entry so those facades are a bit more engaging?  Or potentially flip the proposed entries on units 6 and 10 to the other side to give the feel of a corner entry.

·         Perhaps do a similar treatment for unit 14 as discussed with unit 19, so they act as a book ends for this section of elevations because the side facades are a bit more exposed.

Motion to approve with the recommendation to further develop the side elevations of units 19 and 14, study the greenspace for better interaction with the walk thru and creating a more urban courtyard space, study the entrances for units 6 and 10, study a better material use for the proposed small swatches of greenspace, and larger garage doors for units 19 thru 17.

Voting Members Present

• B. Chew
• T. Veider (1st)
• C. Poh
• RS Nieswander (acting CH)
• N. Reich (2nd)

Project details presented by Christina Schmidtz (Sixmo), Hannah Cohan Plessner & Gillian Hall (BRKnez).  Discussed how they addressed the Committee's prevjious comments.

Committee Questions, Comments, Concerns

• Address the Committee's comments really well.
• Why are you proposing the small rectangular windows on the side facade.  Could you make those windows larger by adding another pane.
• Updated the garage doors to single doors but are now 10' wide for certain units.
• Be aware that there is a boxwood blight, might want to use a different plan material.
• What are the trees in the greenspace? Cleveland pear has an odor.  Consider something else.

Motion to approve with the condition to enlarge the windows on the corner townhouse side elevation.