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2301 East Union Street Design Recommendation 2


Project No. 3028872 12/19/2018
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P R O J E C T I N F O R M AT I O N TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S
1.0 Zoning / Context Summary  4 9.0 Updated Proposal  84
PROPERTY ADDRESS ARCHITECT
WHAT WE HEARD 9 10.0 Floor Plans  86
2301 E Union St, Seattle WA Weinstein A+U LLC
T (206) 443-8606 2.0 Summary of EDG / DRB  10 11.0 Material and Color Palette  92
OWNER CONSULTING ARCHITECT
3.0 Community Outreach  16 12.0 Elevations  98
23rd & Union LLC DLR Group
T (206) 461-6000 WHAT WE DID 21
13.0 Landscape  112
DEVELOPER LANDSCAPE 4.0 Composite Site Plan  22
14.0 Exterior Lighting Plan  127
Lake Union Partners Berger Partnership
T (206) 829-9452 T (206) 325-6877 5.0 Placemaking: Corner Plazas  30
15.0 Signage Concept Plan  128
6.0 Placemaking: Portals  42
16.0 Departures  130
7.0 Placemaking: Central Square  60

8.0 Architectural Character  68


1.0 ZONING / CONTEXT SUMMARY

South Lake Union Capitol Hill Urban Madison-


Urban Center Center Village Miller
Residential
Urban
Village
Denny Triangle
Urban Center VICINITY
Village Pike/Pine
Urban Village

SITE

Central
First Hill
Area
Urban Center
Commercial 12th
Village
Core Urban Ave 23rd & Union-
Center Village Urban Jackson
Center Residential
Village Urban Village

Pioneer Square
Urban Center Chinatown-International
Village District Urban Center
Village

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1.0 ZONING / CONTEXT SUMMARY

MLK JR WAY
22ND AVE

23RD AVE
18TH AVE

19TH AVE

20TH AVE

24TH AVE

25TH AVE

26TH AVE

27TH AVE
21ST AVE
DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
The proposed project is a seven-story apartment
E MADISON ST
building measuring 74-0 in height and approximately
437,000-sf in area. The building will provide residen-
tial units, resident lobbies and amenity spaces, several
street-level commercial restaurant spaces, a street-lev-
E PINE ST el publicly accessible exterior square, a roof deck for
building residents, resident storage, and 250-260
structured parking spaces located below-grade.

The project development objectives are as follows:


16
 Provide a high quality living environment for
residents with access to public transportation, retail,
E PIKE ST restaurants, and outdoor amenities;
 Provide a pedestrian-oriented streetfront on 23rd
15
Avenue and E Union Street with features that will
benefit the neighborhood, including:
14 ¶¶ Widened sidewalks to encourage retail activity
2 1 13 ¶¶ Landscaping and street trees to buffer the
3 12 17
sidewalk
E UNION ST ¶¶ A strong, appropriately scaled street edge
4 5 6 11 18
7  Expand upon the residential character of 24th
17 Avenue:
8 SITE ¶¶ Individual townhouse entry stoops
10 ¶¶ Multiple entries to provide eyes on the street
¶¶ Deep landscaped yards reminiscent of the
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single-family neighbors
E SPRING ST ¶¶ Provide a safe and attractive parking access
¶¶ Screen trash and recycling storage

E MARION ST

1. East Union Apartments 7. Central Apartments, Electric Lady Bicycle Shop, 13. Uncle Ike’s CD and Uncle Ike’s Glass & Goods
2. Central Cinema, Hollow Earth Radio, Rare Squirrel Chops Coffee 14. Mt. Calvary Church
Medium, 20/20 Bicycle Shop 8. Casey Family Programs Field Office 15. Uncle Ike’s Carwash
3. Katy’s Corner Cafe 9. Entre Hermanos 16. Seattle City Light Electrical Substation
4. Chucks Hop Shop 10. US Post Office (former location) 17. Liberty Bank Building
5. Union Market 11. Noble Spirits Seattle, Earl’s Cuts & Style, US Post 18. Stencil Apartments, Feed Co. Burgers, Street
6. Adey Abeba Ethiopian Restaurant Office Treats, Union Coffee
12. Neighbor Lady

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1.0 ZONING / CONTEXT SUMMARY
EXISTING SITE PLAN & SITE ANALYSIS Existing location of
James Washington Jr.
fountain
SETBACK REQUIREMENTS
 A 5-0 ground-level setback along 24th Ave, a
minimum upper-level setback of 15-0 above 35-0
height. Both of these setbacks start 120-0 from

NC2P-55(M) NC2P-65
intersection of 24th Avenue and E Union St.

TRAFFIC AND CIRCULATION


 23rd Avenue is a largely auto-oriented commercial
thoroughfare
 E Union St is a neighborhood arterial street
 24th Avenue is a residential access street with
parking on both sides

TOPOGRAPHY
 Minimal slope along 23rd property line: 2% slope,
ascending to the north
 Minimal slope along E Union property line: 2% slope,
ascending to the north
 Minimal slope along 24th property line: 2% slope,
ascending to the north

SOLAR ACCESS
 45-0 Union Street; 35-0 24th Avenue to centerline of
right-of-way on the north and west property lines
provides good access to light and air NC2P-75
TREES
 Trees 6” or greater in diameter as measured 4-6
above the ground are identified on the site plan by
diameter and species

120’-0”

SF 5000 NC2P-55(M)
LEGEND

15-0 setback above 35-0


5-0 ground level setback

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1.0 ZONING / CONTEXT SUMMARY
PRELIMINARY SEATTLE ZONING CODE ANALYSIS
PARCEL NOS 7228500162, 7228500170, 7228500175, 7217400750, 7217400760, 7217400772
LOT AREA 82,860-SF (1.90-acres)
ZONING NC2P-75(M1) / NC2-75(M1)
PERMITTED USES • Retail sales and services, general ≤50,000-SF
• Restaurant, offices ≤25,000-SF
• Residential uses permitted outright 23.47A.004.C
STREET LEVEL STANDARDS • Non-residential street level frontage to comply with blank façade provisions. Project complies with all except:
• Transparency requirements modified to apply to façade between 2-0 and 8-0 above the sidewalk. Requesting departure for:
• Street level nonresidential required to have 13-0 floor to ceiling height - street facade within 10’
• Min of 80% of the width of street-level street-facing facade on principal pedestrian street shall be occupied by uses listed in 23.47A.005D.1 - percent of non-residential use at street
• Width of driveway (not to exceed 25’, up to 30’ when combined with loading berth) may be subtracted from the width of the street-facing facade. - size of curb cut
• At least one street-level street-facing facade containing residential use shall have a visually prominent pedestrian entry.
• Dwelling units along the street-level street facing facade shall be min. 4’ above or 4’ below sidewalk grade, or set back min. 10’ from sidewalk.
STRUCTURE HEIGHT • 75’ as zoned. Project Complies
• Open railings, planters, skylights, clerestories, greenhouses, solariums, parapets and firewalls permitted up to 4’ above height limit
• Mech. equipment, Stair and elevator penthouses allowed to extend up to 15’ above height limit, total coverage of features 25% of roof area.
FAR • Total FAR for any single use within a mixed-use building 5.0 414,300-sf Max. Area for Single-Use
• Total FAR for mixed use building 5.5 455,730-sf Max. Area for Mixed-Use
• Gross floor area below grade is not chargeable against allowable FAR Below-Grade parking exempted
• Portions of a story no more than 4’ above existing or finished grade, whichever is lower, excluding access Project Complies
SETBACKS • No setbacks along 23rd Avenue and East Union Street Project Complies
• No setback along 24th Avenue for first 120-0 from East Union Street, the remainder of the block has the following setbacks:
-- 5-0 setback at grade level
-- 15-0 setback for portions of building above 35-0 above grade
PARKING • No minimum parking required for Urban Center Village Project Complies
• Bike parking
-- Eating and drinking: long term: 1 per 12,000 sf; short term: 1 per 4,000 sf
-- Sales and Service: long term: 1 per 12,000 sf; short term: 1 per 4,000 sf
-- Residential: long term: 1 per 4 dwelling units; short term: none

AMENITY AREA • Amenity spaces equivalent to 5% of residential gross floor area required for residential uses
-- Common amenity area: min area 250-sf; 10’ min horizontal dimension Project Complies
-- Private balconies: min area 60-sf; 6’ min horizontal dimension
-- All residents must access at a common or private amenity area

PARKING ACCESS • If no alley and lot abuts two or more streets, access permitted across one of the side street lot lines per 23.47A.032.C; curb cuts permitted per 23.54.030.F.2.A.1 24th Avenue is only street not designated a
• Access to parking shall be from a street that is not a principal pedestrian street principal pedestrian street per 23.47A.005.D.2, all
vehicular access from 24th within 120’ of E Union
LOADING • For uses with <16,000 sf that provides a loading space on a street or alley, the loading berth reqs. may be waived by director if SDOT finds that the street or alley berth is Project Complies
adequate.
• Medium demand, 10,000 sf – 60,000 sf: 1 loading berth required
-- Width and clearance: 10’ wide and 4’ vertical clearance
-- Minimum length: 35’ long

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WHAT WE HEARD 9
2.0 Summary 

Community Engagement Timeline  10

EDG Comments  12

DRB Comments  14

3.0 Community Outreach 

10/24 & 10/27 Community Open House #1  16

11/17 Community Open House #2  18

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2.0 SUMMARY: COMMUNIT Y ENGAGEMENT TIMELINE

MOU AGREEMENT L1 L2 L3 A1 A2 A3 D1 L4 D2

2017 Q2 Q3 Q4 2018 Q1 Q2

06/09/2017 MOU AGREEMENT


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 Ideas for program as a “performance wall” include music, movie screens,  Coyote Central - engage youth in outdoor design
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between Africatown Com- murals, and art  Concern regarding small businesses not having street presence
munity Land Trust, 23rd and Union LLC (Lake Union Partners), and Forterra.  Provide awnings or canopies along E Union to provide a pedestrian scale
The MOU, while not a legally binding document, outlines the goals and
11/18/2017 AFRICATOWN CIPHER 1
A1
community objectives for the project as agreed upon at the purchase of
L3
10/25/2017 LURC OPEN MEETING
the property by 23rd and Union LLC. Key takeaways included the street front, corners, and plaza activity. The
Buildings street as a stage for life; the intersection as a place of ritual. What is the best
 “Like multiple buildings...use different materials on each and warm colors!” way to encourage people to use the streetscape and plaza?
07/18/2017 LURC BOARD MEETING
L1 23rd & Union
 Use brick at the pedestrian level  The intersection of 23rd Ave & E Union St is critical to the neighborhood.
 The walk-up rowhouses/townhouses are good Define the corners of 23rd / 24th Ave & E Union St; and give each corner
 Hold the edge at the corner of 23rd & Union  “Brew Pubs are for white gentrifiers, not the families who have lived here.” A their own character, making them wider and more inviting. Treat the
community kitchen is better street as the stage for the collective performance life.
 Articulate the undercut
 The community desires activities and meeting places for all ages. The
Public Square should have well-designed outdoor public seating that is
Pedestrian Ways & Open Space Pedestrian Ways & Public Square the same as the restaurant seating.
 It is very important that pedestrian ways into the square feel inviting and
 Make pedestrian way entrances obvious and inviting  Create well-lit public spaces; show that the Square won’t be dark most of connected through landscaping, seating, and programming – possibly
 Consider alternatives to gates the year food vendors? A series of benches and plantings? It is important that the
 Set the stage for a market place  Widen and/or make pedestrian ways feel welcome project is weaving people through the block – equal access for all. Treat
 Think about security in a historically targeted and racially profiled them as pedestrian ways similar to Dominican Republic Alleys.
 Garage access is in the right location
neighborhood  Include small, local retail – wellness center, fitness area, essentials for the
 Program the Square. Collaborate with youth programs and prioritize neighbors (barbershop, hair products, market, more ‘mom and pop’ shops).
10/02/2017 LURC BOARD MEETING renting/hiring people from the neighborhood
L2 Retail  Small local retail is good, hardware store is good, nail salon is bad. Keep the
12/02/2017 AFRICATOWN CIPHER 2
 Use marketing to keep the market and small businesses activated
post office
 Provide a good neighborhood joint-type restaurant
A2 Site as a “third place” (home, work, third place).
 Retail spaces should be smaller and potentially flexible in size  Collaborate with local art schools and artists for the public art  The barbershop and Starbucks currently serve this function.
 Food Hall/Brewery space is better to be less prescribed
 Example: In Little Saigon, most residents live outside the neighborhood, but
many people still gather for shopping, everyday needs, services, and events.
06/27/2018 LURC OPEN MEETING
Pedestrian Ways & Open Space L4 Buildings
 Study proportions of pedestrian ways to ensure the Square feels open Activation
 Use of color
 Modulations, porches, and materiality could vary between sections of  Distinguish the separate building palettes better  Plaza activation with murals and festivals.
buildings
 Modern that is less rigid and culturally expressive  Beautification with art installations.
 Native plants and water features

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2.0 SUMMARY: COMMUNIT Y ENGAGEMENT TIMELINE

C1 C2 C3 12/19/18 DRB CALL FOR ARTISTS

Q3 Q4 2019 Q1

01/06/2018 AFRICATOWN CIPHER 3 07/18/2018 DESIGN RECOMMENDATION BOARD MEETING 10/24/2018 & 10/27/2018 MIDTOWN COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE
A3  Reflect on community memories and generate ideas that capture D2 Corner of 23&Union C1 Key takeaways included the importance of the street life/corners and how
experiences in the Central District. they connect to the interior square. The options for small, incubator retail

C2
 Unclear on how the digital art wall would work. and the extent of the public art program was also important.
 Importance of the concept of understanding roots in order to go forward.
 Glad to see an enlarged setback to create the plaza.
 Recommendations that came from the community members ranged from
providing interactive art to allowing for community art to be displayed as
Three Group Visions for the Site
Portals an effort to reinforce established connections already built in the Central
 Living Room Vision: a place to exchange ideas Area.
 Given that the open space is interior to the site, it is very important to make  This project should be a representation of the Central Area community and
 Intergenerational Vision: flexible space for gathering
the portal entrances welcoming, obvious, and inviting. something that proudly displays the history of the area.
 Marketplace Vision: encompass culture, produce, health, economics,
 Consider a way to make them feel more open - questioned the need  Retail that the community members expressed interest in included a
education, nutrition, mental health
for the skybridges. café, food stand, coworking space, and infrastructure for cultural festivals.
Include small, local retail – wellness center, fitness area, essentials for the
01/24/2018 EARLY DESIGN GUIDANCE MEETING neighbors (barbershop, hair products, market, more ‘mom and pop’ shops).
D1 Massing and Context
Central Square
 Outdoor amenities were also desired, like variety of seating, softscape,
 Appreciated the revised rectilinear design of the landscaping and seating. and an edible landscape.
 The board supported the proposed setbacks and suggested that all  Asked the project to talk to the community about what they want to  Safety at the intersection at 24th & Union St, especially for children.
setbacks include the ground and second levels. see in this space. Requests for child-friendly features and play areas.
 The proposed location of the driveway on 24th Ave near E Union St offers  Community members highlighted the importance of engaging
the best response to the context. wayfinding that supports the mission of the public spaces for all
 Encouraged a common palette of materials expressed differently Fountain community members.
across the project. The concept should embody the history of the site as  Interesting light installations in the portals.
well as the future history of the site.  Concerned with location - the Fountain needs a place of honor. Does it
have enough room at that corner?  Community members reacted positively to examples of alleys that have
been converted into programmed public spaces, lined with seating while
 The Board appreciated limiting the curbcut to one for the project and
still providing ample space for circulation.
Active Uses agrees that its location is the best one. Asked to make a clear line

C3
between the driveway and plaza at the corner for public safety.
 The site should include pedestrian-focused neighborhood commercial 11/17/2018 MIDTOWN COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE
uses, grounded by locally-owned businesses and institutions.
 The community was happy with the format of the event, and appreciated
 Activation of the courtyard is a priority. Architectural Character seeing the Design Team spell out “What We Heard” / “What We Did” /
 Recommended further development of the courtyard with consideration “What We Couldn’t Do — and Why” as it appropriately summarized the
 Like the differentiation between the buildings.
of non-rectilinear solutions. community design and input that has taken place, and transparently
 Concerned about the lack of neighborhood-specific character in the presented how the design has gotten to where it currently stands.
 The portals need to communicate that they are a public entry into a shared design.
courtyard.  Big moves have been made, and recognized and appreciated by the
 Supported the walk-up rowhouses/townhouses but suggested that community, to open the portals by removing the bridges from two of the
the podium should be less monolithic. three portals.
 Want to see more design of the secondary architectural features.

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3.0 SUMMARY OF EDG COMMENTS

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1 MASSING AND CONTEXT 3 RELATIONSHIP TO ABUTTING NEIGHBOR 5 ACTIVE USES


The Board noted that it is imperative that the design be respectful of ad- In further consideration of connecting the site with its context, the Board The Board agreed with public comment that the site is an important
jacent properties – especially to single-family development east, across discussed the possibility of a pedestrian connection from this courtyard destination for the community, and ought to include pedestrian-focused
24th Ave. The board supported the proposed setbacks and suggested to the future project to the south, Africatown. While some Board mem- neighborhood commercial with a mix of commercial and residential
that all setbacks include the ground and second levels. The Board agreed bers felt this strong connection is important, other members acknowl- uses, grounded by locally-owned businesses and institutions.
that the use of appropriately scaled residential elements were encour- edged the benefits of maintaining a private courtyard for residents. The
aged to better relate to the human scale. Board requested further exploration of providing a connection between
the site and the future Africatown development to the south. 6 COURTYARD
Public comment noted the importance of sunlight within the central
2 NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER courtyard, and the activation of the courtyard was identified by public
The Board agreed with public comment that the proposed development 4 ACCESS comment and the Board as a priority. The Board recommended further
ought to respond to the unique Central Area historical character and The Board agreed the proposed location of the driveway on 24th Ave development of the courtyard space, with careful attention paid to how
identity by retaining, respecting, and encouraging the extension of exist- near E Union St offered the best response to the context and was sup- non-rectilinear solutions might influence the space.
ing positive attributes of the surrounding neighborhood character. ported. The Board recommended the driveway width be as narrow
as possible.

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3.0 SUMMARY OF EDG COMMENTS
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P U B L I C S Q U A R E P R O P O S E D AT E D G

7 CORNERS 8 BREEZEWAYS AND PORTALS 9 MATERIALS


The encouragement of human interaction and activity along the streets The Board expressed concern that the width of the portals was not The Board encouraged a common palette of materials expressed dif-
was also identified as a priority. Specifically, the Board expressed concern sufficient to clearly communicate to pedestrians that these are a public ferently across the project. Materials of a high-quality are expected. In
that the proposed drug store use at the northwest corner was not porous entry into a shared courtyard. The Board agreed that the success of the support of public comment, the Board agreed the design concept should
enough and that the re-location of the James Washington Memorial courtyard rested on the success of the portal spaces, and that making embody the history of the site as well as the future history of the site. In-
Fountain could be better suited to the courtyard. these spaces feel public is important. clude in the Recommendation packet material details. Provide a detailed
materials and colors board at the Recommendation phase.

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3.0 SUMMARY OF DRB COMMENTS

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U N I O N P O R TA L P R O P O S E D AT R E C 1 24 T H AV E P O R TA L P R O P O S E D AT R E C 1

1 CORNER OF 23RD AND E UNION 2 PORTAL ENTRANCES TO THE CENTRAL PUBLIC COURTYARD 3 CENTRAL COURTYARD
The Board reiterated their support for design strategies that would The Board agreed that the portals did not yet feel welcoming, make the The Board agreed that the forms generated from the ‘global grid’ con-
encourage street-level human interaction and activity on this very ‘open to the public’ nature of the courtyard clear, or yet have an effective cept could be successful but were not clear on the connection to commu-
important corner. The Board supported the idea of an art installation at design strategy to draw the public in. The activation of this space was nity input, echoing public comment that a ‘loop back’ with the commu-
the 23rd and Union plaza but requested more information on how the identified by the applicant, the public, and the Board as critical to the nity would be a positive process step in informing next design steps.
art would engage human interaction. The Board did not support the pro- success of the courtyard area, which has been the central organizing
posed brick panels along the 23rd Ave facade as it decreased the porosity principal for this project from the beginning. A Board member ques-
and visibility they had encouraged at EDG. The Board also requested tioned the need for the skybridges, noting that the introduction of an 4 PRIVATE COURTYARD
more information concerning the division of retail spaces in correlation entrance and elevator in each building would make them redundant.
The Board asked for an exploration of a ‘secure’ connection between the
to the facade strategy.
two projects, as it could benefit residents of both projects.

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3.0 SUMMARY OF DRB COMMENTS

P U B L I C S Q U A R E P R O P O S E D AT R E C 1

5 FOUNTAIN 6 CURB CUT 7 ARCHITECTURAL EXPRESSION


The Board appreciated the endorsement of the James and Janie Wash- The Board supported to location of the driveway but expressed concern A majority of Board members echoed public comment regarding the
ington Foundation but asked questions about the sufficiency of space regarding the scale of the 55-0 ft request and potential use conflicts. lack of a neighborhood-specific character in the design and agreed that
around the proposed location at this corner and were concerned about Board members asked if moving the trash and recycling to the be- it likely would fit in any number of other locations in the city. The Board
the proximity to the trash, loading, ad garage entrance, and potential low-grade parking garage was explored. The Board also noted that if not supported the proposed townhouse units fronting 24th Avenue but
conflicts between users (particularly children) and vehicles. The Board well-designed, a narrower curb cut could result in delivery trucks parking expressed concern that having the building podium read so clearly had
requested complete details describing the fountain and an exploration of on the sidewalk, blocking the flow for pedestrians. compromised the positive scale-mitigating elements that townhouses
the positive and negative impacts of other potential locations. could bring to this (residential-scale) street.

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3.0 COMMUNIT Y OUTREACH
2.5’ x 8’ BOARDS PRESENTED AT 10/24

ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER
& 10/27 COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE #1
with you!
on the photos that resonate
community? Place a sticker
reflective of the Central Area
would make this space
feel welcome here? What
What would make you

“What would make you feel welcome here? What would make this space reflec- What would make you
tive of the Central Area community? Place the icons on the map or write in your feel welcome here? What
would make this space

own ideas on a post-it!” reflective of the Central Area


community? Place a sticker
on the photos that resonate
with you!

COMMUNITY CONNECTION: ART & RETAIL


N 23RD AVENUE N 23RD AVENUE
UNION STREET

STORAGE
3,900 sq ft 3,900 sq ft

table for you.


EAST SPRING STREET

EAST SPRING STREET


UNION STREET

UNION STREET
5,900 sq ft 5,900 sq ft

23RD AVENUE

24TH AVENUE
Find opportunites at the 5
business? Are you an artist?

ART OPPORTUNITY!
4

AFRICATOWN
PROJECT
FUTURE
spaces. Do you have a small 3

N
EAST SPRING STREET
23RD AVENUE PORTAL

own ideas on a post-it! and small subsidized retail 1


on the map or write in your 24TH AVENUE
3,500 sq ft

70’-0” KEY PLAN

commissioned public art 24TH AVENUE


3,500 sq ft

community? Place the icons 3,900 SF AFRICATOWN PROPOSED PORTAL


13,300 SF - AFRICATOWN PROPOSED
their talents through 959 LINEAR FEET PROPOSED AT AFRICATOWN CIPHER
13,300 SF - AFRICATOWN PROPOSED

ART OPPORTUNITY!
reflective of the Central Area RETAIL and artists to showcase
N 23RD AVENUE 2
would make this space minorty owned businesses
6
4,100 sq ft

feel welcome here? What opportunites for local


What would make you This project will provide
EAST SPRING STREET

20’-0”
UNION STREET

959 LINEAR FEET OF

2
RETAIL FRONTAGE

What would make you This project will provide


feel welcome here? What opportunites for local
would make this space 24TH AVENUE
minorty owned businesses
reflective of the Central Area 4,100 SF PROPOSED PORTAL
6,100 SF - PROPOSED CORNER and artists to showcase 959 LINEAR
PROPOSED SITE PLAN FEET OF RETAIL FRONTAGE ON PROPOSED SITE

community? Place the icons their talents through 7


on the map or write in your RETAIL commissioned public art

ART OPPORTUNITY!
N 23RD AVENUE

own ideas on a post-it! and small subsidized retail


spaces. Do you have a small
CAR PATH

3 1
RESIDENTIAL RETAIL business? Are you an artist?
EAST SPRING STREET

UNION STREET

RETAIL PARKING LOT


36,303.7 sq ft

CAR PATH
Find opportunites at the 578 LINEAR FEET OF
RETAIL FRONTAGE

FENCE
table for you.
GATE
PRIVATE FENCED AREA

GATE GATE GATE

24TH AVENUE
N
0

0 5 10 20
N 5 10 20 40
36,303 SF EXISTING PUBLIC SPACE
36,303 SF SURFACE PARKING AREA EXISTING SITE PLAN
578 LINEAR FEET OF RETAIL FRONTAGE ON EXISTING SITE

24’-0”
N 23RD AVENUE N 23RD AVENUE

23RD AVENUE 23RD AVENUE RETAIL


23RD AVE & UNION ST PLAZA / PORTAL

N N

EAST SPRING STREET

EAST SPRING STREET


UNION STREET

UNION STREET
3,900 sq ft 3,900 sq ft

ART OPPORTUNITY!
FUTURE FUTURE
AFRICATOWN AFRICATOWN

RETAIL
PROJECT PROJECT
EAST SPRING STREET

EAST SPRING STREET


UNION STREET

UNION STREET
5,900 sq ft 24TH AVENUE 5,900 sq ft 24TH AVENUE

12,500 sq ft

KEY PLAN KEY PLAN

own ideas on a post-it! 3,500 sq ft


own ideas on a post-it! 3,500 sq ft

on the map or write in your 24TH AVENUE on the map or write in your 24TH AVENUE

CENTRAL SQUARE
community? Place the icons 5,900 SF AFRICATOWN PROPOSED PLAZA
13,300 SF - AFRICATOWN PROPOSED
community? Place the icons 12,500 SF AFRICATOWN PROPOSED CENTRAL SQUARE
13,300 SF - AFRICATOWN PROPOSED

reflective of the Central Area reflective of the Central Area


would make this space N 23RD AVENUE 42'-9"
RETAIL would make this space N 23RD AVENUE
88’-0”

feel welcome here? What 6,100 sq ft


RETAIL feel welcome here? What
117'-8"

What would make you What would make you


EAST SPRING STREET

EAST SPRING STREET


UNION STREET

UNION STREET
12,500 sq ft

82’-0”
What would make you What would make you
feel welcome here? What feel welcome here? What RETAIL
would make this space 24TH AVENUE RESIDENTIAL ART OPPORTUNITY! would make this space 24TH AVENUE

reflective of the Central Area 6,100 SF PROPOSED PLAZA / PORTAL


6,100 SF - PROPOSED CORNER

LOBBY reflective of the Central Area 12,500 SF PROPOSED CENTRAL SQUARE


12,500 SF - DESIGNED PUBLIC SPACE

community? Place the icons community? Place the icons


on the map or write in your N 23RD AVENUE
125'-3"
on the map or write in your N 23RD AVENUE

own ideas on a post-it! own ideas on a post-it! 138’-0”


PLANTER / BARRIERS
42’-6”
48'-8"

7,000 sq ft

CAR PATH
EAST SPRING STREET

EAST SPRING STREET


UNION STREET

UNION STREET
RETAIL PARKING LOT
36,303.7 sq ft

CAR PATH

RESIDENTIAL
117’-0”
PRIVATE FENCED AREA
FENCE
GATE
LOBBY
GATE GATE GATE

24TH AVENUE 24TH AVENUE

7,000 SF EXISTING CORNER


4,436 SF - EXISTING CORNER
N
0 10 20 40

36,303 SF EXISTING PUBLIC SPACE


36,303 SF SURFACE PARKING AREA
RETAIL N 0 5 10 20

N 23RD AVENUE
JAMES WASHINGTON FOUNTAIN PLAZA

N 23RD AVENUE N 23RD AVENUE


UNION STREET
EAST SPRING STREET

UNION STREET

3,900 sq ft 3,900 sq ft

FUTURE
AFRICATOWN
PROJECT
EAST SPRING STREET

EAST SPRING STREET


UNION STREET

UNION STREET
5,900 sq ft 24TH AVENUE 5,900 sq ft

23RD AVENUE

24TH AVENUE
KEY PLAN
GARAGE

AFRICATOWN
PROJECT
FUTURE
RETAIL

N
EAST SPRING STREET
24TH AVENUE PORTAL

own ideas on a post-it! 3,500 sq ft


own ideas on a post-it! 3,500 sq ft
KEY PLAN

on the map or write in your 24TH AVENUE on the map or write in your 24TH AVENUE

community? Place the icons 3,500 SF AFRICATOWN 24TH PROPOSED CORNER


13,300 SF - AFRICATOWN PROPOSED
community? Place the icons 1 PROPOSED CURB CUT
13,300 SF - AFRICATOWN PROPOSED
ART OPPORTUNITY!
reflective of the Central Area reflective of the Central Area
N 23RD AVENUE N 23RD AVENUE
would make this space would make this space
feel welcome here? What feel welcome here? What

18’-0”
What would make you What would make you
EAST SPRING STREET

EAST SPRING STREET


UNION STREET

UNION STREET
84’-0”
What would make you 5,500 sq ft
What would make you
feel welcome here? What feel welcome here? What
34’-0”

PROPOSED
CROSSWALK

would make this space 24TH AVENUE


would make this space 24TH AVENUE

reflective of the Central Area 5,500 SF PROPOSED 24TH CORNER CONNECTION TO LIBERTY BANK
PROPOSED 24TH CORNER CONNECTION TO LIBERTY BANK reflective of the Central Area 1 PROPOSED CURB CUT
60,000 SF - PARKING AREA BELOW GROUND

community? Place the icons community? Place the icons RESIDENTIAL


on the map or write in your on the map or write in your RETAIL
N 23RD AVENUE N 23RD AVENUE

own ideas on a post-it! own ideas on a post-it! CAR PATH


EAST SPRING STREET

EAST SPRING STREET


UNION STREET

UNION STREET
RETAIL PARKING LOT
36,303.7 sq ft

63’-0” CAR PATH

FENCE
GATE
PRIVATE FENCED AREA

GATE GATE GATE

24TH AVENUE 24TH AVENUE


N
FENCED PARKING LOT

0 5 10 20 0 5 10 20
N
EXISTING CORNER AT 24TH AVENUE
EXISTING CORNER AT 24TH AVENUE
EXISTING CURB CUTS
36,303 SF SURFACE PARKING AREA

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Project No. 3028872 12/19/2018
3.0 COMMUNIT Y OUTREACH
WHAT WE HEARD: 10/24 & 10/27 COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE #1 SUMMARY
23RD & UNION PLAZA WHAT IS A PORTAL? ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER
 Retail would best be activated by spilling out towards the portal and Public Community members emphasized the need for overhead protection at More color should be used throughout the project, which could take the
Square. This engagement of retail would benefit both the retailers and the portals where the overhead bridges have been removed. Providing form of accent colors or larger areas of bold color throughout the exte-
public through visibility and ease of access. unique names for each portal rather than referring to street names would rior as well as an assortment of shapes embedded in the materiality or
 Infrastructure should be provided at the plaza for events like farmers help visitors orient themselves on the site. There was unanimous support art. Community members emphasized warm colors, wood material, and
markets, newsstand, kiosks, coffee stands, or food trucks to activate the for overhead catenary lights at each portal as well as keeping brick at the exterior art.
streetscape, especially along 23rd Avenue. pedestrian level.
 The streetscape should include softscape, seating for community
gatherings, a community garden, and plantings at the retail fronts. RETAIL
23RD AVE PORTAL
 Expressed a strong desire that the restaurant space be run by a local The most frequent suggestions included spaces for children and families
business, such as FareStart – a Seattle-based business that provides meal  Features should include a community garden, children’s play area, inviting to play/gather, businesses that provide services that do not already exist in
service training to help combat homelessness, poverty, and hunger in the lighting at night, bright colors, and more plantings. the area (shoe repair, juice bar, walk-in clinic), and specific retail (pet store,
city. Other retail suggestions included bookstores, nail/hair salons, and hardware store, fabric shop, maker space). Outdoor programming sugges-
 Retail suggestions that speak to the character of the portal include a post
shoe repair. tions included infrastructure for pop-up shops, craft nights, classes, and
office, pet store, hardware store, breakfast diner, flower shop, consignment
community meetings.
store, and healthy food options.
24TH & UNION PLAZA
 There is concern for safety at the intersection at Union St, especially for 24TH AVE PORTAL RETAIL
children. Activation could include climbing/play area or other child-friendly  Supported the idea of a light installation as well as having bollards to keep  Opportunities should include interactive art or a space for community art
features. cars from driving into the portal next to the driveway. to be displayed as an effort to reinforce established connections already
 To avoid isolation, the plaza should incorporate dynamic lighting and built in the Central Area.
wayfinding that allows for consistent activation.
CENTRAL SQUARE  Wayfinding should be provided around the project leading into the public
 Interesting retail spaces include a café, food stand, coworking space, a spaces. It should act as a guide for pedestrians and has the opportunity to
small bank, and infrastructure for cultural festivals.  Since the Square is open to the sky, using overhead waterproof netting that
reflect the character of the neighborhood.
allows light to enter and outdoor heaters would make the Square usable in
the winter.  The community was excited about the art possibilities and how it can
reflect the Central Area community. Suggestions included a rotation of
local artists, teaming up with the Seattle World School’s art program /
Coyote Central / Garfield High School students. Several artists were referred
to the owner.

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Project No. 3028872 12/19/2018
3.0 COMMUNIT Y OUTREACH
8’ x 8’ BOARDS PRESENTED AT 11/17 COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE #2
CENTRAL
SQUARE
PROGRAM THE KEEP THE
OPEN THE PORTALS
CENTRAL SQUARE CORNER SACRED
N 23RD AVENUE
EAST SPRING STREET

UNION STREET

FUTURE
AFRICATOWN
PROJECT

24TH AVENUE

WHAT WE HEARD
This square is a gathering space surrounded by retail. It WHAT WE HEARD WHAT WE DID WHAT WE HEARD
is similar in size to Pioneer Square’s Occidental Park, and • The pedestrian ways (Portals) should feel • Eliminated the bridges at the 23rd Ave Portal and • Define the corners – give each corner its own • Provide awnings to give a more pedestrian scale. ART OPPORTUNITY
• Activation
will and meeting
be a gathering place forplace for all ages What
the community. that would
open, be inviting, and connect the street life the 24th Ave Portal to open them to the sky. character. Keeping the corner of 23rd & Union as (Source: LURC Board Meeting)
make feels
youwelcome
feel welcome and secure.
here? What would
(Source: make
Africatown this space
Cipher,
ART OPPORTUNITY Y
with the square. (Source: Africatown Ciphers, LURC Board • Added art opportunities along any solid walls a gathering place is critical to the neighborhood. • Create a gathering space for the neighborhood UNIT AR
TO
LURC Board Meeting, LURC Open Community Meeting, July 2018 Design ORT
reflective of the Central Area community? Meeting, LURC Open Community Meeting, October 2018 Community leading into the portals. (Source: Africatown Ciphers) ART
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Recommendation, October 2018 Community Outreach Meetings) that feels welcome to all. (Source: Africatown Ciphers, July 2018 ITY
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• Increased the plantings, including more native • Concern about the video wall; prefer to have the Design Recommendation, October 2018 Community Outreach Meetings) ART
OPPO

• Small, local retail lining the square. (Source: Africatown • The street life is an important feature in the and edible plantings.
Cipher, LURC Board Meeting, LURC Open Community Meeting, October ability to express neighborhood character. (Source:
2018 Community Outreach Meetings)
neighborhood. (Source: Africatown Ciphers, October 2018 • Increased storefronts further into the Central July 2018 Design Recommendation)
Community Outreach Meetings)
Square when possible (especially at the 23rd Ave
• Infrastructure for a wide variety of events and • Preference for dynamic lighting, art, and brick Portal) to provide increased transparency and NEW BUILDING FOOTPRINT
community services. (Africatown Cipher, October 2018 façades at the pedestrian level. (Source: Africatown activation through retail.
Community Outreach Meetings) EVERYDAY USE PLAY USE SPECIAL EVENT USE (MOVIES, CONCERTS, ETC) MARKET DAY USE Ciphers, October 2018 Community Outreach Meetings) EARLY DESIGN BUILDING FOOTPRINT

• Integrate more natural elements in the space. • Added curved wooden decks with platforms and planters • Increased plantings, more native and edible plants.
23RD AVENUE
WHAT WE DID
WHAT WE DID
(Source: October 2018 Community Outreach Meetings)
to create areas of circulation and gathering. EVERYDAY USE ART OPPORTUNITY
• Gave retail spaces ringing the square flexible sizes and • Created a “Living Room” similar in size & layout to
• Added movable furniture and all-ages equipment, below-market rent. the current activation on the site along 23rd Ave by
allowing for informal gathering. ART OPPORTUNITY
PROPOSED CENTRAL SQUARE • Added a large art opportunity for a mural along the west 20'
adding permanent seating features.
ART
OPPO
side of the square. RT UNITY • Increased the size of the “Living Room” at 23rd &

E UNION STREET
Union by pushing the building back another 20' so
WHAT WE COULDN’T it sits 42’ back from the street.

DO ― AND WHY • Replaced the video wall with an art opportunity.


ART OPPORTUN
ITY • Move the fountain to the Central Square ― The James &

WHAT WE COULDN’T
Janie Washington Foundation prefers the 24th Ave location.
• Cut diagonals in the portals or otherwise significantly
The design team sees this as an opportunity to reinvent the
increase the size of the portals ― This makes the retail WHAT WE COULDN’T DO ― AND WHY
corner of 24th & Union to celebrate one of the great pioneers
of the Central Area. PORTALS: EARLY DESIGN (WITH BRIDGES) PORTALS: CURRENT DESIGN EVOLUTION
DO ― AND WHY unleasable, or at a minimum unsuitable, for most tenants.
23RD & UNION LIVING ROOM: BEFORE & AFTER MARKET DAY USE
• Set the building back even further ― The project needs a large, market-rate retail space at the corner
in order to discount the rents on the other retail spaces for small, local, minority-owned businesses, and
EXISTING
EXISTINGPARKING
SITE LOT EARLY DESIGN GUIDANCE CURRENT DESIGN EVOLUTION setting back the entrance any further from the corner makes this space unleasable at market rents.

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CENTRAL DISTRICT COMMUNITY EXPRESS THE


CENTRAL DISTRICT
MEMORY LANE DESIGN PROCESS REFLECT THE CHARACTER & HISTORY OF THE
BLACK COMMUNITY IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT
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Fountain
23&UNION PLAZA 1 NE BUILDING
• Create well-lit public spaces; show that the Square won’t be dark most • Concerned with location - the Fountain needs a place of honor. Does it
4
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of the year
D1 EARLY DESIGN GUIDANCE
have enough room at that corner?

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Opportunity for a series of murals

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• Think about security in a historically targeted and racially profiled

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PRELIMINARY
or textural panels along the upper
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• Hold the edge at the corner of 23rd & Union • Program the Square. Collaborate with youth programs and prioritize
Architectural Character
AFRICATOWN
for artwork. This corner is sacred
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renting/hiring people from the neighborhood Massing and Context
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facades at the corner of 24th &
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• Want to see more design of the secondary architectural features.
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the project. The concept should embody the history of the site as well
• Garage access is in the right location
gather and engage each other.

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• The site should include pedestrian-focused neighborhood commercial
uses, grounded by locally-owned businesses and institutions.
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Key takeaways included the importance of the street life/corners and how
Opportunity for a series of artistic Opportunity for artist to create

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• Distinguish the separate building palettes better of non-rectilinear solutions.

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Retail they connect to the interior square. The options for small, incubator retail

NU
What are some of your favorite memories of buildings, places, and events

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• The portals need to communicate that they are a public entry into a

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• Retail spaces should be smaller and potentially flexible in size • Native plants and water features
shared courtyard.
• Recommendations that came from the community members ranged
from providing interactive art to allowing for community art to be
panels inset in the brick at the works to compliment the ‘The
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• Coyote Central - engage youth in outdoor design

in the Central District? Use the post-its to share those memories here!
• Food Hall/Brewery space is better to be less prescribed

07/18/2018 street level. Fountain of Triumph’ by James


displayed as an effort to reinforce established connections already built
• Concern regarding small businesses not having street presence
Pedestrian Ways & Open Space in the Central Area.
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• Ideas for program as a “performance wall” include music, movie screens, ST
festivals. Include small, local retail – wellness center, fitness area,

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murals, and art

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essentials for the neighbors (barbershop, hair products, market, more
• Provide awnings or canopies along E Union to provide a pedestrian ‘mom and pop’ shops).

23RD AVE PORTAL


Corner of 23&Union
scale Key takeaways included the street front, corners, and plaza activity. The
• Unclear on how the digital art wall would work. • Outdoor amenities were also desired, like variety of seating, softscape,

A2 AFRICATOWN CIPHER 2 A3 AFRICATOWN CIPHER 3


street as a stage for life; the intersection as a place of ritual. What is the

24TH AVE PORTAL


• Glad to see an enlarged setback to create the plaza. and an edible landscape.

10/25/2017
best way to encourage people to use the streetscape and plaza?
• Safety at the intersection at 24th & Union St, especially for children.

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• The intersection of 23rd Ave & E Union St is critical to the neighborhood.

NU
Portals Requests for child-friendly features and play areas.
Opportunity for a mural/art

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Define the corners of 23rd / 24th Ave & E Union St; and give each corner

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Site as a “third place” (home, work, third place).

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• Reflect on community memories and generate ideas that • Community members highlighted the importance of engaging wayfinding

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L3 LURC OPEN MEETING
their own character, making them wider and more inviting. Treat the • Given that the open space is interior to the site, it is very important to
Opportunity for a mural

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• The barbershop and Starbucks currently serve this capture experiences in the Central District that supports the mission of the public spaces for all community
wall concept welcoming the

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function.

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• Importance of the concept of understanding roots in members.

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• The community desires activities and meeting places for all ages. The • Consider a way to make them feel more open - questioned the need for
Public Square should have well-designed outdoor public seating that is
• Example: In Little Saigon, most residents live outside the order to go forward the skybridges. • Interesting light installations in the portals.
neighborhood to the Central connecting the single family
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Buildings

7
neighborhood, but many people still gather for shopping,
the same as the restaurant seating. • Community members reacted positively to examples of alleys that have
• “Like multiple buildings...use different materials on each and warm everyday needs, services, and events. Three Group Visions for the Site

3 neighborhood to the Central


• It is very important that pedestrian ways into the square feel inviting and Central Square been converted into programmed public spaces, lined with seating while

Square. The art is to be a visual


colors!”

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• Living Room Vision: a place to exchange ideas

NU
connected through landscaping, seating, and programming – possibly • Appreciated the revised rectilinear design of the landscaping and still providing ample space for circulation.
Activation 24

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• Use brick at the pedestrian level

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food vendors? A series of benches and plantings? It is important that • Intergenerational Vision: flexible space for gathering seating. E
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Square. The art is to be a visual

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• Plaza activation with murals and festivals. AV
gateway welcoming the public.
• The walk-up rowhouses/townhouses are good the project is weaving people through the block – equal access for all. • Marketplace Vision: encompass culture, produce, health, IO E

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• Beautification with art installations. ST

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• “Brew Pubs are for white gentrifiers, not the families who have lived Treat them as pedestrian ways similar to Dominican Republic Alleys. economics, education, nutrition, mental health in this space. E

gateway welcoming the public.

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here.” A community kitchen is better • Include small, local retail – wellness center, fitness area, essentials for

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the neighbors (barbershop, hair products, market, more ‘mom and pop’

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INSPIRATIONAL IMAGERY & COMMUNITY CONTEXT
shops).
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Project No. 3028872 12/19/2018
3.0 COMMUNIT Y OUTREACH
WHAT WE HEARD: 11/17 COMMUNITY OPEN HOUSE #2 SUMMARY
OVERALL IMPRESSIONS & COMMUNITY INPUT OPEN SPACE & PROGRAM IDEAS ART LOCATIONS
 In general, the community was happy with the format of the event, and  Open space does not reflect the needs expressed in the Africatown Ciphers.  General excitement over the vast amount of art locations planned for the
appreciated seeing the Design Team spell out “What We Heard” / “What We ¶¶ Portals are too small and the Design Team has not fully reflected the project.
Did” / “What We Couldn’t Do — and Why” as it appropriately summarized community’s requests to widen them.  Concern over the long-term look of paint on panels. Is there a way for the
the community design and input that has taken place, and transparently art to be more permanent than paint? Cut metal was presented as one
¶¶ More development of the pavement, pavement types, and patterns in
presented how the design has gotten to where it currently stands. alternative solution.
the public realm needs to be shown.
 One community member expressed that the lack of cohesion in the  Will the fountain be closer to the street? Additional art opportunities to
¶¶ Utilize paving pattern to help identify spaces (intuitive wayfinding,
architectural character throughout the Central Area is what gives it its include James Washington and artwork near 24th & Union.
directional paving), and use the landscaping as art – rather than simply
unique beauty. The character of the neighborhood is less about the
applying signage – to draw people into the Central Square.  Murals of historic Central Area figures and community members.
buildings, and more about the people and activities that could bring any
building, new or old, to life.  More planting and softscape. Concrete areas appear too large in  There needs to be a good mix of men and women featured in the art.
proportion to softscape.  Support was expressed for the Design Team’s commitment to have the
 Big moves have been made, and recognized and appreciated by the
community, to open the portals by removing the bridges from two of the  Integrate the landscape with the building’s entrances and exits, especially artist selection jury be representative of the community.
three portals. at the drug store.
 The building should reflect the culture that is being displaced.  The effort to create a Living Room at the 23rd & Union corner plaza, giving
it an open and flexible public square where people could come to be
 The process for naming the project is very important to the community
together, was appreciated.
and they should be involved.
 Mixed reception for the market layout at 23rd & Union: some loved the
idea, some did not.
 Community is excited about the potential for more greenery and plants
lining the entrances to the Portals, especially if it is integrated into the
building landscape.
 Maintenance and upkeep of the shared outdoor spaces and amenities were
expressed as a concern for a number of community members – no plush or
soft furniture for the outdoor areas.

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Project No. 3028872 12/19/2018
WHAT WE DID 21
4.0 Composite Site Plan  Placemaking: 24th Ave Portal  13.0 Landscape 

Portals  22 Previous Rec 1 Design / Comments  54 Site Plan 112


Updated Rec 2 Proposal 56 Culture | Context 114
Access  24
Art Locations / Portal Examples 58 Site Diagrams 116
Art  25 Central Square 121
7.0 Placemaking: Central Square 
Art Locations  26 23rd & Union 122
Previous Rec 1 Design / Comments  60
24th & Union 123
Art Examples / Specifications  28 Updated Rec 2 Proposal 62
MUP Materials & Planting Plan 124
Art Locations 64
5.0 Placemaking: 23rd & Union Corner Plaza  Roof Plan 126
Retail Opportunities 66
Previous Rec 1 Design / Comments  30
14.0 Exterior Lighting Plan 
Updated Rec 2 Proposal 32 8.0 Architectural Character 
Site Lighting Plan 127
Art Locations 34 Previous Rec 1 Design / Comments  68
Rec 1 / Rec 2 Rendering Comparison 70 15.0 Signage Concept Plan 
Placemaking: 24th & Union Corner Plaza 
Union St Elevation 128
Previous Rec 1 Design / Comments  36 9.0 Updated Proposal 
23rd Ave Elevation 129
Updated Rec 2 Proposal 38 Rec 1 / Rec 2 Site Plan Comparison 84

Art Locations 40 16.0 Departures 


10.0 Floor Plans 
Departures Table 130
6.0 Placemaking: 23rd Ave Portal  Typical Floor Plans  86
Diagrams132
Previous Rec 1 Design / Comments  42 11.0 Material and Color Palette 
Updated Rec 2 Proposal 44 Rec 1 / Rec 2 Building Comparison 92
Art Locations / Portal Examples 46
12.0 Elevations 
Placemaking: Union Portal  Rec 1 / Rec 2 Elevation Comparison 98
Previous Rec 1 Design / Comments  48 Portal Dimensions 108
Updated Proposal 50 Sections110
Art Locations / Portal Examples 52

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Project No. 3028872 12/19/2018
4.0 COMPOSITE SITE PLAN - PORTALS
PREVIOUS REC 1 DESIGN
W H AT W E H E A R D
 The pedestrian ways (Portals) should feel open, be
inviting, and connect the street life with the square.
(Source: Africatown Ciphers, LURC Board Meeting, LURC
Open Community Meeting, October 2018 Community
Outreach Meetings)
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 The street life is an important feature in the
neighborhood. (Source: Africatown Ciphers, October
2018 Community Outreach Meetings)
 Preference for dynamic lighting, art, and brick
façades at the pedestrian level. (Source: Africatown
Ciphers, October 2018 Community Outreach Meetings)
 The open space does not reflect the needs expressed
in the Africatown Ciphers. The portals are too
small and the Design Team has not fully reflected
the community’s requests to widen them. (Source:
November 11, 2018 Community Outreach Meeting)

20'-0" CLEAR
20’-0” CLEAR
W H AT W E C O U L D N ’ T D O
23’-6” CLEAR
23'-6" CLEAR
 Significantly increase the portal size by cutting into
the retail — This makes the retail unleasable, or at a
minimum unsuitable, for most tenants.

17’-6” CLEAR
17'-6" CLEAR

14'-3" TO PROPERTY LINE


16'-6" TO PROPERTY LINE

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UPDATED REC 2 PROPOSAL
W H AT W E D I D
1 ELIMINATE THE “BRIDGES” OVER THE PORTALS
ON 23RD AVE AND 24TH AVE.
In doing so, the opening to the Square from those
streets is more substantial and functionally creates
two separate buildings on the site. The north
N building is conceived as two buildings, the NW and
NE buildings, and remains connected by a glazed
bridge, or gasket, over the Union St portal. The south
building is no longer connected to the NW or NE
building masses above and is conceived as a more
singular, L-shaped building.
2 WIDEN EACH OF THE PORTALS BY 25%.
The removal of the bridges connecting the north
and south buildings allows the south building to
move further south on the site, further expanding
the 23rd and 24th Ave portals. Moving the NE
building farther east widens the Union portal 25% as
well.
25'-0" CLEAR
25’-0” CLEAR

5’-0”
5 FEET 28’-6” CLEAR
28'-6" CLEAR

5’-0”
5 FEET

22’-6” CLEAR
22'-6" CLEAR

5’-0”
5 FEET

9'-3" TO PROPERTY LINE


10'-6" TO PROPERTY LINE

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4.0 COMPOSITE SITE PLAN - VEHICULAR & PEDESTRIAN ACCESS

SUMMARY OF SITEPLAN:
Retail
Provide a mixed-use, mixed income development that
Entry
provides:
Retail

Retail
 Active street front with walkable shops that enrich

Entry
Entry
the street experience Facade @ 24’-0”
 Affordable and mix of housing choices above sidewalk

Retail
Entry
 Economic opportunity and diversity with Retail
opportunities for small business spaces by providing Entry
a variety of types of commercial spaces; Lake Union
Partners are excited about the partnership with
Africatown to create an equitable and inclusive Residential
development Entry

 Developed generous pedestrian ways (or portals)


that become the site of intense activation to “invite”
the public into the square Retail Retail
 Dynamic setbacks at the portals to further encourage Entry Entries
public access to the project from the two main
corners: 23rd & E Union and 24th & E Union
 Thru-block connections to break down monolithic
character of a full block development
 Public community gathering spaces at grade
 Parking and Loading access placed at north end of
block; less than 120-0 ft from E Union and well within Retail Retail Retail
the Commercial-zoned portion of 24th Avenue

Residential
Entry Entry Entries

Entry

Main
 Transition between existing single-family zone and
higher density development
Residential

Retail
Entry
Entry

Facade @ 35’-0”
above average grade
15’
5’

105’-0”
Townhouse Townhouse Townhouse Townhouse Townhouse Vehicular
Entry Entry Entry Entry Entry Entry Only

60’ 69’-9”
CURB CUT
125’
TO END OF COMMERCIAL ZONING

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W H AT W E H E A R D
 Opportunities should include interactive art or a space for community art
to be displayed as an effort to reinforce established connections already
1
built in the Central Area.
 Wayfinding should be provided around the project leading into the public
spaces. It should act as a guide for pedestrians and has the opportunity to
2
reflect the character of the neighborhood.
 The community was excited about the art possibilities and how it can
reflect the Central Area community. Suggestions included a rotation
3 of local artists, teaming up with the Seattle World School’s art program
/ Coyote Central / Garfield High School students. Several artists were
referred to the owner.
 Concern was expressed over the long-term look of paint on panels. Is
ART LOCATIONS! there a way for the art to be more permanent than paint? Cut metal was
presented as one alternative solution.

W H AT W E C O U L D N ’ T D O
 Incorporate rounder, more Afrocentric shapes into the building form –
Neither the zoning or the structure of a multifamily mixed-use building will
allow for rounded shapes. The rectilinear nature of the building form can
be offset with the organic, artistic elements and art opportunities on the
façades.
 Incorporate major elements of Afrocentric texture into the building – this
may end up being a feature of any of the art opportunities, but that will
be at the discretion of the artists chosen. However, the general preference
gathered from the Community Outreach is for bolder, more colorful
expressions of culture on the façades.

W H AT W E D I D
1 1 Created opportunities for the façades along 23rd Ave. and Union St. to
2 be distinguished with locally generated art. The majority of the exterior
cladding on these façades (excluding windows) will be used as a canvas for
art that expresses the history and cultural significance of the Central Area.
2 Increased art opportunities from three to eight across the entire project
3 and greatly increased the size, scope, and intent of the art on this project.
See pages 24-25 for the extents of the eight art locations.
3 Gave the corners at 23rd & Union and 24th & Union opportunities for
major art installations. 23rd & Union will be inspired by its significance as
an important gathering space for the community, and will have several
new art pieces. 24th & Union will be a celebration of local artist James
Washington − through the foundation, his piece The Fountain of Triumph,
and the new pieces to be selected that are inspired by it.

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Opportunity for a 2D multi-panel mural Opportunity for a series of murals or tex-
along the upper facades at the corner tural panels/medallions at the street level.
of 23rd & Union. This artwork should be For this location, the artist should engage
colorful with an emphasis on representa- the community in the creation and experi-
tions of the history and future of the black ence of the art.
community in the Central Area. 4
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Opportunity to create an immersive expe-
rience − floor, wall, and soffit are all part of
Opportunity for physical art within the
ground-plane volume of the portal wel- ST 2
the canvas. This location represents a great coming the neighborhood to the Central
opportunity for a combination of mediums Square. The art should be a visual gateway
and artistic types, specifically intended welcoming the public from the south.
to directly and compellingly engage the
neighborhood and continue its tradition as
a gathering place.

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Opportunity for (+/-)120-foot long art Opportunity for artist to create works to
installation dedicated to the colorful and compliment the ‘The Fountain of Triumph’
5
diverse history of the Central District. by James Washington, Jr. Emphasis should
focus on incorporating works by and in-
spired by Mr. Washington.

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textural panels along the upper facades at installation connecting the single family
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the corner of 24th & Union, with a spe- neighborhood to the Central Square. The
cific focus on depictions of people/faces art should be a visual gateway welcoming
reflecting the heritage of the community. the public.
The desire is for a monochromatic instal-
lation to contrast the adjacent colorful art
on the NW building.

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24TH AVENUE
4.0 COMPOSITE SITE PLAN
ART EXAMPLES This square is a gathering space surrounded by retail. It
is similar in size to Pioneer Square’s Occidental Park, and
will be a gathering place for the community. What would
make you feel welcome here? What would make this space
reflective of the Central Area community?

Example of overhead soffit installation


2
(Art Location #2, 23rd & Union Plaza)

PROPOSED CENTRAL SQUARE


Example of overhead signage installation at portal entries
2 4 8
(Art Locations #2, #4, #8)

SHEPARD FAIREY AT THE STATE HOTEL, SEATTLE


1 5 8
PROJECT BY LAKE UNION PARTNERS
Facade mural example of public art that is privately funded
(Art Locations #1, #5, #8)

1 5 8
Facade mural example
(Art Locations #1, #5, #8)
3 6 7
Example of textural panel installation
(Art Location #3, #6, #7)
EXISTING
2 7 PARKING LOT
AFRICATOWN EPHEMERAL INSTALLATION AT MIDTOWN
Example of ground-plane activation, adding color/texture at the plazas
(Art Locations #2, #7, Corner Plazas)

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4.0 COMPOSITE SITE PLAN
ART RFP (REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS)
OVERVIEW JURY + SELECTION CRITERIA A P P L I C AT I O N R E Q U I R E M E N T S
The Midtown Square project has eight opportunities for public art, including A jury comprised of representative community members will judge the artist  Letters of Interest (not to exceed one page) describing interest in this project
five new locations that are a direct response to community requests received proposals. The jury is being developed to be representative of the community. and addressing the artists’ connection with the Central District.
at the Community Design Open Houses on October 24th and 27th and  Include details on how the history, culture, and diversity of the Central District
November 17th. The selection criteria will be based on the following:
will be honored through the art (concept does not need to be complete but
 Demonstrated experience creating public art, in particular exterior works a thoughtful path to meeting the objectives of the community should be
The public art will be an opportunity for the building, public open space, and
evident in the letter of interest). Indicate which locations the artist is interested
landscape to reflect the heritage and culture of the Central Area. Engaging  Interested in connecting with the community and creating works that reflect
in (can be multiple).
local artists to collaborate with the community, the architects, and the devel- the rich history of the Central District-
oper on public art installations will have an immediate and lasting impact on  Bio (not to exceed one page).
 Ability to attend a minimum of 3 meetings with the design team and owners to
the built environment of this neighborhood. The intent is that a broad selec- coordinate installation  Three References (at least one reference from the local community and one
tion of diverse artistic styles, perspectives and mediums will be represented in reference from past art installations / project works).
 Ability to coordinate (with the Owner) a minimum of 2 meetings with the
the selected artworks.  Work Samples (minimum of 8 to maximum of 16 images with descriptions)
community
with work’s title, size, medium, and concept. Include your role in the project
Lake Union Partners is looking for local artists (either individuals or in collab-  Attend a minimum of 1 community meeting at the end of the art design
if part of a team. Provide any installation, coordination, or lessons learned in
oration) to conceptualize, design, and install art at pre-determined locations process to present the final concept to the neighborhood
simple bullets with these samples.
throughout the project. The art pieces should fit within the narrative guide-  Demonstrated ability to listen to and work with the community
lines below, but the overall theme of the art should respond to the commu-
nity’s stated desire for meaningful remembrance of the black community,
culture, and history in the Central Area while looking forward towards the TIMELINE
continual contributions of the local community in building the future of the
neighborhood.
BUDGET Request for Proposals released: February 1, 2019
The selected artist/team will receive a commission to design the work and Applications Due: April 1, 2019
A panel of jurors, comprised of community members, contemporary artists, work with the ownership and design team to implement the fabrication and
the project architect, the developer, and a representative from the James and installation of the artwork. Artist Shortlist Announced: May 1, 2019
Janie Washington Foundation, will review the submissions in accordance with
the criteria issued in this RFP. Artist Interviews: May 2019

ELIGIBILITY (Interviews will be scheduled with shortlist only)

Artist Selection Announced: July 1, 2019


A R T LO C AT I O N S + N A R R AT I V E G U I D E L I N E S Proposals will be considered from visual artists living in the Pacific Northwest
with a demonstrated relationship to the Central Area. Artist diversity within Project Team Meetings: Starting July, 2019
There are eight art opportunity locations on the project (refer to pages 24- the project will be one of the factors in the selection process.
25). Several locations may combine into one installation or cohesive piece if so TBD with artist, through completion (at least three)
desired by the artist in the work presented to the jury. No specific preference
will be given to artist submissions that combine locations, although the jury Community Outreach Meetings: Starting July, 2019
will be selecting the artists in consideration of the art program as a whole. The (at least two meetings – one soon after selection)
narrative guidelines are intended to provide a topic and starting point with
further interpretation expected by the artist(s). Installation: Winter/early Spring of 2021

W H AT W E N E E D F R O M D R B
At the recommendation meeting, the Board is tasked with evaluating the
project’s consistency with the priority guidelines identified for the project.
The applicant is requesting the Board determine the project’s design with the
artwork locations identified meets the intent of the design guidelines, and to
recommend approval of the project with the artwork locations identified.

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REC 1 DRB COMMENTS
1. CORNER OF 23RD AND E UNION 23RD AVENUE
125'-3"

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The Board reiterated their support for design strategies that would 1c. The Board had similar concerns regarding the 23rd Ave frontage. At PLANTER / BARRIERS

encourage street-level human interaction and activity on this very EDG, this was shown as a highly-transparent façade with full-height win-

48'-8"
important corner. dows and logical locations for entries to accommodate a variety of busi- 7,000 sq ft

ness uses and sizes (EDG Packet, p. 59). In the Recommendation packet the
1a. At the EDG meeting the ground level setbacks at the corner of percentage of glazing on this façade had been significantly reduced and
23rd and E Union were treated with unique paving, flexible seating, replaced with brick panels.
planters and other street furniture, with the adjacent street-level

EAST SPRING STREET


façades fully- glazed with aluminum storefront windows possibly Response: The amount of glazing has not been significantly reduced

UNION STREET
incorporating roll-up doors at key locations (EDG packet, p. 59). In - the EDG packet showed a white model with no definition of glazing.
the Recommendation drawings, the amount of glazing had been The glazing shown meets code. The brick piers along the 23rd Ave
significantly reduced and a ‘digital art wall’ replaced the glazing at façade anchor the residential bays above while providing locations for
the north elevation facing E Union St. This digital installation was retail shelving or future retail divisions. The piers are segmented by
described by the applicant as intended to provide an opportunity to a series of wide, transparent glass storefronts that run floor to ceiling
express neighborhood character and history through the illustration and allow for future division of the space while still making it leaseable
of a variety of images and videos. to the project’s current anchor tenant. The most transparent façade is
1b. The Board was intrigued by this idea and asked many questions along E Union St in the NE building, which emphasizes retail street-
about the technology involved, the curation of images that would be front activation and highlights the residential lobby.
shown, the tactile nature of the wall, and the way pedestrians might
interact with it. The applicant explained that they were in the early
stages of exploring this idea and many of these questions were still 1d. The Board did not support this change as it decreased the porosity 24TH AVENUE
being resolved. A Board member noted a comparable street-edge and visibility they had encouraged at EDG. Furthermore, it was unclear
condition (of which all were familiar) and agreed that the creation
of a similar ‘dead zone’ or unusable space on the street should be
how the retail space at this northwest corner might be further divided in EXISTING CORNER
4,436 SF - EXISTING CORNER

conjunction with the façade treatment. The Board requested that compos-
avoided. The Board concluded they would need complete details to ite floor plans be presented at the next meeting demonstrating how this
support the proposed video wall over a glazing system and its poten- space might be further divided in consideration of the 23rd Avenue façade.
tial to encourage and engage human interaction.
Response: The brick piers create natural locations for future retail
Response: The corner plaza has been refined to offer more N 23RD AVENUE
divisions of the space. A conceptual floor plan showing the ground
informal seating spaces, providing flexibility for both organized
level retail divisions are included in this packet. The piers also provide
events and a series of informal gatherings. The space has plenty 3,900 sq ft

natural locations for art installations and locations for market stands.
of permanent seating and gathering options, variety of plant-
ings, and power and lighting for events. The programming of the
space will allow for a range of community events, small markets,
and dinners. This space will also have a significant art installation

EAST SPRING STREET


as part of the project’s art program and instead of the previously

UNION STREET
proposed media wall. 6,600 sq ft

3,500 sq ft

24TH AVENUE

A F R I C AT O W N P R O P O S E D P L A Z A
13,300 SF - AFRICATOWN PROPOSED

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UPDATED REC 2 PROPOSAL
W H AT W E H E A R D
 Define the corners – give each corner its own
character. Keeping the corner of 23rd & Union as
a gathering place is critical to the neighborhood. 20'
(Source: Africatown Ciphers) 2
 Concern about the video wall; prefer to have the
ability to express neighborhood character. (Source:
July 2018 Design Recommendation)
 Provide awnings to give a more pedestrian scale.
(Source: LURC Board Meeting)
 Create a gathering space for the neighborhood that
feels welcome to all. (Source: Africatown Ciphers,
July 2018 Design Recommendation, October 2018
Community Outreach Meetings)

W H AT W E C O U L D N ’ T D O
 Set the building back even further — The project
needs a large, market-rate retail space at the corner
in order to discount the rents on the other retail
spaces for small, local, minority-owned businesses,
and setting back the entrance any further from the
23& U N I O N L I V I N G R O O M : B E F O R E A N D A F T E R
corner makes this space unleasable at market rents.

W H AT W E D I D
1 Created a “Living Room” similar in size & layout to the
current activation on the site along 23rd Ave by
adding permanent seating features.
2 Increased the size of the “Living Room” at 23rd &
  1
Union by pushing the building back another 20’ so it
sits 42’ back from the street.
3 Replaced the video wall with an art location.

M A R K E T D AY U S E
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UPDATED REC 2 PROPOSAL
ART!

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20’-0”
PROPOSED SETBACK 2
8’-0”
ORIGINAL SETBACK

NOTE: Blue highlight indicates art locations,


not proposed exterior siding color
U P D AT E D R E C 2 P R O P O S A L W I T H A R T LO C AT I O N S
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Opportunity for a multi-panel mural along the upper facades at Opportunity to enhance the living room − wall and/or soffit are Opportunity for a series of artistic panels inset in the brick at the
the corner of 23rd & Union. open for artwork. This corner is sacred to the Central District street level.
and is an important place for neighbors to gather and engage
each other.

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COMMUNITY-PREFERRED IMAGERY

2 Example of gathering space at plaza living room 2 Example of soffit installation 2 3 Example of market use 2 Example of permanent seating with
integrating plantings

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5a. The applicant presented a letter from the James Washington 5b. Having heard during the public comment period the importance of
Fountain Foundation expressing support for the proposed location this statue and the significant dimension of the water feature it was orig-
of the fountain at the corner of 24th Avenue and E Union St. The inally installed with, the Board requested complete details describing the
Board appreciated this endorsement but asked questions about the fountain and an exploration of the positive and negative impacts of other
sufficiency of space around the proposed location at this corner and potential locations.
were concerned about its proximity to the trash, loading, and garage
Response: This location gives the fountain the prominence that it de-

EAST SPRING STREET


entrance, and potential conflicts between users (particularly chil-
serves while providing a contemplative space to enjoy it. There is op-

UNION STREET
dren) and vehicles.
portunity for additional artwork by the artist in this area, as well as art
Response: The fountain has been located closer to the property inspired by the artist. This corner also provides a great connection to
line towards E Union St in order to create a more prominent visual another important places in the Central District - particularly the Liber-
connection. The fountain is separated from the driveway by a ty Bank project across E Union St. By working with the neighborhood,
large planter that includes significant density of trees and shrubs SDOT, and the developers of the Liberty Bank project, we are hoping to
to provide a visual screen between the loading area and the pla- turn this intersection into a celebration of some of the pioneers in the
za. The fountain will also be surrounded by outdoor seating and CD. ‘The Fountain of Triumph’ was originally designed for community
additional plantings as part of the adjacent retail space. gathering and to reflect unity for the Central Area neighborhood.

24TH AVENUE FENCED PARKING LOT

E X I S T I N G C O R N E R AT 24 T H AV E N U E
EXISTING CORNER AT 24TH AVENUE

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3,900 sq ft

EAST SPRING STREET

UNION STREET
5,900 sq ft

3,500 sq ft

24TH AVENUE

A F R I C AT O W N P R O P O S E D P L A Z A
13,300 SF - AFRICATOWN PROPOSED

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PREVIOUS DESIGN

PREVIOUS REC 1 DESIGN


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UPDATED REC 2 PROPOSAL
W H AT W E H E A R D N

 Define the corners – give each corner its own


character. (Source: Africatown Ciphers)
 Provide awnings to give a more pedestrian scale.
(Source: LURC Board Meeting)
 Create a gathering space for the neighborhood that
feels welcome to all. (Source: Africatown Ciphers,
July 2018 Design Recommendation, October 2018
Community Outreach Meetings)

W H AT W E C O U L D N ’ T D O
 Move the curb cut and loading dock — This is the
only location where the driveway can access an
elevator without disrupting one of the major arterials
(23rd Avenue and E Union Street).
 Move the fountain to the Central Square — The
James & Janie Washington Foundation prefers
the 24th Ave location. The design team sees this
as an opportunity to reinvent the corner of 24th &
Union to celebrate one of the great pioneers of the
Central Area. See the Appendix for a signed letter
P R O P O S E D 24 T H C O R N E R C O N N E C T I O N T O L I B E R T Y B A N K
from the Foundation regarding the location on
this corner.

W H AT W E D I D
1 Moved the fountain closer to East Union to give
it more prominence and more distance from the
loading area/driveway.
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2 Added movable furniture, allowing for informal
gathering.
3 Increased plantings, more native and edible plants,
with particular care along the south edge to give the
plaza privacy from the loading area/driveway. 5
2
4 Gave the retail space next to the plaza below-market 3
rent. 1
5 Added a large art location for a mural along the
 
south side of the portal.

J A M E S W A S H I N G T O N F O U N TA I N P L A Z A
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ART!

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not proposed exterior siding color
U P D AT E D R E C 2 P R O P O S A L W I T H A R T LO C AT I O N S
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Opportunity for a series of murals or textural panels along the Opportunity for artist to create works to compliment the ‘The Opportunity for a mural connecting the single family neigh-
upper facades at the corner of 24th & Union. Fountain of Triumph’ by James Washington, Jr. borhood to the Central Square. The art is to be a visual gateway
welcoming the public.

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COMMUNITY-PREFERRED IMAGERY

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REC 1 DRB COMMENTS
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2a. At the EDG meeting, the Board the expressed concern about the
design and width of the portals and asked the applicant to revisit
and revise their design. The applicant’s response included: moving
the southwest/southeast portion of the building to slightly (no di-
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mensions were shown or provided) increase the size of the portals on


23rd and 24th Avenues, but not at the key gateway corner location

EAST SPRING STREET


on Union; shifting the walls at the northwest portal to decrease its

UNION STREET
depth; and using transparency at corner retail spaces along the por- RETAIL PARKING LOT
36,303.7 sq ft

tals. The applicant also noted the high level of transparency at the
pedestrian bridges above each portal as mitigating their impact
Response: The bridges above the 23rd Ave and 24th Ave portals CAR PATH

have been removed, further emphasizing the openness of the


portals as they lead into the Square. Each of the portals have also
been widened by 5-0 feet. The portal on Union is still the largest,
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and the bridge above is planned to be treated with artist vision of PRIVATE FENCED AREA
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a welcoming “arch”. GATE GATE

2b. The Board appreciated these changes but agreed the portals did 24TH AVENUE
not yet feel welcoming, make the ‘open to the public’ nature of the
courtyard clear, or yet have an effective design strategy to draw the
public in. The activation of this space was identified by the applicant, EXISTING SITE
36,303 SF SURFACE PARKING AREA

the public, and the Board as critical to the success of the courtyard
area, which has been the central organizing principal for this project
from the beginning. The Board echoed public comment in their
support for the applicant’s intent to accomplish this and asked for
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continued development of the design.
Response: The portals will be emphasized by a break in the 3,900 sq ft

façade and further characterized by different paving, lighting,


Signage, furniture, vegetation, and storefronts that turn the cor-
ner and lead into the Square.

EAST SPRING STREET

UNION STREET
5,900 sq ft

3,500 sq ft

24TH AVENUE

A F R I C AT O W N P R O P O S E D P O R TA L
13,300 SF - AFRICATOWN PROPOSED

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UPDATED REC 2 PROPOSAL
W H AT W E H E A R D N

 The pedestrian ways (Portals) should feel open, be


inviting, and connect the street life with the square.
(Source: Africatown Ciphers, LURC Board Meeting, LURC
Open Community Meeting, October 2018 Community
Outreach Meetings)
 The street life is an important feature in the
neighborhood. (Source: Africatown Ciphers, October
2018 Community Outreach Meetings)
 Preference for dynamic lighting, art, and brick
façades at the pedestrian level. (Source: Africatown
Ciphers, October 2018 Community Outreach Meetings)

W H AT W E C O U L D N ’ T D O
 Significantly increase the size of the portals by
cutting into the retail — This makes the retail
unleasable, or at a minimum unsuitable, for most
tenants.

W H AT W E D I D N P R O P O S E D P O R TA L
1 Eliminated the bridges at the 23rd Ave Portal and the
24th Ave Portal to open them to the sky.
2 Widened each of the portals by 5-0 feet.
3 Added art opportunities along any solid walls
leading into the portals.
4 Increased the plantings, including more native and
edible plantings.
5 Increased storefronts further into the Central Square
when possible (especially at the 23rd Ave Portal)
to provide increased transparency and activation
through retail.

E V E R Y D AY U S E D I A G R A M
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ART!
1
3

ART!

2
25’ - 0”

NOTE: Blue highlight indicates art locations,


not proposed exterior siding color
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Opportunity for a multi-panel mural along Opportunity for a series of artistic panels Opportunity for a mural/art wall concept
the upper facades at the corner of 23rd & inset in the brick at the street level. welcoming the neighborhood to the Cen-
Union. tral Square. The art is to be a visual gate-
way welcoming the public.

3 Example of market use Example of plantings at the portal 3 Example of open retail at the portal 1 4 Example of facade mural

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PORTAL DIMENSIONS

18’ - 0 ” 20’-0” 24’-0”

P O S T A L L E Y, S E AT T L E , W A T R O U N C E A L L E Y, V I C T O R I A , B C T H E B E LT, D E T R O I T, M I
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2c. The width of the portals (approximately 18-feet) was a specific concern
of the Board at EDG. The Board appreciated the increase in width of the
portals on 23rd and 24th Avenues but was disappointed that what they
saw as the most important portal (at E Union St) had changed so little.
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They agreed that the ‘shift’ making the passage less deep was positive but
would like to see more significant change in response to their guidance.

EAST SPRING STREET


Response: Each of the portals have been widened by 5-0 feet. The

UNION STREET
RETAIL PARKING LOT

Union portal is the largest one; and including the corner plaza, it is 36,303.7 sq ft

the shortest one to the Square. Based on the Community Outreach, all
portals will also have public art opportunities to further welcome the
neighborhood. See the Art diagrams for the locations and size of the CAR PATH

art proposed. The Art RFQ process is in development, but we are look-
ing for neighborhood based artists. All the portals will have catenary
lighting or other artistic lighting installations to provide an inviting
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atmosphere. All the portals will also have a variety of plantings and PRIVATE FENCED AREA
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types of seating to further welcome the public. GATE GATE

2d. The applicant compared the 18-foot portal width to that of an alley 24TH AVENUE
(Recommendation packet, p. 13). The Board agreed that a comparison of
the width of the portals to an alley was not particularly helpful, as alleys
do not have multiple stories of pedestrian bridges above, nor are they EXISTING SITE
36,303 SF SURFACE PARKING AREA

designed to specifically invite pedestrians to enter. The Board also found


the precedents provided in the Recommendation packet (p. 27) less helpful
than they could have been, as they lacked dimensions and did not include
an example with walkways or pedestrian bridges above. A Board member
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suggested the elimination of the lowest walkway at the northeast portal
at E Union St to mitigate its effect, but also questioned the need for the 3,900 sq ft
skybridges at all, noting that the introduction of an entrance and elevator
in each building would make them redundant. The Board encouraged the
applicant to explore these ideas.
Response: The purpose of the portals is to act as transitional spaces
that bring pedestrians into the Public Square, including some commer-

EAST SPRING STREET


cial seating spaces on the edges. The remaining sky bridge is less than

UNION STREET
6,600 sq ft

10-0 ft in width, setback at least 30-0 ft from the facade, and perpen-
dicular to the pedestrian alley, therefore only covering approximately
10% of the overhead portal space.

3,500 sq ft

24TH AVENUE

6, 600 S F A F R I C AT O W N P R O P O S E D P O R TA L
13,300 SF - AFRICATOWN PROPOSED

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UPDATED REC 2 PROPOSAL
W H AT W E H E A R D N

 The pedestrian ways (Portals) should feel open, be


inviting, and connect the street life with the square.
(Source: Africatown Ciphers, LURC Board Meeting, LURC
Open Community Meeting, October 2018 Community
Outreach Meetings)
 The street life is an important feature in the
neighborhood. (Source: Africatown Ciphers, October
2018 Community Outreach Meetings)
 Preference for dynamic lighting, art, and brick
façades at the pedestrian level. (Source: Africatown
Ciphers, October 2018 Community Outreach Meetings)

W H AT W E C O U L D N ’ T D O
 Significantly increase the size of the portals by
cutting into the retail — This makes the retail
unleasable, or at a minimum unsuitable, for most
tenants.

W H AT W E D I D 4, 100 S F P R O P O S E D P O R TA L
1 Widened each of the portals by 5-0 feet.
2 Added art opportunities along any solid walls
leading into the portals.
3 Increased the plantings, including more native and
edible plantings.
4 Increased storefronts further into the Central Square 1
when possible (especially at the 23rd Ave Portal)
to provide increased transparency and activation
through retail.

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ART!

2
ART!

ART!
3

1
28’-6”

NOTE: Blue highlight indicates art locations,


not proposed exterior siding color
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Opportunity for a multi-panel mural along Opportunity to enhance the living room Opportunity for 120-foot long mural dedi-
the upper facades at the corner of 23rd & − wall and/or soffit are open for artwork. cated to the colorful and diverse history of
Union. This corner is sacred to the Central District the Central District.
and is an important place for neighbors to
gather and engage each other.

2 Example of portal entry signage installation 1 5 Example of facade mural 2 Example of lighting at the portal 1 5 Example of facade mural

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PORTAL DIMENSIONS

18’ - 0 ” 20’-0” 24’-0”

P O S T A L L E Y, S E AT T L E , W A T R O U N C E A L L E Y, V I C T O R I A , B C T H E B E LT, D E T R O I T, M I
S I M I L A R W I D T H A S U N I O N P O R TA L

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6a. At the EDG meeting, a departure was requested for a single 6d. The Board also noted that if not well-designed, a narrower curb cut
35-foot curb cut (the Land Use Code maximum is 22-feet) on 24th could result in delivery trucks parking on the sidewalk, blocking the flow
Avenue to access the parking garage, a load/unload space, and solid for pedestrians. The Board also suggested that significant landscaping
waste pickup. The Board supported this location and was inclined to
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and hardscape variety could mitigate potential use conflicts at this loca-
consider the proposed departure. In the proposal presented at the tion.
Recommendation meeting, the departure request was for a larger
Response: The proposed 60-0 ft curb cut would mitigate any risk of

EAST SPRING STREET


55-foot wide curb cut which would allow for waste pickup within the
trucks parking on and blocking the sidewalk.

UNION STREET
portal. RETAIL PARKING LOT
36,303.7 sq ft

Response: The size of the curb cut was increased to accommo-


date trash pickup as well as more retail loading than is required
by code. 6e. The Board concluded that they lacked adequate information and detail CAR PATH

at this time to clearly understand the condition, particularly how the var-
ious uses could be accommodated without conflict, and how it will better
meet the intent of the design guidelines than a code-compliant solution.
6b. The Board continued to support this location but expressed con- FENCE
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cern regarding the scale of the request and potential use conflicts. 6f. For the next meeting, the Board requested a complete exploration of PRIVATE FENCED AREA

Response: The pedestrian alley from 24th Ave provides the most possible solutions, including the possibility of using below-grade space to GATE GATE

vehicularly-accessible location for access to all retail spaces and lower ‘demand’ for curb-cut width. Thorough documentation and detail
would act more as a service alley, seeing as 24th Ave is the least of the proposed solution will be needed for the Board to understand. A
pedestrian-heavy street of the site. Consolidating all of the load- code-compliant option should also be included as that is required in all 24TH AVENUE
ing spaces into a single area allows both 23rd Ave and E Union St Design Review processes.
to remain unobstructed principal pedestrian streets.
Response: A code-compliant option would include multiple driveways EXISTING SITE
36,303 SF SURFACE PARKING AREA

spaced throughout the site, causing more pedestrian interference and


multiplying possible vehicular/pedestrian conflict areas. We have pro-
6c. Board members asked if moving the trash and recycling to the vided a plan showing the code compliant option - we are allowed up
below-grade parking garage was explored, noting a preference for to 13 curbcuts on all three frontages. Due to the designation of 23rd
this location as it could reduce the need for additional curb cut width and East Union there are no curbcuts allowed on those streets, which N 23RD AVENUE
and mitigate possible vehicular and pedestrian conflicts. means only 24th can have any curb cuts. The length of 24th allows for 3,900 sq ft
Response: In order for the basement to have the height clearance up to (6) curbcuts that are up to 22-0 wide for a total of 132-0 (length
for a garbage truck, the slab would have to be lowered several of project on 24th is 420-0 feet, per table A for 23.54.030). We would
feet at a very large cost due to increased excavation and possible prefer to limit the car/truck access as close as possible to the commer-
proximity to the water table. It would also create more issues for cial area along East Union and therefore are asking for a single, larger
truck entry/exit and turnaround clearances and would eliminate curb cut to contain all the vehicular access needs.

EAST SPRING STREET


much-needed retail parking.

UNION STREET
5,900 sq ft

3,500 sq ft

24TH AVENUE

3, 500 S F A F R I C AT O W N P R O P O S E D P O R TA L
13,300 SF - AFRICATOWN PROPOSED

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UPDATED REC 2 PROPOSAL
W H AT W E H E A R D N

 The pedestrian ways (Portals) should feel open, be


inviting, and connect the street life with the square.
(Source: Africatown Ciphers, LURC Board Meeting, LURC
Open Community Meeting, October 2018 Community
Outreach Meetings)
 The street life is an important feature in the
neighborhood. (Source: Africatown Ciphers, October
2018 Community Outreach Meetings)
 Preference for dynamic lighting, art, and brick
façades at the pedestrian level. (Source: Africatown
Ciphers, October 2018 Community Outreach Meetings)

W H AT W E C O U L D N ’ T D O
 Significantly increase the size of the portals by
cutting into the retail — This makes the retail
unleasable, or at a minimum unsuitable, for most
tenants.

W H AT W E D I D 4, 100 S F P R O P O S E D P O R TA L
1 Eliminated the bridges at the 23rd Ave Portal and the
24th Ave Portal to open them to the sky.
2 Widened each of the portals by 5-0 feet. 4
3 Added art opportunities along any solid walls
leading into the portals.
4 Increased the plantings, including more native and
edible plantings.
5 Increased storefronts further into the Central Square
when possible (especially at the 23rd Ave Portal)
to provide increased transparency and activation 3
through retail.

E V E R Y D AY U S E D I A G R A M
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UPDATED REC 2 PROPOSAL

AR
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ART!

2
22’-6”
NOTE: Blue highlight indicates art locations,
not proposed exterior siding color
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Opportunity for 120-foot long mural dedi- Opportunity for artist to create works to Opportunity for a mural connecting the
cated to the colorful and diverse history of compliment the ‘The Fountain of Triumph’ single family neighborhood to the Central
the Central District. by James Washington, Jr. Square. The art is to be a visual gateway
welcoming the public.

5 7 8 Example of facade mural 7 Example of plantings in the portal 7 Example of gathering space at the portal 5 8 Example of facade mural

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PORTAL DIMENSIONS

18’ - 0 ” 20’-0” 24’-0”

P O S T A L L E Y, S E AT T L E , W A T R O U N C E A L L E Y, V I C T O R I A , B C T H E B E LT, D E T R O I T, M I
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3a. At the EDG meeting, the Board and applicant heard public 3c. A pattern overlay of wood decking at grade was proposed at the
comment that recommended looking outside western and euro-cen- perimeter of the courtyard, close to the buildings and then elevated at the
tric norms of rectilinearity in the design of the courtyard and the west for a proposed ‘stage’ area. The Board expressed concern regarding
incorporation of more diverse and Afrocentric design sensibilities the durability of this material, and its tendency to become slippery when
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and principles. At that meeting, the Board agreed that the courtyard not protected from the weather, and questioned the location of the stage
design needed refinement and identified the community’s sugges- area, suggesting an exploration of a central location, which would provide

EAST SPRING STREET


tions as a possible solution. sitting places on all sides.

UNION STREET
RETAIL PARKING LOT

Response: While the shape of the Public Square has remained Response: The wood decking in the Square will be specified to meet 36,303.7 sq ft

rectilinear because of the building edges, the spaces within the requirements for high traffic exterior environments. The stage was
Square are shaped by curved, wooden decks/platforms and vege- placed on one edge of the Square to create a directional focal point for
tation to create areas of circulation and gathering. spectators and to allow a central location for a prominent tree. See the CAR PATH

plans indicating the amount of linear feet of built-in seating that will
be provided at the Square.
3b. In the response to this EDG guidance, the applicant refined the FENCE
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courtyard design to include elements of wood decking at grade, PRIVATE FENCED AREA

raised concrete planters, a stage, and a variety of landscaping and 3d. There was significant public comment at the Recommendation GATE GATE

hardscaping materials. The patterns and textures were described as meeting expressing disappointment that this design did not respond to
reflecting the ‘global grid’ concept from the Recommendation packet feedback offered at previous outreach meetings and at the Africatown
(p. 42-43) and the existing neighborhood cultural context by using Design Ciphers. Two alternate site plans were offered during the comment 24TH AVENUE
balanced asymmetry, abstract form and symbolism, and modern period by a Cipher attendant and found in the Recommendation packet
pattern organization. The Board agreed that the forms generated (p. 70) labeled “Africatown’s Preferred Options” that showed more gen-
from these concepts could be successful but were not clear on the erous setbacks at the portal entries, creating larger shared open spaces. EXISTING SITE
36,303 SF SURFACE PARKING AREA

connection to community input, echoing public comment that a Acknowledging these public comments in their deliberation, the Board
‘loop back’ with the community would be a positive process step in agreed that enlarging these spaces could be a positive move, particularly
informing next design steps. as it would have the potential to indicate the courtyard beyond and draw
Response: The Central Square has been refined to offer more people through to this space.
N 23RD AVENUE
informal seating spaces, providing flexibility for both large events Response: In the packet, there is a series of diagrams showing the
and a series of smaller gatherings. The space has plenty of per- desired changes that were suggested at the Cipher and the current 3,900 sq ft

manent seating and gathering options, variety of plantings, and design. The project has incorporated several of the desired changes
power and lighting for events. The programming of the space will suggested at the Cipher, including setting back at the corner of 23rd
allow for a variety of community events: farmers markets, dinners, and Union to create a plaza, opening up the retail along the 23rd por-
concerts, and/or movie nights. The space will also have movable tal to increase the width, and removal of the overhead bridges at the
furniture and play equipment, allowing for informal gatherings 23rd and 24th portals. All of these moves were intended to creating a

EAST SPRING STREET


throughout the day. The planting will include a variety of Pacific more welcoming streetscape and better connect that streetscape with

UNION STREET
5,900 sq ft

Northwest plants, some being edible. the Public Square.


12,500 sq ft

3,500 sq ft

24TH AVENUE

12, 500 S F A F R I C AT O W N P R O P O S E D C E N T R A L S Q U A R E
13,300 SF - AFRICATOWN PROPOSED

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4. PRIVATE COURTYARD
4a. At EDG, the Board asked for an exploration of con-
necting the ‘private’ courtyard formed by this project
and the forthcoming Africatown project to the south. No
connection was proposed in the current design, with the
applicant suggesting that future residents of the fami-
ly-oriented Africatown building would prefer not to be
connected. The Board recognized that concern but asked
for an exploration of a ‘secure’ connection between the
two projects, as it could benefit residents of both projects
Response: A connection from the Public Square
through the southeast residential lobby would be
beneficial for all residents now that the project has
been split into two buildings. This could be feasible
with restricted access given to residents of both the
Midtown and Africatown projects.

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 Activation and meeting place for all ages that feels
welcome and secure. (Source: Africatown Cipher,
5

LURC Board Meeting, LURC Open Community Meeting,


July 2018 Design Recommendation, October 2018
Community Outreach Meetings) 1
 Small, local retail lining the square. (Source: 2
Africatown Cipher, LURC Board Meeting, LURC Open
Community Meeting, October 2018 Community
Outreach Meetings)
 Infrastructure for a wide variety of events and
community services. (Africatown Cipher, October 2018
Community Outreach Meetings) 4
 Integrate more natural elements in the space.
(Source: October 2018 Community Outreach Meetings)

W H AT W E C O U L D N ’ T D O
 Move the fountain to the Central Square — The
James & Janie Washington Foundation prefers the 4
24th Ave location. The design team sees this as an
opportunity to reinvent the corner of 24th & Union
to celebrate one of the great pioneers of the Central E V E R Y D AY U S E SPECIAL EVENT USE (MOVIES, CONCERTS, ETC)
Area.

W H AT W E D I D
2
1 Added curved wooden decks with platforms and
planters to create areas of circulation and gathering.
2 Added movable furniture and all-ages equipment,
 
allowing for informal gathering.
3 Increased plantings, more native and edible plants.
4 Gave retail spaces ringing the square flexible sizes
and below-market rent.
3
5 Added a large art location for a mural along the west
 
side of the square.

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5
ART!
4

NOTE: Blue highlight indicates art locations,


not proposed exterior siding color
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ART LOCATIONS

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Opportunity for a mural/art wall concept welcoming the neigh- Opportunity for 120-foot long mural dedicated to the colorful
borhood to the Central Square. The art is to be a visual gateway and diverse history of the Central District.
welcoming the public.

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COMMUNITY-PREFERRED IMAGERY

Example of flexible seating Example of wooden raised platforms Example of child play area Example of market use Example of informal gathering

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RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES
W H AT W E H E A R D
The most frequent suggestions included spaces for
children and families to play/gather, businesses that
provide services that do not already exist in the area
(shoe repair, juice bar, walk-in clinic), and specific
retail (pet store, hardware store, fabric shop, maker SMALL RETAIL
space). Outdoor programming suggestions included
infrastructure for pop-up shops, craft nights, classes,
and community meetings.

 23 & Union Plaza/Portal: Expressed a strong desire


ANCHOR RETAIL
that the restaurant space be run by a local business,
such as FareStart – a Seattle-based business that
provides meal service training to help combat
homelessness, poverty, and hunger in the city. Other

SMALL RETAIL
retail suggestions included bookstores, nail/hair
salons, and shoe repair.
 23rd Ave Portal: Retail suggestions that speak to
the character of the portal include a post office, pet
store, hardware store, breakfast diner, flower shop,
consignment store, and healthy food options. SMALL RETAIL
 24 & Union Plaza: Interesting retail spaces include a
café, food stand, coworking space, a small bank, and
infrastructure for cultural festivals.

SMALL RETAIL

SMALL
RETAIL

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W H AT W E D I D
1 The developer has started outreach to several local small businesses
and entrepreneurs. As detailed in the Memorandum of Understanding
between Lake Union Partners and Africatown, the developer is committed
to prioritizing minority and locally-owned small businesses for the spaces
along the square. These retail spaces will be curated to create maximum
activation of the Square, with a blend of daytime and night uses. Through
1 the utilization of the drug store as an anchor tenant, the developer is able
to offer the remaining spaces at below-market rents to attract and retain
ANCHOR RETAIL minority-owned, start-up businesses.
2 As potential tenants are being sought, demising of the available
 
retail spaces may change to allow for more, smaller businesses. This is
2 particularly so for the retail spaces fronting the portals and square.

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One change to the overall site design, made in response to com- proposed as a combination of metal panels and simple painted fiber
munity feedback, was to remove the “bridges” over the portals cement panel in dark, neutral tones that will pay deference and serve
on 23rd Ave and 24th Ave. In doing so, the opening to the Square as a backdrop to the art that will occupy the large designated areas of
from those street is more substantial and functionally creates two the facade.
separate buildings on the site. The north building is conceived as
South building – The materials proposed for the south building re-
two buildings, the NW and NE buildings, and remains connected
main largely the same, with some additional modulation at the town-
by a glazed bridge, or gasket, over the Union St portal. The south
homes along 24th Ave (see response to 7d) and projecting balconies
building is no longer connected to the NW or NE building masses
on 23rd Ave.
above and is conceived as a more singular, L-shaped building.

7c. A majority of Board members echoed public comment regarding the


7a. At the EDG meeting, the Board supported the proposed palette of
lack of a neighborhood-specific character in the design and agreed that it
high-quality materials expressed differently across the project and a
likely would fit in any number of other locations in the city. Board mem-
unique expression that was both forward-looking and connected to
bers also suggested reengagement with community members could be
the cultural history of this site. In response to this guidance, the ap-
helpful, hearing from those they had already engaged for feedback on
plicant described the proposed design as a contemporary response
their approach. Another Board member felt that the proposed design was
to the evolving character of the neighborhood using vibrant color,
successful in its use of pattern, glazing, and color to achieve their intent.
high quality materials, and significant glazing (relative to opaque
wall), in a weave of warp and weft. At the ground-plane they de- Response: Several community outreach events were conducted to
scribed a ‘base’ course keyed to the architectural scale and character receive feedback on ideas that resonated with the neighborhood.
of nearby commercial structures. The designation of significant areas for art, integrated into the public
open spaces and façades of the buildings, and revision of the design to
7b. The Board was unanimous in support of this concept but divided
accommodate this, was the most significant outcome of this outreach
on how successfully it had informed design decisions and how legi-
process.
ble it would be in the overall composition of the building.
Response:

NW / NE building – The proposed design revisions, developed 7d. The Board supported the proposed townhouse units fronting 24th
in response to community outreach events, maintain the same Avenue but expressed concern that having the building podium read so
material palette at the street level (masonry) and roughly the clearly had compromised the positive scale-mitigating elements that
same composition of glazing and modulation of the upper mass; townhouses could bring to this (residential-scale) street. The Board rec-
revisions also remove the wooden “weave” siding from the NW ommended further development of this element to strengthen the unique
building fronting 23rd Ave and E Union in favor of a material that characteristics of this commendable urban housing typology and offer
can easily serve as a large canvas (fiber cement panel) for a signif- more verticality to break up the horizontal mass.
icant work of mural art commissioned by the Owner and selected Response: The composition of the townhome facades has been re-
by a jury of authoritative community members. The process for vised to create a vertical incision, or break, in the brick material at the
selecting the artist and artwork is included on page 27. The wood townhouse entries, extending the vertical modulation of the balcony
cladding is replaced by metal panels in the plaza-facing facades recesses above down to the street level and reducing the monolithic
of this same building to add textural relief to the square. The character of the façade on 24th Ave. The cladding at these incisions is
colors of the fiber cement panel where not designated to be art is proposed as a flat metal panel, providing material, color, and textural
proposed to remain undetermined until the colors in the artwork relief.
are known but to adhere to the general tones depicted: medium
and light gray banding where intersecting with and framing the
art areas, a medium gray at the backs of the recessed balconies to
emphasize the modulation of the building mass, and a light-color
neutral tone at opaque wall areas facing the plaza to better re-
flect light, drawn from a background color in the artwork. Like-
wise to the wood cladding, the box-pleat metal panel is removed
from the Union facade of the NE building, replaced with simple
fiber cement “canvas” areas. The remaining areas of facade are PREVIOUS REC 1 DESIGN
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7e. A number of secondary architectural features and details (such 7f. In response to the conceptual Signage plan, the Board noted that the
as balconies, awnings perforated metal walkways, hardscapes, hierarchy of Signage will be important, particularly that the Signage for
columns, garage doors, etc.) were described by the applicant in the the proposed drug store at the corner of 23rd and E Union St not over-
presentation, but not represented in the documents. The Board re- whelm the Signage for the smaller businesses, and more particularly those
quested that these details be included for the next meeting. located in the central courtyard. To supplement the wall Signage and
Response: reinforce wayfinding to those retailers in the courtyard, the Board recom-
mended adding wayfinding elements in the ground-plane and cited the
Balconies – The proposed materials for the balconies and “Juliet” hardscape design at the Capitol Hill transit station as a possible precedent.
railings are painted aluminum frames with wire mesh infill panels The Board suggested that a successful hardscape concept combined with
at the guardrails. The proposed color, a dark gray, will de-empha- architectural features and Signage would draw people to the courtyard
size the materiality at the recessed balconies, helping to maintain and retail entrances without the need for a “plaza entrance here” sign. The
the sense of relief and modulation in the building mass along Board requested that in addition to Signage details that a diagram with
23rd and Union; in the square-facing facade and against the Signage locations and retail entries be presented at the next Recommen-
lighter color palette of the south building, this color will serve as dation meeting.
a contrast to make these elements “pop” and animate the smaller
and thus less-modulated facades. Response: The primary signage for the portal entries into the plaza
is the large-scale art. The designated art areas wrap from the outer
Columns – Exterior columns will be exposed concrete. facades into the portal facades, leading eyes and people inward. The
paving pattern will also function as intuitive wayfinding, bringing peo-
Garage doors – The proposed garage doors for retail spaces ple into the Square. The business signage for the anchor tenant (drug
would be a prefinished metal to match the storefront framing store) is limited to the walls directly adjacent to their entries and the
with glazed sectional panels. For the loading dock/trash room marquee. The remaining facade area around their space is designated
entry door, the door is proposed as an opaque prefinished metal for art, so it will not be possible for their signage to dominate the over-
(see elevations for color); the garage entry door is proposed to all facade. Smaller business signage on the outer perimeter will also
be a similar sectional door with the same finish but with a vented
panel, for both visibility and ventilation purposes.

Bridges – Exterior metal walkways have been removed.

Marquees – Projecting marquees (canopies / overhead weather


protection) are proposed as a painted steel structure (dark gray
color) with a finished soffit. On the North building (NW / NE),
these soffits are proposed as skim-coated exterior gypsum panel,
painted a light color, again to not compete visually with the sig-
nificant art areas designated at the street level of these buildings
and to provide a smooth surface that can be warmly illuminated
or highlighted, depending on the art installation proposed for the
23rd/Union corner. On the South building, to differentiate it from
the North building and provide a warm tone to the residential
entries on 24th, the soffits are proposed as clear-stained cedar.

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1 Replaced the textural panels on 23rd Ave and Union facades with art locations.
2 Recessed the roof above the balconies to allow more light and further articulate the
lanterns of the building massing.
3 Removed the accent colors in favor of more subdued, neutral tones in order to act
 
as a backdrop for the art.

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1 Removed the media wall on the Union facade and replaced it with glazing for
the corner retail space. The entire space under the overhang will be a primary art
location, including the soffit, walls, and ground.

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2
1
3

PREVIOUS REC 1 DESIGN W H AT W E D I D


1 Replaced the textural panels on the Union facades with art locations.
2 Recessed the roof above the balconies to allow more light and further articulate the
lanterns of the building massing.
3 Removed the accent colors in favor of more subdued, neutral tones in order to act
 
as a backdrop for the art.
4 Removed the media wall on the Union facade and replaced it with glazing for the
corner retail space.

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2
3

3
1

PREVIOUS REC 1 DESIGN W H AT W E D I D


1 Replaced the textural panels on the Union facades with art locations.
2 Recessed the roof above the balconies to allow more light and further articulate the
lanterns of the building massing.
3 Removed the accent colors in favor of more subdued, neutral tones in order to act
 
as a backdrop for the art.

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2

PREVIOUS REC 1 DESIGN W H AT W E D I D


1 Moved the James Washington Fountain closer to Union St in order to make it more
visible on the corner and emphasize the connection to Liberty Bank.
2 Adding more plantings and benches at the plaza to further emphasize the “living
room” quality of the plaza and create a buffer from the street and driveway.

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1
2
3

PREVIOUS REC 1 DESIGN W H AT W E D I D


1 Removed the bridges over the 23rd/24th Ave portals to open access to the Square.
2 Replaced the textural wood panels on the NW building with metal panels to lighten
the Square facades.
3 Added juliet balconies on all units in facing the Square to increase interaction
 
between residents and the public spaces.

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REC 1 SITE PLAN

PRELIMINARY
AFRICATOWN
MASSING CONCEPT

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W H AT W E H E A R D
 Define the corners – give each corner its own character. (Source: Africatown
Ciphers)
2
 The pedestrian ways (Portals) should feel open, be inviting, and connect
4 the street life with the square. (Source: Africatown Ciphers, LURC Board
Meeting, LURC Open Community Meeting, October 2018 Community
Outreach Meetings)
1  Preference for dynamic lighting, art, and brick façades at the pedestrian
level. (Source: Africatown Ciphers, October 2018 Community Outreach
Meetings)

3 W H AT W E C O U L D N ’ T D O
ART LOCATION! 4
 Incorporate rounder, more Afrocentric shapes into the building form –
Neither the zoning or the structure of a multifamily mixed-use building will
allow for rounded shapes. The rectilinear nature of the building form can
2 be offset with the organic, artistic elements and art opportunities on the
façades.
 Significantly increase the size of the portals by cutting into the retail —
This makes the retail unleasable, or at a minimum unsuitable, for most
tenants.
 Move the curb cut and loading dock — This is the only location where
the driveway can access an elevator without disrupting one of the major
arterials (23rd Avenue and E Union Street).

W H AT W E D I D
1 Eliminated the bridges at the 23rd Ave Portal and the 24th Ave Portal to
open them to the sky.
2 Widened each of the portals by 5-0 feet.
1 3 Increased storefronts further into the Central Square when possible
(especially at the 23rd Ave Portal) to provide increased transparency and
activation through retail.
4 Increased art opportunities from three to eight across the entire project
 
5 and greatly increased the size, scope, and intent of the art on this project.
5 Moved the James Washington fountain closer to East Union to give it more
prominence and more distance from the loading area/driveway.
2

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WATER
FIRE
RM.
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S M M S S S M M M M S S S M M M

RM.
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69
154
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132

15

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111

90
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131
UP S

14

24
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110

89
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44
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M M M L

201
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130

67

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109

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88
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84

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181
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62

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36
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S M
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33
16
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55
S S
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S S S S

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ELEC. ELEC.
VAN S S S
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SCL VAULT
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ROOM

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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S

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UP

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UP
RETAIL
RETAIL RETAIL

RESIDENTIAL
DN LOBBY UP
UP

2 BED

STUDIO

STUDIO RETAIL

STUDIO

RETAIL

STUDIO

STUDIO RESIDENTIAL LOBBY

UP

DN
TRASH
2 BED BIKE ROOM RETAIL ROOM

UP
DN UP

PROPOSED SECURE CONNECTION FOR


ALL FUTURE MIDTOWN & AFRICATOWN TRASH ROOM PARKING LOAD-
RESIDENTS BETWEEN CENTRAL SQUARE RESIDENTIAL LOBBY
UP

GARAGE ING
AND PRIVATE SHARED COURTYARD ENTRY

UP
RETAIL
TOWN- TOWN- TOWN- TOWN- TOWN- TOWN- TOWN- TOWN- TOWN- TOWN-
HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE

UP UP
UP
UP UP

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2 BED OPEN OPEN OPEN 1 BED


1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 2 BED
1 BED 1 BED 1 BED

DN UP DN UP 1
STUDIO BED

2 BED STUDIO OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN


ST. ST. ST.
1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED

STUDIO STUDIO

STUDIO STUDIO

STUDIO
STUDIO OPEN 1 BED
2 BED
STUDIO
OPEN 1 BED

STUDIO 1 BED
STUDIO OPEN 1 BED

STUDIO OPEN 1 BED


1 BED

DN
UP
2 BED AMENITY 1 BED
AMENITY ST. ST. ST. ST. ST. ST. ST. 1 BED
UP DN

DN
UP
C
1 BED
OPEN 1 BED
32g

CONF. RM. STORAGE R


96g

OPEN 1 BED

TOWN- TOWN- TOWN- TOWN- TOWN- TOWN- TOWN- TOWN- TOWN- TOWN-
HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE HOUSE 2 BED STUDIO 2 BED

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2 BED OPEN OPEN OPEN 1 BED


2 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 2 BED
1 BED 1 BED 1 BED

DN UP DN UP

STUDIO STUDIO

STUDIO
2 BED STUDIO OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN
ST. ST.
1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED
STUDIO
STUDIO STUDIO

STUDIO STUDIO

STUDIO
STUDIO OPEN 1 BED
2 BED
STUDIO
OPEN 1 BED

STUDIO 1 BED
STUDIO OPEN 1 BED

STUDIO OPEN 1 BED


1 BED

DN
UP
2 BED 1 BED 1 BED
1 BED ST. ST. ST. ST. ST. ST. ST. 1 BED
UP DN

+ DEN

DN
UP
C
1 BED
32g

R
96g

1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED

2 BED STUDIO 2 BED

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2 BED OPEN OPEN OPEN 1 BED


2 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 2 BED
1 BED 1 BED 1 BED

STUDIO
DN UP DN UP

STUDIO

STUDIO
2 BED STUDIO OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN
ST. ST.
1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED
STUDIO
STUDIO STUDIO

STUDIO STUDIO

STUDIO
STUDIO
2 BED
STUDIO
AMENITY

STUDIO 1 BED
STUDIO

STUDIO AMENITY
1 BED

DN
UP
2 BED 1 BED 1 BED
UP DN 1 BED ST. ST. ST. ST. ST. ST. ST. 1 BED
+ DEN

DN
1 BED

1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED 1 BED

2 BED STUDIO 2 BED

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PIDDLE
PATCHPIDDLE PATCH
(AMENITY)
200 sq ft

SOLAR PANELS
(SEE ELEC FOR EXTENTS)

DN DN

ROOF
ROOF DECK
675 sq ft

DECK

1,874.9 sq ft 2,218.1 sq ft

ROOF
ROOF DECK

DECK
1,824.8 sq ft

3,375.6 sq ft

GREEN ROOF

DN
2,069.9 sq ft

DN

PIDDLE PIDDLE PATCH


(AMENITY)
200 sq ft

PATCH

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3

1
ST.
E. U N I O N

2
OPEN TO
PUBLIC SQUARE

LEVATIONW EST
WEST E L E V AT I O N - N O R T H W E S T B U I L D I N G W H AT W E H E A R D : R E C 1 W H AT W E D I D
'-0"
 7a. The applicant described the proposed design as a contemporary response 1 The “bridges” over the portals on 23rd Ave and 24th Ave have been removed,
to the evolving character of the neighborhood using vibrant color, high quality making the opening to the Square from those streets more substantial and
materials, and significant glazing (relative to opaque wall), in a weave of warp and functionally creating two separate buildings.
weft. At the ground-plane they described a ‘base’ course keyed to the architectural 2 Moved the south building 5-0 feet farther to the south, widening the 23rd Ave
 
scale and character of nearby commercial structures. portal by 25%.
 7b. The Board was unanimous in support of this concept but divided on how 2 The proposed design maintains the same material palette at the street level
successfully it had informed design decisions and how legible it would be in the (masonry) and roughly the same composition of glazing and modulation of
overall composition of the building the upper mass. The wood siding has been removed from the NW building and
 7c. A majority of Board members echoed public comment regarding the lack of a changed to fiber cement panel on the 23rd Ave and Union facades to serve as a
neighborhood-specific character in the design and agreed that it likely would fit in canvas for a large mural; the panels in the square have been changed to metal
any number of other locations in the city. panel to add textural relief.

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ART! ART! ART! ART!


E. U N I O N

OPEN TO

ART!
PUBLIC SQUARE

ART! ART!

ERIOR ELEVATIONW EST


WEST E L E V AT I O N - N O R T H W E S T B U I L D I N G
E: 3/32" = 1'-0"

ART!

FIBER CEMENT PANEL FC PANEL/BRICK METAL PANEL GASKET PANEL MASONRY


PPG1009-4 PAINTED MURAL AEP-SPAN STANDING SEAM PPG1011-7 MUTUAL MATERIALS
GRAY STONE COOL REGAL WHITE ONYX FOREST BLEND

NOTE: SEE MATERIAL BOARD FOR ACTUAL MATERIALS AND COLORS

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2
3 3 3

A V E N U E
2 4 T H

OPEN TO
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NEXTERIOR
O R T H ELEVATION
E L E V ATNORTH
ION - NORTHEAST BUILDING W H AT W E H E A R D : R E C 1 W H AT W E D I D
1 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"
 7a. The applicant described the proposed design as a contemporary response 1 Moved the NE building 5-0 feet farther to the east (towards 24th Ave), widening the
to the evolving character of the neighborhood using vibrant color, high quality Union portal by 25%.
materials, and significant glazing (relative to opaque wall), in a weave of warp and 2 The glazed bridge over the Union portal remains but has been changed to a more
 
weft. At the ground-plane they described a ‘base’ course keyed to the architectural uniform window pattern with a dark gray frame to fade into the background.
scale and character of nearby commercial structures.
3 The box-pleat metal panel has been removed from the Union facade of the NE
 7b. The Board was unanimous in support of this concept but divided on how building and replaced with fiber cement panel as a canvas location for art.
successfully it had informed design decisions and how legible it would be in the
overall composition of the building
 7c. A majority of Board members echoed public comment regarding the lack of a
neighborhood-specific character in the design and agreed that it likely would fit in
any number of other locations in the city.

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UPDATED REC 2 PROPOSAL

A V E N U E

ART! ART! ART!


2 4 T H

OPEN TO
PUBLIC SQUARE

N O R T H E L E V AT I O N - N O R T H E A S T B U I L D I N G
EXTERIOR ELEVATION NORTH
1 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"

ART!

FIBER CEMENT PANEL FC/METAL PANEL METAL PANEL GASKET PANEL MASONRY
PPG1011-6 MURAL PAC-CLAD PPG1011-7 SUMMIT BRICK
GLAZED GRANITE MATTE BLACK ONYX ALASKAN, PAINTED WHITE

NOTE: SEE MATERIAL BOARD FOR ACTUAL MATERIALS AND COLORS

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1

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PUBLIC SQUARE

E A S T E L E V AT I O N - S O U T H E A S T B U I L D I N G W H AT W E H E A R D : R E C 1 W H AT W E D I D
EXTERIOR ELEVATION EAST
1 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"  7a. At the ground-plane, the applicant described a ‘base’ course keyed to the 1 The “bridges” over the portals on 23rd Ave and 24th Ave have been removed,
architectural scale and character of nearby commercial structures. making the opening to the Square from those streets more substantial and
 7b. The Board was unanimous in support of this concept but divided on how functionally creating two separate buildings.
successfully it had informed design decisions and how legible it would be in the 2 Moved the south building 5-0 farther to the south, widening the 24th Ave
 
overall composition of the building portal by 25%.
 7c. A majority of Board members echoed public comment regarding the lack of a 3 The materials proposed for the south building remain largely the same. The
neighborhood-specific character in the design and agreed that it likely would fit in composition of the townhome facade has been revised to create a vertical incision,
any number of other locations in the city. or break, in the brick material at the townhouse entries, extending the vertical
 7d. The Board supported the proposed townhouse units fronting 24th Avenue modulation of the balcony recessed above down to the street level and reducing
but expressed concern that having the building podium read so clearly had the monolithic character of the facade.
compromised the positive scale-mitigating elements that townhouses could bring
to this (residential-scale) street.

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PUBLIC SQUARE

E A S T E L E V AT I O N - S O U T H E A S T B U I L D I N G
EXTERIOR ELEVATION EAST
1 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"

FIBER CEMENT PANEL FLOOR BANDS, FC PANEL METAL PANEL MASONRY


PPG1009-3 PPG1009-1 PAC-CLAD, STANDING SEAM SUMMIT BRICK
SOLITARY STATE TUNDRA FROST STONE WHITE ALASKAN

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ST.
E. U N I O N

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EXTERIOR ELEVATION WEST


W E S T E L E V AT I O N - N O R T H W E S T & S O U T H W E S T B U I L D I N G S
2 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"

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N U E
12.0 ELEVATIONS
UPDATED REC 2 PROPOSAL

ST.

ART! ART! ART! ART!


E. U N I O N

OPEN TO

ART! ART! ART!


PUBLIC SQUARE

EXTERIOR ELEVATION WEST


W E S T E L E V AT I O N - N O R T H W E S T & S O U T H W E S T B U I L D I N G S
2 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"

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N U E
12.0 ELEVATIONS
EXTERIOR ELEVATION WEST
2 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"

PREVIOUS REC 1 DESIGN

A V E N U E
A V E N U E

2 3 R D
2 4 T H

OPEN TO
PUBLIC SQUARE

N O R T H E L E V AT I O N - N O R T H E A S T & N O R T H W E S T B U I L D I N G S
EXTERIOR ELEVATION NORTH
1 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"

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UPDATED REC 2 PROPOSAL

A V E N U E
A V E N U E

ART! ART! ART! ART!

2 3 R D
2 4 T H

OPEN TO
PUBLIC SQUARE

N O R T H E L E V AT I O N - N O R T H E A S T & N O R T H W E S T B U I L D I N G S
EXTERIOR ELEVATION NORTH
1 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"

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TERIOR ELEVATION SOUTH EXTERIOR ELEVATION SOUTH A EXTERIOR ELEVATION SOUTH B
LE: 3/32" = 1'-0" 3 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" 2 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"

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4 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" 3 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" 2 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"

ST.
U N I O N
E
OPEN TO
PUBLIC SQUARE

ART!
E A S T E L E V AT I O N - S O U T H E A S T & N O R T H E A S T B U I L D I N G S
EXTERIOR ELEVATION EAST
1 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"

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A V E N U E

A V E N U E
ART! ART!
2 3 R D

2 4 T H
S O U T H E L E V AT I O N - S O U T H B U I L D I N G
SOUTH ELEVATION (SOUTH BUILDING)
EXTERIOR ELEVATION SOUTH EXTERIOR ELEVATION SOU
4 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" 3 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"
NOTE: The art here represents the 9th location but is only seen from the private courtyard
between this project and the future Africatown project on the adjacent site. This art should be
reflective of the black heritage of the Central Area.

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CORR CORR

OPEN OPEN
A V E N U E

A V E N U E

TO TO

ST.
CORR CORR

OPEN OPEN
TO TO

E. U N I O N
CORR CORR

OPEN OPEN
TO TO
CORR CORR
2 3 R D

2 3 R D

OPEN OPEN
TO TO
CORR CORR

OPEN OPEN
TO TO
CORR CORR

OPEN TO
23RD AVE.
OPEN TO
ART!
OPEN TO 23RD AVE.
OPEN TO
E UNION ST E UNION ST

1 S O U T H E L E V AT I O N - N O R T H W E S T B U I L D I N G 2 E A S T E L E V AT I O N - N O R T H W E S T B U I L D I N G
SOUTH ELEVATIONSOUTH
- WESTELEVATION
BUILDING - WEST BUILDING EAST ELEVATION -EAST
WESTELEVATION
BUILDING - WEST BUILDING
5 5
SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" 4 4
SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"

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A V E N U E
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24TH AVE

12.0 ELEVATIONS
E UNION ST

UPDATED REC 2 PROPOSAL


4 WEST ELEVATION - NORTH BUILDING
SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" 3 SOUTH ELEVATION - NORTH BUILDING
SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" GENERAL ELEVATION NOTES: GENERAL ELEVAT

1. PRELIMINARY LAYOUT TO SHOW % OF 1. PRELIMINARY LA


SOLID TO GLAZING NOTED FOR PRICING SOLID TO GLAZING
PURPOSES ONLY, DRAWINGS DO NOT PURPOSES ONLY,
REFLECT ACTUAL ELEVATION. REFLECT ACTUAL
2. ALL WINDOWS VINYL UNO. 2. ALL WINDOWS V
3. SEE G000 FOR GENERAL NOTES & 3. SEE G000 FOR G
ABBREVIATIONS ABBREVIATIONS
4. ALL SPOT ELEVATIONS ARE SHOWN 4. ALL SPOT ELEVA
RELATIVE TO PROJECT DATUM – SEE RELATIVE TO PROJ
SHEET AS001 SHEET AS001
5. DIMENSIONS ARE TO: 5. DIMENSIONS AR
• FACE OF CONCRETE (FOC) • FACE OF CONCRE
• FACE OF STUD (FOS) • FACE OF STUD (F
UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED UNLESS OTHERWI
6. SEE A401 FOR EXTERIOR ASSEMBLIES, 6. SEE A401 FOR E
SEE A701 FOR INTERIOR ASSEMBLIES SEE A701 FOR INTE

OPEN
TO
CORR

OPEN

A V E N U E
A V E N U E

A V E N U E
TO
ST.

CORR

OPEN
TO
E. U N I O N

CORR

OPEN
TO
CORR

2 4 T H
2 4 T H

2 4 T H
OPEN
TO
CORR

OPEN

ART!
TO
CORR

OPEN TO OPEN TO
OPEN TO OPEN TO OPEN TO
24TH AVE 24TH AVE
24TH AVE E UNION ST E UNION ST

1 W E S T E L E V AT I O N - N O R T H E A S T B U I L D I N G 2 S O U T H E L E V AT I O N - N O R T H E A S T B U I L D I N G 3 N O R T H E L E V AT I O N - S O U T H B U I L D I N G
WEST ELEVATION - NORTH BUILDING SOUTH ELEVATION - NORTH BUILDING SOUTH ELEVATION - NORTH BUILDING
4 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"
2 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"
3
WEST ELEVATION - EAST BUILDING
SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" 3 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"
1 NORTH ELEVATION - EAST BUILDING
SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"

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OPEN TO OPEN TO
OPEN TO

12.0 ELEVATIONS
24TH AVE 23RD AVE.
OPEN TO E UNION ST
E UNION ST

4 WEST ELEVATION - NORTH BUILDING


SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" 5 SOUTH ELEVATION - WEST BUILDING
SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" 3 SOUTH ELEVATION - NORTH BUILDING EAST ELEVATION - WEST BUILDING
SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" 4 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"
UPDATED REC 2 PROPOSAL

A V E N U E
A V E N U E

2 3 R D
2 4 T H
OPEN TO
24TH AVE

1 W E S T E L E V AT I O N - S O U T H E A S T B U I L D I N G 2 N O R T H E L E V AT I O N - S O U T H W E S T B U I L D I N G
WEST ELEVATION - EAST BUILDING NORTH ELEVATION B - SOUTH BUILDING EAST ELEVATION - SOUTH BUILDING NORTH
NORTH ELEVATION ELEVATION
A - SOUTH - EAST BUILDING
BUILDING
2 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" 3 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" 2 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" 1 1
SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0" SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"

2 3

2 1

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1. PRELIMINARY LAYOUT

12.0 ELEVATIONS
SOLID TO GLAZING NOTE
PURPOSES ONLY, DRAW
REFLECT ACTUAL ELEVA
2. ALL WINDOWS VINYL U
3. SEE G000 FOR GENER
ABBREVIATIONS
4. ALL SPOT ELEVATIONS
RELATIVE TO PROJECT D
SHEET AS001
5. DIMENSIONS ARE TO:
• FACE OF CONCRETE (F
25’ - 0” 28’-6” 22’-6” • FACE OF STUD (FOS)
UNLESS OTHERWISE NO
6. SEE A401 FOR EXTERI
SEE A701 FOR INTERIOR

A V E N U E
2 3 R D
OPEN TO OPEN TO
OPEN TO
PUBLIC SQUARE PUBLIC SQUARE
PUBLIC SQUARE

23RD AVENUE PORTAL UNION PORTAL 24TH AVENUE PORTAL

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18’ - 0 ” 20’-0” 24’-0”

P O S T A L L E Y, S E AT T L E , W A T R O U N C E A L L E Y, V I C T O R I A , B C T H E B E LT, D E T R O I T, M I
M O S T S I M I L A R W I D T H T O A L L P O R TA L S

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147’-0” 70’-0”
SQUARE

TO 23rd
E UNION ST

Section A

147’-0” 70’-0”
SQUARE

A A
TO 23rd E UNION ST
B B

Section B

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65’-0” 5’-0”10’-0”
84’-0” 70’-0”
SQUARE

24th AVE 23rd AVE

Section C

MIN
65’-0” 5’-0”10’-0” 8’-0”
84’-0” 70’-0”
SQUARE

D C

23rd AVE
24th AVE

Section D

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PLAN NOTES

A PUBLIC SQUARE

H B 23RD & UNION PLAZA

C PEDESTRIAN STREET - URBAN


2 (100% HARDSCAPE)

D PEDESTRIAN STREET - RESIDENTIAL


(70% HARDSCAPE | 30% LANDSCAPE)
B
E COURTYARD STAGE & FEATURE WALL
C (FLEXIBLE EVENT STAGE | MOVIE WALL | COMMUNITY ARTWORK)

F RESIDENTIAL COURTYARD

G FOUNTAIN PLAZA

H URBAN STREETSCAPE
E
C
I RESIDENTIAL STREETSCAPE
K
F FUTURE LIBERTY BANK PLAZA
A J

K FUTURE AFRICATOWN DEVELOPMENT

1
D

3
PLAN ENLARGEMENT REFERENCES

1 PUBLIC SQUARE ENLARGEMENT


G
J
I I 2 23RD & UNION PLAZA ENLARGEMENT

3 JAMES WASHINGTON PLAZA ENLARGEMENT

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• ACTIVE RETAIL STREET 13.0 LANDSCAPE - PUBLIC REALM PROGRAM DIAGRAMS
• AFRICATOWN CONNECTION

PLAZA
• DISTRICT SOCIAL GATHERINGS / HUB
• STREET FAIRS / MARKETS
• CULTURAL EVENTS
COMMUNITY
MURAL

SQUARE
• EVENTS / CONCERTS / FESTIVALS
• RETAIL / FOOD
• COMMUNITY GATHERING / INTERNAL HUB
• FESTIVALS
• PLAY

UNION STREETSCAPE
• ACTIVE RETAIL STREET
• RESIDENTIAL ENTRY
• EXTENSION OF MIDTOWN PORCH (EVENTS)

JW FOUNTAIN PLAZA
• ACTIVE RETAIL EDGE
• CULTURAL | ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING
• NEIGHBORHOOD SOCIAL HUB SOCIAL
• EXTENSION OF LIBERTY BANK PLAZA

MUSICAL OUTDOOR CULTURAL


MARKET MOVIES
EVENTS RETAIL FESTIVAL

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ound. 13.0 LANDSCAPE - CULTURE | CONTEXT


The following principles have been gathered from a short-list of contemporary
Scheme #3: Midblock Activation
AFRICATOWN | COMMUNITY DISCUSSIONS CONCEPT - ESHU Cultural Identity in Design architects that have written or commented on the subject of Afrocentric
Architecture.
SPIRIT OF CROSSROADS AND GATEWAYS
A distinctive manifestation Distinctive use of form
breaks down the block scale.
• Dynamic setbacks introduce several “corner” conditions in the midblock. Eshu: Crossroads and Gateways Concept
of form, imagery and space
in the modern built
for function
– David Hughes, FAIA
environment which is
derived from the culture,
brings back the corner as •public space
Portals while sites of intense activation that continues into the courtyard.
become environmental and
Eshu is the West African / Caribbean / South
historical origins of the
za. American spirit of crossroads and gateways.
continent of Africa
– David Hughes, FAIA

Abstract use of traditional Features public


n the street and interior spaces. More green form and materials
– David Hughes, FAIA
gathering spaces
– Donald King, FAIA
.

e to offset square footage loss on the ground.


Eshu: Crossroads and Gateways Concept Relates to the earth in
grounded form and massing
Has balanced asymmetry
– Donald King, FAIA
– Donald King, FAIA & Sharon Sutton, FAIA

Eshu is the West African / Caribbean / South


American spirit of crossroads and gateways.

Based on Scenario # 3 from Community Cipher

Strong expressions of Rhythm of fenestration and


shelter in roof lines an appearance of the inside
– Donald King, FAIA program out
– Donald King, FAIA

Eshu: Crossroads and Gateways Concept


Eshu is the West African / Caribbean / South
American spirit of crossroads and gateways.
Use of warm colors, earth tones Connects earth and sky;
– Donald King, FAIA recycles for innovation
– Sharon Sutton, FAIA

170’
Based on Scenario # 3 from Community Cipher Exhibits a continuous back and
forth rhythm
– Sharon Sutton, FAIA
30’
30’
40’

25’ 30’ 30’


1262 sq ft
38’ 50’
30’

Simplicity makes knowledge Duality or irony of the condi-


25’

of the design accessible, tion of members of the African


thus a larger portion of the diaspora's attempts to co-ex-
community will be able to ist within a dominant culture
participate in the planning that, by nature, is in direct
and design conflict with it, is an ongoing
– Jack Travis, FAIA theme in their lives and in the
make-up of their communities
– Jack Travis, FAIA

Based on Scenario # 3 from Community Cipher Legacy/identity includes Visual/tactile/materiali-


information, symbolism, and ty/skin is essential in ex-
physical memory of past pressing the spatial/formal
legacy and achievement of content that elevates the
peoples, events, places and aesthetic quality of black
Eshu: Crossroads and Gateways Concept dates that act as reminders lives, the intensity of
Africatown Preferred Option incorporating color, pattern,
of what has gone before and
are therefore critical to and texture in intensities
January 17, 2018 DRAFT making a cultural place that rival if not surpass all
– Jack Travis, FAIA other cultures
– Jack Travis, FAIA

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T R A D I T I O N A L PAT T E R N

M O D E R N I Z E D PAT T E R N - T E R R A F I R M A

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23RD AVENUE 23RD AVENUE

E B

A
E. SPRING ST

E. SPRING ST
E. UNION ST

E. UNION ST
C D

24TH AVENUE 24TH AVENUE

PUBLIC OPEN SPACE CONTEXT CENTRAL SQUARE

C S 1, C S 3, P L 1, P L 3, D C 3 , A .1 ( I , I I ) , A .2 PL1, PL3, DC3, A.1(I,II), A.2

• ESTABLISH OPEN SPACES AT STREET CORNERS, CLAIM NEIGHBORHOOD TRADITIONAL SPACES • DEDICATED 15,000 SF PUBLIC PLAZA - OPEN 24 HOURS TO PUBLIC A
FOR SOCIALIZATION. HONOR NEIGHBORHOOD FABRIC. • PROVIDE FLEXIBLE EVENT, NEIGHBORHOOD, AND ACTIVE RETAIL MARKET SPACE FOR
• CONNECT TO FUTURE AFRICATOWN CULTURAL PLAZA AND DEVELOPMENT TO OPEN SPACE COMMUNITY.
NETWORK IN-BLOCK • ACTIVATE WITH RETAIL AT EDGES & PEDESTRIAN STREET CONNECTORS
• CONNECT TO FUTURE LIBERTY BANK CULTURAL PLAZA, CONNECTING JAMES WASHINGTON • SOFTEN DESIGN MOVES, REDUCE RIGIDITY AND HARDLINES OF ARCHITECTURE AT PEDESTRIAN
FOUNTAIN PLAZA OVER E. UNION STREET. LEVEL OF INTERACTION
• DEVELOP RETAIL STREETS AS ACTIVE OPEN SPACE CONNECTORS FOR ALL OPEN SPACES

• 23RD & UNION PLAZA = 5200 SF B


• JW FOUNTAIN PLAZA = 2400 SF C A + B + C
• TOTAL PUBLIC OPEN SPACES = 22,400 SF
(DOES NOT INCLUDE STREETSCAPES, PORTALS, OR PRIVATE OPEN SPACE)

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A E F
E. SPRING ST

E. SPRING ST
E. UNION ST

E. UNION ST
H

24TH AVENUE 24TH AVENUE

PUBLIC OPEN SPACE CONNECTIONS RESIDENTIAL OPEN SPACE

C S 1, P L 1, P L 3, D C 3 , A .1 , A .2 CS1, CS2, PL1, PL3, DC3, DC4, A.1, A.2

• PEDESTRIAN STREETS CONNECT OPEN SPACES - OPEN 24 HOURS • 24TH AVE DEVELOPED AT RESIDENTIAL SCALE - CONNECT TO NEIGHBORHOOD
• WIDTH OF CONNECTORS PROVIDE FOR EXPANDED EVENT / MARKETS (25% WIDER PER COMMUNITY REQUEST) • PRIVATE COURTYARD AT GRADE TO BE DEVELOPED IN CONCERT WITH AFRICATOWN DEVELOPMENT - INTENT
• DAILY SCALE OF CONNECTORS IS PEDESTRIAN, FOCUSED ON SMALL GROUP INTERACTIONS AND RETAIL INTERFACE. TO SHARE SECURED OPEN SPACE FOR RESIDENTS
• DESIGN | MATERIALS EXTEND TO ROW TO INVITE NEIGHBORHOOD INWARD • PRIVATE COURTYARD USERS TO HAVE ACCESS TO PUBLIC SQUARE THROUGH BUILDING

DIAGRAM KEY NOTES


A PUBLIC SQUARE E FUTURE AFRICATOWN PLAZA | COURTYARD

B 23RD & UNION PLAZA F RESIDENTIAL COURTYARD

C FOUNTAIN PLAZA G URBAN STREETSCAPE

D LIBERTY BANK PLAZA H RESIDENTIAL STREETSCAPE

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SEATING PLANTINGS HARDSCAPE

• FLEXIBLE SEATING & PLANTINGS ACTIVATE THE SPACE DAILY • CENTRAL STAGE IS PRIMARY EVENT FOCAL LOCATION (MAJOR EVENT) • CENTRAL SQUARE AND 23RD AND UNION CORNER PLAZA ARE DESIGNED TO
• RETAIL EDGES ACTIVATED • SMALL SCALE EVENTS CAN OCCUR AT 23RD & UNION, CENTRAL SQUARE, AND HOST EVENT TENTS AND PROVIDE CIRCULATION FOR CONTINUED RETAIL AND
• STAGE USED AS PUBLIC SEATING STREETSCAPES IN PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER STREET ACTIVATION.
• CENTRAL TREE AND PLATFORM USED FOR PLAY | SEATING | MEET UP POINT • SEATING CAN BE FOCUSED ON STAGE AND ALLOW FOR POSITIVE CIRCULATION • TENT LOCATIONS WILL INCLUDE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR VENDORS
FOR RETAIL TO REMAIN ACTIVE DURING EVENTS • 23RD AVENUE DESIGNED TO HOST SMALLER “POP UP” RETAIL PER COMMUNITY
• RETAIL “TERRACES” SHOWN AS WOOD DECKING WOULD REMAIN PART OF THE REQUEST. SMALLER TABLES AND COVER PROVIDED BY BUILDING CANOPY
RETAIL ACTIVATION DURING EVENTS

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DAY USE | RETAIL USE EVENTS | FESTIVALS MARKETS | POP UP RETAIL

• FLEXIBLE SEATING & PLANTINGS ACTIVATE THE SPACE DAILY • CENTRAL STAGE IS PRIMARY EVENT FOCAL LOCATION (MAJOR EVENT) • CENTRAL SQUARE AND 23RD AND UNION CORNER PLAZA ARE DESIGNED TO
• RETAIL EDGES ACTIVATED • SMALL SCALE EVENTS CAN OCCUR AT 23RD & UNION, CENTRAL SQUARE, AND HOST EVENT TENTS AND PROVIDE CIRCULATION FOR CONTINUED RETAIL AND
• STAGE USED AS PUBLIC SEATING STREETSCAPES IN PARALLEL TO EACH OTHER STREET ACTIVATION.
• CENTRAL TREE AND PLATFORM USED FOR PLAY | SEATING | MEET UP POINT • SEATING CAN BE FOCUSED ON STAGE AND ALLOW FOR POSITIVE CIRCULATION • TENT LOCATIONS WILL INCLUDE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR VENDORS
FOR RETAIL TO REMAIN ACTIVE DURING EVENTS • 23RD AVENUE DESIGNED TO HOST SMALLER “POP UP” RETAIL PER COMMUNITY
• RETAIL “TERRACES” SHOWN AS WOOD DECKING WOULD REMAIN PART OF THE REQUEST. SMALLER TABLES AND COVER PROVIDED BY BUILDING CANOPY
RETAIL ACTIVATION DURING EVENTS

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PLAN NOTES

A PUBLIC SQUARE

H B 23RD & UNION PLAZA

C PEDESTRIAN STREET - URBAN


2 (100% HARDSCAPE)

D PEDESTRIAN STREET - RESIDENTIAL


(70% HARDSCAPE | 30% LANDSCAPE)
B
E COURTYARD STAGE & FEATURE WALL
C (FLEXIBLE EVENT STAGE | MOVIE WALL | COMMUNITY ARTWORK)

F RESIDENTIAL COURTYARD

G FOUNTAIN PLAZA

H URBAN STREETSCAPE
E
C
I RESIDENTIAL STREETSCAPE
K
F FUTURE LIBERTY BANK PLAZA
A J

K FUTURE AFRICATOWN DEVELOPMENT

1
D

3
PLAN ENLARGEMENT REFERENCES

1 CENTRAL SQUARE ENLARGEMENT


G
J
I I 2 23RD & UNION PLAZA ENLARGEMENT

3 24th & UNION ENLARGEMENT

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ENLARGEMENT KEY NOTES

A SPECIMEN TREE E RAISED PLANTERS (CONCRETE)

B VINE MAPLE GROVES F WOOD DECKING AT GRADE

C STAGE | MURAL WALL | MOVIES G CONCRETE WITH COMMUNITY PATTERNS

D MARKET HALL (CONCEPT) H RAISED WOOD DECK AT TREE PIT


A
D

E
C

H
G
F B

A
F
H

E
B

F G

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D M

ENLARGEMENT KEY NOTES

A FLEXIBLE SEATING AND PLANTERS

B RETAIL / PUBLIC SEATING

C SPECIALTY PAVING
M MARKET EVENT (DIAGRAM)
D EXISTING ARTWORK

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E F C

B C

F
D

ENLARGEMENT KEY NOTES

A FLEXIBLE SEATING AND PLANTERS

B RETAIL / PUBLIC SEATING

C SPECIALTY PAVING

D CENTRAL SQUARE PAVING

F JW FOUNTAIN

CORNER OF 24TH AVE & E UNION ST

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INSTALL 1" ABOVE MANUFACTURERS BACKFILL W/ BALL DOES NOT SHIFT.

3'-
CONTAINER DEPTH APPROVED TOPSOIL COMPACTED SUBGRADE.
RECOMMENDATIONS
2X DIAMETER

GREEN FACTOR WORKSHEETS GROUND COVER PLANTING SHRUB PLANTING DECIDUOUS TREE PLANTING
2 3 4 5
13.0 LANDSCAPE - MUP MATERIALS & PLANTING PLAN
SCALE: NTS SCALE: 1" = 1'-0" SCALE: 1/2" = 1'-0" SCALE: 1/2" = 1'-0"

OVERHEAD CANOPY,
SEE ARCH., TYP.
GREEN FACTOR AREA 1 (ALL OVERHEAD CANOPY,
R.O.W PLANTING ALONG 23RD): SEE ARCH., TYP. ROW PLANTING
EXISTING PEDESTRIAN EXISTING PEDESTRIAN
1057 SF LIGHT POLE, TYP. EXISTING STRAIN POLE EXISTING LIGHT POLE, TYP. LIGHT POLE, TYP.

EXISTING STRAIN POLE MATERIALS LEGEND

G
71'-321" 23RD AVENUE PROPERTY LINE

5'-521"

8'-041"
19'-3"

5'-581"
CIP CONCRETE PAVING

G
9'-4" 6'-2"
CITY OF SEATTLE 2'X2' STANDARD CIP CONCRETE PAVING

6'
5'-5" 6'
2'
21'-721"

G
PEDESTAL SET PAVERS

IPE WOOD DECKING

3"

50'-521"
4'-34
2'X3' PRECAST CONC
GREEN FACTOR AREA 2:

G
2'-121"
PAVERS
32'-321"

(ALL PLANTING AREAS BENCH


G ALONG E. UNION): 235 SF
RAISED CIP CONC. PLANTERS (4"- 6" THICKNESS)

G
FLEXIBLE SEATING, TYP.
24" HT. RAISED PLANTER
PLANT LEGEND

D
77'-1"
6' HT. FENCE AND GATE,
QTY BOTANICAL NAME COMMON NAME SIZE

G
TYP.
WOOD DECKING, FLUSH R.O.W. TREES:
6' HT. CEDAR,
WITH GRADE, TYP.
HORIZONTAL FENCING ROW PLANTING, TYP.
(TEMPORARY) EXISTING TREE TO REMAIN
56'-10"

G
OVERHEAD CANOPY,
SEE ARCH., TYP. 1 ACER RUBRUM RED MAPLE 2" CAL.
FLAGSTONE PATH, TYP.
WOOD WRAPPED

G
PLATFORM / STAGE, 18" PROPERTY LINE, TYP.
6' TOTAL HEIGHT WOOD
ABOVE GRADE. 7'-11"
PRIVACY SCREENS 10'-421" 7 ACER RUBRUM 'BOWHALL' BOWHALL MAPLE 2.5" CAL.
(MOUNTED ON 18" HT.
23'-421"
8'

CONC. PLANTER WALLS)

G
8 CORNUS 'EDDIES WHITE WONDER' FLOWERING DOGWOOD 2" CAL.
CIP CONC. PAVING, (NON STD. SCORING ) TYP.
CIP CONCRETE PAVING OVERHEAD CANOPY,

G
NO-MOW TURF MOUND SEE ARCH., TYP.
4 ZELKOVA SERRATA JAPANESE ELM 3" CAL.
WITH RETAINING WALL CIP CONCRETE PLANTERS, HT. 3'-9"
ALONG SOUTH EDGE, VARIES FROM 12"-36", TYP. 18'-021"
INTEGRATED WITH G G
EXISTING LIGHT POLE
43'

FENCE.

G
4"
OHU

82'-113
CIP CONCRETE PLANTER WOOD DECKING, +6" FROM
OHU PROPERTY TREES:
WALLS, 18" HT., 4" THICK, COURTYARD GRADE 17'-521"
TYP. 21 ACER CIRCINATUM VINE MAPLE MULTI-TRUNK

OHU
LARGE SPECIMEN TREE (MIN. 3 TRUNKS) 8'10' HT. MIN.

G
TREE WELL TO BE 4' DEEP (SEE GREEN FACTOR AREA 3: (ALL
8'

137'-021" ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS), STREET TREES ALONG E. 25 ACER CIRCINATUM VINE MAPLE MULTI-TRUNK
12'-521"

E. UNION STREET
CONTAINING SILVA CELLS. UNION) (MIN. 3 TRUNKS) 6'-8' HT. MIN.

G
18" HT. WRAPPED PLATFORM 1 COURTYARD SPECIMEN TREE (TBD) TBD 8" CAL.

OHU
CIP CONCRETE SURROUNDING TREE
BIORETENTION
PLANTERS. 4" THICK 6 LAGERSTROEMIA INDICA 'RUBRA' CREPE MYRTLE 6' HT. MIN.
WALLS, FULL PLANTER

G
WITH BOTTOM AND
G G
574.6600

DRAINAGE, 4' DEPTH GREEN FACTOR AREA 9 (ALL WOOD DECKING, FLUSH WITH GRADE, TYP. PLANT MIXES:

OHU
MIN., TYP. PLANTING WITHIN CENTRAL
COURTYARD AND PORTALS): STAND-UP BAR INTEGRATED OVERHEAD CANOPY,
SEE ARCH., TYP. R.O.W MIX: 1 GAL @ 12" O.C.

G
STORMWATER RUNNEL, 1,368 SF WITH PLANTER
ACHILLEA MILLEFOLIUM 'MOONSHINE' YARROW
C-CHANNEL WITH BERBERIS THUNBERGII 'BAGATELLE' DWARF BARBERRY
TRENCH GRATE COVER, GREEN FACTOR AREA 7 (ALL EXISTING LIGHT POLE NEPETA 'WALKER'S LOW' NEPETA
TYP. AT-GRADE PLANTING WITHIN SEDUM ANGELINA STONECROP
SOUTH COURTYARD): 1,188 SF CITY OF SEATTLE
11'-6"

G
SEDUM 'PURPLE EMPEROR' STONECROP
BENCH, TYP. STANDARD 2'X2' CIP
GREEN FACTOR AREA 8 (ALL STIPA TENUISSIMA MEXICAN FEATHER GRASS
CONC. PAVING, TYP.
BIORETENTION WITHIN SOUTH 18'-121"
RESIDENTIAL ENTRY MIX:

OHU
COURTYARD): 577 SF LONICERA PILEATA BOXLEAF HONEYSUCKLE 3 GAL @ 30" O.C .
CAREX OSHIMENSIS 'EVERLIME' EVERLIME SEDGE 4" POTS @ 12" O.C.

G
2'X3' PRECAST CONC
11'-921" LAVENDULA ANGUSTIFOLIA 'HIDCOT BLUE' HIDCOT BLUE LAVENDER 1 GAL. @ 12" O.C.
PAVERS
SEDUM OREGANUM OREGON STONECROP 4" POTS @ 8" O.C.
12'-1" 44'-921" SOUTH COURTYARD MIX A:
TREE GRATE, TYP.

6' OHU

G
SARCOCOCCA CONFUSA SWEET BOX 3 GAL. @ 30" O.C.
4'
5'-1"
3"

5'-441"
28'-34

6' SOUTH COURTYARD MIX B:


CAREX DOLICHOSTACHYA 'KAGA NISHIKI' GOLD FOUNTAIN SEDGE 1 GAL. @ 12" O.C.
16'-321" 30'-1021" 30'-1021" 30'-1021" 30'-10" 16'-4"
OVERHEAD CANOPY, POLYSTICHUM POLYBLEPHARUM TASSEL FERN 1 GAL. @ 18" O.C.
4'-3"

G
13'-84
SEE ARCH., TYP. PACHYSANDRA TERMINALIS JAPANESE SPURGE 6" POTS @ 12" O.C.

OHU
4'

3"
RAISED PLANTER MIX:
TAXUS BACCATA 'REPANDENS' SPREADING YEW 3 GAL.
D

22°

DAPHNE X TRANSATLANTICA ETERNAL FRAGRANCE DAPHNE 3 GAL.

12'-641"

G
'ETERNAL FRAGRANCE'
8'

CAREX DOLICHOSTACHYA 'KAGA NASHIKI' GOLD FOUNTAINS SEDGE 1 GAL.


POLYSTICHUM POLYBLEPHARUM TASSEL FERN 1 GAL.

OHU
10'-8"

OHU

BIORETENTION PLANTER MIX: 1 GAL @ 12" O.C.

G
G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
CAREX DEWEYANA DEWEY SEDGE
CAREX OBNUPTA SLOUGH SEDGE
G G G G G G
E

G G G G G G

9"

T
7'-716
EQUISETUM HYEMALE HORSETAIL
8'-1021"

2912.3745
G

JUNCUS EFFUSUS COMMON RUSH


G
G

SG
G
G
G

OHU
G

24TH AVENUE CIP CONCRETE PAVING (NON STD. SCORING ) ROOFTOP PLANTER MIX:
OHU

DESCHAMPSIA CESPITOSA TUFTED HAIR GRASS 1 GAL @ 12" O.C.


E

BENCH, TYP.
HELICTOTRICHON SEMPERVIRENS BLUE OAT GRASS 1 GAL @ 18" O.C.
GREEN FACTOR AREA 6 GREEN FACTOR AREA 4 (ALL R.O.W. PLANTING (ASSUME 24" SOIL DEPTH) R.O.W. PLANTING, TYP. PENNISETUM ALOPECUROIDES 'HAMLEN' DWARF FOUNTAIN GRASS 1 GAL @ 18" O.C.
(ALL R.O.W. PLANTING BIORETENTION PLANTING RAPHIOLEPIS INDICA 'SNOW WHITE' INDIAN HAWTHORN 3 GAL. @ 36" O.C.
RESIDENTIAL PLANTING AT GRADE (ASSUME 24" SOIL DEPTH) PEDESTAL SET PAVERS
ALONG 24TH): 2,637 SF ALONG 24TH): 618 SF
GREEN FACTOR AREA 5 (ALL BIORETENTION PLANTERS (CIP CONCRETE, 4' DEPTH MIN.) JAMES WASHINGTON WATER FEATURE IRRIGATION NOTES:
AT-GRADE PLANTING ALONG CIP CONCRETE PAVING (NON STD. SCORING ) CIP CONCRETE BIORETENTION PLANTER 1. ALL TREES TO RECEIVE BUBBLER SYSTEM, (2) PER TREE SHOWN
24TH): 624 SF (4' HT., TYP.) ON PLAN. REFER TO SPECS FOR MATERIALS
2. ALL LANDSCAPE PLANTING AREAS TO RECEIVE DRIP
IRRIGATION, MATERIALS PER SPECIFICATIONS.
3. IRRIGATION SYSTEMS WITH P.O.C., METER, AND BACKFLOW PER
SITE PLAN - MATERIALS CITY STDS.
1 SCALE: 1" = 20'-0"
0 20' 40'
SOIL NOTES:
1. TOPSOIL TO CONSIST OF AMENDED TOPSOIL AND/OR
IMPORTED TOPSOIL TO MEET US DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
SCALE: 1"=20'-0" CLASSIFICATION OF SANDY LOAM WITH ORGANIC
NORTH AMENDMENTS BASED ON SAMPLES TESTED AND ANALYZED BY
A CERTIFIED STATE OF WASHINGTON TESTING LAB.

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JAPANESE ELM (23RD | UNION) FLOWERING DOGWOOD (UNION ST) BOWHALL MAPLE (23RD AVE)

VINE MAPLE (COURTYARD) JAPANESE ELM (SPECIMEN ALTERNATIVE) WILLOW OAK (SPECIMEN ALTERNATIVE)

PLANTING - COLOR AND SEASONAL MASSING PLANTING - TEXTURE | MOVEMENT | LIGHT PLAY

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F
E

A
B

D
E

PLAN NOTES

A GROUP SEATING | DINING D RAISED SUN DECK | EVENT SPACE

B FLEXIBLE ROOMS | SEATING E KITCHEN | STORAGE

C FIRE PIT (EVENING GATHERING) F ACCESS TO ROOF TERRACES

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14.0 EXTERIOR LIGHTING PLAN
Flexible Rope Light at Ledge of
E1 Catenary Lighting E6
Courtyard Stage and Deck
S U P E R N E O N X F L AT ®

27 0 0 K 1 F T
S P E C I F I C A T I O N

Create Unlimited Runs of Continuous Solid Lines of Light.


Complete lighting solution that offers a low profile and easily
bends against it ’s line of light (opposite bend to Super Neon

E9 E9
Edge). Ultra flexible, bends easily, free from any form of shape

LED STEP LIGHT


memory. Create endless contours, forms, lines, curves and shapes
of powerful solid light. Transparent ends allows for unlimited run
lengths, combined with integral “No Tool” connectors and simple
leader/jumper cables. UV protected IP67 Wet Location Rated.

LED FORMS
OUTPUT PHYSIC AL
Delivered Lumens 116.56 Applications Accent Linear / Curved Surfaces, Architectural Highlights E9
CCT & SDMC 2700K - 2 Step MacAdam Ellipse Length 1’ 11 4/5” (300mm)
Chromaticity
Coordinates
x: 0.4781 y: 0.4345 u: 0.2635 v: 0.5388
Dimensions Width 2/5” (11mm)
Height 4/5” (21mm) E9
Weight The4.8innovation
oz (136g) of this design comes from its recessed installation. This step
Color Bin Tolerance + 3% / -3%
Efficacy (lm/w) 24.91 Construction light will beTough
UV Resistant perfectly integrated
White Flexible PVC into stairs and can also be used on decks.
CRI 88
Thermal Management Cool to Touch, Free Air Convection

E4
70,000 Hours L70 @ 25°C
Optics N/A
90,000 Hours L50 @ 25°C
Lumen Maintenance
50,000 Hours L70 @ 50°C Fixture Connections Male
INDOOR and Female Barrel Connectors
OUTDOOR
70,000 Hours L50 @ 50°C

E2 datasheet
Recessed Landscape Uplights Testing Data
Light Data LM-79-08 & LM-80-08
E7 Recessed Step Lights
Operating Temperature
Storage Temperature
-4ºF ~ 113ºF (-20ºC ~ 45ºC)
-4ºF ~ 122ºF (-20ºC ~ 50ºC)
Humidity 0-95% Non Condensing
ELECTRIC AL
Input Voltage 24v DC
DIMENSIONS
Power Consumption 4.68w (0.04A)
1’ 11 4/5” (300mm)
E5
- Power Factor ≤1 3/5” E7
ures
(16mm)
Dimming 100 - 277v 0-10v & Magnetic Low Voltage

SL7 Channel
Emergency N/A
Extruded aluminum profile
7/10”
(18mm)
7/10”
(18mm)
E1 E9
CIE 1931 CHROMATICITY LUMIN AN CE DATA
DIAGRAM (cd/sq.m)
The SL7 Channel
CONNECTOR DIMENSIONS is a linear aluminum extrusion that has been designed to fit many LED lighting needs. Multiple

mounting and lens Side


options allow for great flexibility and adaptability for any application. Extrusion and diffuser lenses
Y 0.9

0.8
520
530
Angle in Average Average Average Bottom Feed Feed
eel
510 540 Degrees 0-Deg 45-Deg 90-Deg
2/5”
are also field cuttable. Substantial aluminum mass in profile provides excellent heat sink for high power LEDs. Mounting
0.7 550
2/5”
0.6
560 45 4681 3422 3307 (11mm) (11mm)
570
500

0.5

LED Ceiling-mounted downlights - wide beam


55 4428 3235 3192
brackets and endcaps are available in multiple finishes and can be ordered separately (page 2). Linear connector
580

0.4
590
4/5” 3/5” 4/5”

E3
600
0.4715, 0.4276 610 (21mm) (15mm) (21mm)
0.3 490
620
630
640
65 4073 3088 3116 7/10”

available for extending extrusion runs.


650
660

0.2 (18mm)
480 75 3686 3029 3101 7/10” 2/5”

10 10
0.1
(18mm) (11mm)

E1 E4
470
460 440
1 4/5”
0.0 430
380 85 3291 3103 3160 (45mm)
0.0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 y e a r
X 2/5” 1 4/5”
WA R R A N T Y y e a r
(11mm) (45mm) WA R R A N T Y
TITLE
100
10
10 24 24 100 T I TtLoE

Mounting Dimensions EMC 277 &


EMC STANDARDS
v
E6 E9
to
Project Name: 277 v

Surface Mounted Surface Mount Channel5 with


S TA N DA R D A P P R OV E D UNIVERSAL
y e ya er a r
WA R
WA CERTIFICATIONS
S TA N DA R D
R ARNRTAYN T Y
A P P R OV E D UNIVERSAL

E3 E8
Notes:
LM RO100 100
T I T TL EI T L E

ETL C E EMC
ONE
24
24
LM
5 E3
HSt277
o to

4.29” ETL BCIE


N ONE
EMC 79 80 LM LM
277 v RvOH

Landscape Uplights LED TapeKEY


Type: LightB I Nat79Benches
80 S
Y E A R

Housing: One piece die-cast aluminum for direct attachment to a


S TA N DA R D A P P R OV E D D AEPDPU
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S TA N DA R D A P P R OV E D A P P R OV E D WA R R A N T Y

3 1/2" or 4" recessed octagonal wiring box. Die castings are


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CFEATURES
ETLECC
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120V dimmable solution 0.28”


Enclosure: Tempered clear glass, retained by a one piece, die-
Due to continuous improvements and innovations, specifications may change without
cast aluminum frame. Frame is secured by threading Please
intorefer
luminaire Voltage:
notice.
EMC EMC ONE
ETL
ETL
STANDARDCC
E E ONE
Recessed
LMLM LMLM RORO
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N 79
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to our website for current technical data. These figures are provided as a guideline 955
S TA N
S TA
DANRSDA
Drive
DT ARN
DAD
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housing. Fully gasketed for weather tight operation using a molded Color:
only and may vary with differing power supplies and installtions. All rights reserved. E&OE.
EMC
EMC
a standard
F: 702 407junction box
7773 | www.modalight.com | © Copyright 2016

silicone rubber gasket. Options: S T ASNT D


AA
Indoor and outdoor use
NRDDA R D
0.49”
Electrical: 4.9W LED luminaire, 7 total system watts, -30°C start Modified: 0.70”
2.83” LED driver,
temperature. Integral 120V through 277V electronic E2
0-10V dimming. LED module(s) are available from factory for easy
3.78”
replacement. Standard LED color temperature is 3000K with an >80 46 Stocking Guide 2018

CRI. Available in 4000K (>80 CRI); add suffix K4 to order.


Note: LEDs supplied with luminaire. Due to the dynamic nature
of LED technology, LED luminaire data on this sheet is subject to
two SL7 runs and
E3
change at the discretion of BEGA-US. For the most current technical
data, please refer to www.bega-us.com. linear connector
Finish: All BEGA standard finishes are polyester powder coat with E5 E8
minimum 3 mil thickness. Available in four standard BEGA colors:
Black (BLK); White (WHT); Bronze (BRZ); Silver (SLV). To specify, add
appropriate suffix to catalog number. Custom colors supplied on Technical information
special order
ICSA certified to U.S. and Canadian Finish: Silver anodized
Bridge Downlighting
standards, suitable for wet
with Overhead Weather Protection
E4
locations. Protection class IP65
E9 Diffuser lens: polycarbonate, snap-in-place, UV resistant
Weight: 2.2 lbs. custom grille, design TBD Downlight E7 E9
Rim Mounting: multiple mounting brackets (page 2) 0.31”
Luminaire Lumens: 532
I - Stainless Steel gel color filter - half linear linear linear
39 78 118 frosted lens (actual clear lens half frosted frosted lens
gel provided by lens
Actual
length
39.40” 78.75” 118.19” customer must be
0.395” wide)
E4
Mounting
brackets
minimum 3 minimum 3 minimum 4 E9 0.35” 0.47”

Available clear clear clear medium narrow


lenses half frosted half frosted half frosted frosted lens frosted lens
ture. See page 2. frosted frosted frosted
medium medium medium
E1
narrow narrow narrow
gel color
Job Name/Date: Outdoor Uplights

Suelo RJ
Ordering code E5 E5 E5 E5 E5 E10 E9
E5 Recessed Downlights at Soffit E10 Recessed Ingrade Uplight (Adjustable) at
Frenchtown NJ 08825 F: 908-996-7042
Designplan Lighting, Inc.
JamesMODEL
Washington Jr.LENGTH
Fountain DIFFUSER FINISH
P: 908-996-7710 SL7 36 C SA
14, 2018 10:51 AM 1 of 2
SL7 - SL7 aluminum extrusion 39 - 39.40“ C - Clear SA - Silver anodized
E7 E7 E7 E7 E7
Light management: Resistant aesthetics: sturdy
protective shade with black
silk-screened pattern along
78 - 78.75“
flange available in three
different material and finish
F - Frosted
the edge for glare reduction versions
118 -118.19“ HF - 50% frosted
M - Medium
B N - Narrow
G - Gel color filter
A
(view table above for length compatibility)
Passive heat dissipation:

Lamp b A B anodized aluminum


dissipating casing

66 977 4.9W LED 90° 5 4⁄


38

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Directional optics
system protected by an

BEGA- US 1000 BEGA Way, Carpinteria, CA 93013 (805) 684-0533 FAX (805) 566-9474 www. bega-us . com 40° extra-clear toughened

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2 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"

15.0 SIGNAGE CONCEPT PLAN


UNION ST ELEVATION

2 1
3

2 1 2 1 2

A V E N U E
A V E N U E

2 3 R D
2 4 T H

2 1 2 1 2 2 1

OPEN TO
PUBLIC SQUARE

EXTERIOR ELEVATION NORTH


1 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"

1 Canopy-mounted Signage

2 Business blade sign - maximum of 1 sign per facade per business

3 Main Public Square Signage, to be designed by Artist

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23RD AVENUE ELEVATION

2 2 3
3 1
ST.
E. U N I O N

2 2 3 2 1

OPEN TO
PUBLIC SQUARE

EXTERIOR ELEVATION WEST


2 SCALE: 3/32" = 1'-0"

1 Canopy-mounted Signage

2 Business blade sign - maximum of 1 sign per


facade per business

3 Main Public Square Signage, to be designed


by Artist

V E N U E
V E N U E

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DESIGN STANDARD TYPE I ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION REQUEST RATIONALE FOR REQUESTED DEPARTURE
SMC 23.47A.008.A.3 Street Level Facades See Page 132 for locations. This a Type I Administrative Decision presented to the Design Review Board for guidance.
1 Street-level street-facing facades shall be located within 10 The portals are integral part of the public access to the courtyard. They will to be inviting to the
feet of the street lot line, unless wider sidewalks, plazas, or public through lighting, plantings and lined with retail spaces.
other approved landscaped or open spaces are provided.
(Design Guidelines PL1-I/II: Publicaly Assessible Open Space/Connection Back to the Community,
CS2-iv: Add Portals, CS2-B2: Strong Connection to the Street, DC1-B1: Pedestrian Activity)

2 SMC 23.54.030.D.3 Driveway Slope Allow a shared driveway with a slope of 20%. This a Type I Administrative Decision presented to the Design Review Board for guidance.
Maximum slope for driveway is 15%. See Page 134 for details. (Design Guidelines DCI--C.1 Below Grade Parking, DC1-C.2 Visual Impacts)
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DESIGN STANDARD DEPARTURE REQUEST RATIONALE FOR REQUESTED DEPARTURE
1 SMC 23.47A.005.C.1.a Residential Uses at Street Level Allow 30% residential streetfront. The residential lobby entry on E Union St is the only residential street frontage on either of the site’s
Residential uses may occupy, in the aggregate, no more principal pedestrian streets (E Union St and 23rd Avenue). The residential frontage on E Union St will
than 20 percent of the street-level street-facing facade in a be 30%, and the combined residential frontage will be less than 20% of the total streetfront usage on
pedestrian-designated zone, facing a designated principal the two pedestrian streets. 62’-1” (Residential) ÷ 210’-3” (E Union St facade) = 30%
pedestrian street.
2 SMC 23.54.030.D.2 Driveways Allow non-residential driveway width of 20’. The proposed driveway width is 2-feet narrower than the minimum required to minimize the
For non-residential uses, the minimum width of driveways See below. presence of the driveway and serve as a traffic calming measure. This is also to slow down the
for two-way traffic shall be 22-feet vehicles as they cross to 24th Avenue to the benefit the pedestrian environment that includes a new
pedestrian plaza at the corner of East Union and 24th.
(Design Guidelines CS2-B.1 Access Location, DC1-C.2 Visual Impacts)
3 SMC 23.54.030.F.2.b Curb cut widths Allow a single 60-foot wide curb cut to serve the parking Per 23.54.030 Table A, the project’s street frontage would allow up to 4 curb cuts. The project will
The maximum curb cut width for two-way traffic is 25 feet, garage entry, loading berth, and loading/trash pickup area. be eliminating the existing 5 curbcuts along 24th Avenue (total width of 128-0 linear feet). The
except that the maximum width may be increased to 30 feet See Page 135 for details. project will only need one of 4 allowed to provide access for all vehicles (including residential and
if truck and auto access are combined. commerical parking, trash/recycling and loading).
(Design Guidelines DC1-C.4 Parking and Service Uses, Service Uses)

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SMC 23.47A.008.A.3 Street Level Facades See Page 132 for locations. This a Type I Administrative Decision presented to the Design Review Board for guidance.
1 Street-level street-facing facades shall be located within 10 The portals are integral part of the public access to the courtyard. They will to be inviting to the
feet of the street lot line, unless wider sidewalks, plazas, or public through lighting, plantings and lined with retail spaces.
other approved landscaped or open spaces are provided.
(Design Guidelines PL1-I/II: Publicaly Assessible Open Space/Connection Back to the Community,
CS2-iv: Add Portals, CS2-B2: Strong Connection to the Street, DC1-B1: Pedestrian Activity)
16.0 DEPARTURES
2 SMC 23.54.030.D.3 Driveway Slope Allow a shared driveway with a slope of 20%. This a Type I Administrative Decision presented to the Design Review Board for guidance.
Maximum slope for driveway is 15%. See Page 134 for details. (Design Guidelines DCI--C.1 Below Grade Parking, DC1-C.2 Visual Impacts)
z
DESIGN STANDARD DEPARTURE REQUEST RATIONALE FOR REQUESTED DEPARTURE
1 SMC 23.47A.005.C.1.a Residential Uses at Street Level Allow 30% residential streetfront. The residential lobby entry on E Union St is the only residential street frontage on either of the site’s
Residential uses may occupy, in the aggregate, no more principal pedestrian streets (E Union St and 23rd Avenue). The residential frontage on E Union St will
than 20 percent of the street-level street-facing facade in a be 30%, and the combined residential frontage will be less than 20% of the total streetfront usage on
pedestrian-designated zone, facing a designated principal the two pedestrian streets. 62’-1” (Residential) ÷ 210’-3” (E Union St facade) = 30%
pedestrian street.
2 SMC 23.54.030.D.2 Driveways Allow non-residential driveway width of 20’. The proposed driveway width is 2-feet narrower than the minimum required to minimize the
For non-residential uses, the minimum width of driveways See below. presence of the driveway and serve as a traffic calming measure. This is also to slow down the
for two-way traffic shall be 22-feet vehicles as they cross to 24th Avenue to the benefit the pedestrian environment that includes a new
pedestrian plaza at the corner of East Union and 24th.
(Design Guidelines CS2-B.1 Access Location, DC1-C.2 Visual Impacts)
3 SMC 23.54.030.F.2.b Curb cut widths Allow a single 60-foot wide curb cut to serve the parking Per 23.54.030 Table A, the project’s street frontage would allow up to 4 curb cuts. The project will
The maximum curb cut width for two-way traffic is 25 feet, garage entry, loading berth, and loading/trash pickup area. be eliminating the existing 5 curbcuts along 24th Avenue (total width of 128-0 linear feet). The
except that the maximum width may be increased to 30 feet See Page 135 for details. project will only need one of 4 allowed to provide access for all vehicles (including residential and
if truck and auto access are combined. commerical parking, trash/recycling and loading).
(Design Guidelines DC1-C.4 Parking and Service Uses, Service Uses)

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31

8
7
16.93' (±)
POINT A

TYPE 1 ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION #1

ST.
317.4'
SURVEY

Street Level Facades (SMC 23.47A.008.A.3)


SPOT

318.2'

U N I O N
Development Standard
SURVEY
SPOT

A V E N U E
A V E N U E
Street-level street-facing facades shall be located within 10-0
of the street lot line, unless wider sidewalks, plazas, or other

31
8
approved landscaped or open spaces are provided.

E
318.08' (±)

Departure Request MIDPOINT B AVERAGE GRADEPLANE CALCULATION


per SMC 23.86.006A.1.b and SEE G101 FOR CALCULATIONS
DR4-2012 Formula 2
SIDE b: 246'-7 3/4"

2 3 R D
2 4 T H
Opening in the street facade to internalAverage
publicGrade Levelsquare.
= See
CL

[ (aA) + (bB) + (cC) + (dD) ] ÷ (a + b + c +d)


diagrams for locations. [ (308 * 316.93) + (246.65 * 318.08) + OPEN TO Rev: Date:

6'-0"
(308 * 316.46) + (246.65 * 319.77) ] ÷ PUBLIC SQUARE

Rationale
1109.3 SEE G101 FOR CALCULATIONS
MID-LUP

2'-0"
31

352,406.743 ÷ 1109.3
8

This is a Type I Administrative Decision =317.68


317.5'
SURVEY
presented to the De- 17'-3" 36'-3" 18'-0" 27'-6" STREET-LEVEL FACADE
DRIVEWAY BLANK GLAZING
sign Review Board for guidance.
SPOT AREA 2' - 8' ABOVE SIDEWALK
AVERAGE GRADE LEVEL: 317.68'
OPEN TO 27'-6"
199.5 sq ft

6'-0"
PUBLIC SQUARE CANOPY
31
7

OPENING IN STREET
The pedestrian ways are an integral part of the public access 209'-1 1/2" FACADE TO PUBLIC 45'-6"
2301 E UNIO

2'-0"
RESIDENTIAL USE SQUARE, SEE NON-RESIDENTIAL USE SEATTLE, W
to the square. They will be inviting to the public through 18'-10" 11'-10" 32'-0" 8'-0" 32'-0" 11'-10" 18'-10" 28’-6”
22'-10" 52'-0"
DEPARTURE #1
10'-3" 13'-6" 1'-3"
STREET-LEVEL FACADE
AREA 2' - 8' ABOVE SIDEWALK

lighting and plantings and lined with retail spaces. GLAZING BLANK GLAZING BLANK GLAZING BLANK GLAZING GLAZING BLANK GLAZING BLANK
Project No.
133'-4" 14'-9"
CANOPY CANOPY FULL CANOPY LENGTH: 148'-1"
TRANSPARENCY VS BLANK WALLS, 24TH AVENUE ELEVATION
Design Guidelines
16.45' (±)
POINT C 2 SCALE: 1/16" = 1'-0"
40'-7" 62'-1" 30'-8"
OPENING IN STREET
FACADE TO PUBLIC 77'-0"
STREET-LEVEL FACADE WIDTH: 210'-4"
LAKE UNIO
NON-RESIDENTIAL USE RESIDENTIAL USE NON-RESIDENTIAL USE SQUARE, SEE NON-RESIDENTIAL USE
PL1-I/II Publicly Accessible Open Space/Connection Back to DEPARTURE #1 2030 DEXTER

the Community
SEATTLE, WA
Proposed East Union Street Elevation 206-829-9452
206-299-9614
TRANSPARENCY VS BLANK WALLS, EAST UNION STREET ELEVATION
CS2-iv Add Pedestrian Streets/ DC1-B1 Pedestrian Activity 3 SCALE: 1/16" = 1'-0" www.lakeunio
© 2018 Weinstein

ST. prepared specifica

CS2-B2 Strong Connection to the Street


They are not suitab
other locations with
of the Architect.

DESIGN DEPARTURE #1
E. U N I O N

Residential Uses at Street Level PREL


(SMC 23.47A.005.C.1.a)
NO
CONS
Development Standard

ST.
Residential uses may occupy, in the aggregate, no more SEE G101 FOR CALCULATIONS

than 20 percent of the street-level street-facing facade in a

U N I O N
DED
pedestrian-designated zone, facing a designated principal
APPRO
pedestrian street. OPEN TO

6'-0"
PUBLIC SQUARE S
Departure Request

2'-0"
11'-3" 10'-9" 19'-0" 10'-9" 7'-6" 10'-9" 19'-0" 10'-9" 7'-6" 10'-9" 19'-0" 10'-9" 10'-10" 20'-5" 22’-6”
19'-9" 56'-6" 13'-3" 19'-3" STREET-LEVEL FACADE

E
Allow 30% residential streetfront at E Union only. BLANK GLAZING BLANK GLAZING BLANK GLAZING BLANK GLAZING BLANK GLAZING BLANK GLAZING BLANK GLAZING GLAZING BLANK GLAZING AREA 2' - 8' ABOVE SIDEWALK
Issue
SEE G101 FOR CALCULATIONS
179'-0" 56'-6" 19'-3"
CANOPY CANOPY CANOPY FULL CANOPY LENGTH: 254'-9"

Rationale OPENING IN STREET


179'-0" 89'-0" Date
FACADE TO PUBLIC STREET-LEVEL FACADE WIDTH: 268'-0"
The residential lobby entry on E Union St is the only residen-
NON-RESIDENTIAL USE NON-RESIDENTIAL USE
SQUARE, SEE
OPEN TO DEPARTURE #1 Rev: Date: Issue:
tial street frontage on either of the site’s principal pedestrian

6'-0"
PUBLIC SQUARE Sheet Title
Proposed 23rd Avenue Elevation
streets (E Union St and 23rd Avenue). The combined resi- 1 TRANSPARENCY VS BLANK WALLS, 23RD AVENUE ELEVATION MID-LUP

2'-0"
SCALE: 1/16" = 1'-0"
dential frontage will be less than 20% of the total streetfront 17'-3" 36'-3"
DRIVEWAY
18'-0"
BLANK
27'-6"
GLAZING
STREET-LEVEL FACADE
Sheet
AREA 2' - 8' ABOVE SIDEWALK
usage on the two pedestrian oriented streets. 27'-6"
CANOPY
OPENING IN STREET
Design Guidelines 209'-1 1/2"
RESIDENTIAL USE
FACADE TO PUBLIC
SQUARE, SEE
45'-6"
NON-RESIDENTIAL USE
2301 E UNION ST
SEATTLE, WA
DEPARTURE #1
CS2-B2 Strong Connection to the Street/ DC1-B1 Pedestrian
Activity Project No. 17007
TRANSPARENCY VS BLANK WALLS, 24TH AVENUE ELEVATION
2 SCALE: 1/16" = 1'-0" LAKE UNION PARTNERS LLC

2030 DEXTER AVE N, SUITE 100


SEATTLE, WA 98109
206-829-9452
206-299-9614
132 2301 East Union Street Design Recommendation 2 www.lakeunionpartners.com

ESIGNERS
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ST.

prepared specifically for the above named project.


They are not suitable for use on other projects or in
other locations without the approval and participation
of the Architect.
LEASING LOBBY AXON PLAN 16.0 DEPARTURES
SE BUILDING

OVERSIZE
YARD

PACKAGE
STORAGE
COURT

E UNION STREET
MAIL LOBBY

CLOSET

LEASING
ELEVATORS

LEASING
WORK
ROOM
MAIN RESIDENTIAL LOBBY PLAN
VIDA DESIGN

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0 sf – 60,000 sf: 1 loading berth required
reet REQUIRED ROOFDECK NORTH
QTY (PIDDLE PATCH)
TYPE 2,689
LOCATION 1 2,6
0’East
m wideUnion
and 14’ vertical
Street, theclearance
remainder of the block has the folowing setbacks: NON-RESIDENTIAL ROOFDECKS2 LONG-TERM 1,828 1
COMMERCIAL PARKING 1,8
(COVERED)
ng PARKING GARAGE ENTRY RETAIL TRASH 7 SHORT-TERM UNION ST. 23RD AVE AND 25TH AVE
above grade RESIDENTIAL TOTAL AMENITY
107 SPACE PROVIDED:
LONG-TERM 17,
BIKE ROOM AT FIRST FLOOR (COVE

MIN CLR
16.0 DEPARTURES

8'-2"
llage
+317'-0" LEVEL 1 ROOF AREA
hort term: 1 per 4,000 sf +316'-5" REF. SMC 23.47A.024
rt term: 1 per 4,000 sf TOTAL ROOF PENTHOUSE
ort term: none RAMP SECTION RESIDENTIALREQUIREMENT
AMENITY CALCULATIONS AREA (SF) AREA (SF) %
ELEVATOR/STAIR PENTHOUSES 52,293 SF 1,883 SF 4%
oss floor area required for residential uses AMENITY AREAS AND OTHER OPEN SPACES
horizontal dimension REF. SMC 23.47A.024
al dimension +306'-2"
GROSS REQ'D REQ'D
amenity area +305'-9"
REQUIREMENT AREA (SF) RATIO AREA (SF)
TYPE 1 ADMINISTRATIVE DECISION #2 LEVEL 2 GARAGERESIDENTIAL
LEVEL USE – FLOOR 1-7 120,819 SF
s permitted across one of the side street lot lines per 23.47A.032.C; curb cuts permitted per 23.54.030.F.2.A.1 24th Avenue is only street not designated a MECHANICAL EXCLUSION 5,672 SF
Driveway Slope
a principal pedestrian street principal pedestrian street per 23.47A.005.D.2 APPLICABLE GROSS AREA 115,147 5% 5,757 SF
pace on a street or alley, the loading berth reqs. may be waived by director if SDOT finds that the street or
5'-0" 56'-2" 5'-0" QUALIFYING AMENITY SPACES AREA (SF) QTY TOTAL (SF)
(SMC 23.54.030.D.3)
DN

CREST 20% SAG CENTRAL PUBLIC SQUARE 13,050 1 13,050


berth required 12% 8%
ROOFDECK NORTH (PIDDLE PATCH) 2,689 1 2,689
arance 66'-2"
Development Standard PARKING GARAGE ENTRY OVERALL RAMP RETAIL TRASH
ROOFDECKS 1,828 1 1,828

TOTAL AMENITY SPACE PROVIDED: 17,567

MIN CLR
Maximum slope for a driveway is 15%.

8'-2"
LEVEL 1
Departure Request
Allow a shared driveway with a slope up to 20%.

DN
Rationale
DN

This is a Type I Administrative Decision presented to


DN

GARAGE LEVEL
the Design Review Board for guidance.

Design Guidelines 5'-0" 56'-2" 5'-0"


CREST 20% SAG
12% 8%
DC1-C.1 Below Grade Parking 66'-2"
OVERALL RAMP

DC1-C.2 Visual Impacts

DN
Proposed Garage Ramp Section, Type 1 Administrative Decision #2
DESIGN DEPARTURE #2
DN

CURB CUTS & DRIVEWAY PLAN STREET-LEVEL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS CALCUL


Driveways
BLANK FACADE CALCULATIONS R
(SMC 23.54.030.D.2) REF. SMC 23.47A.008 A.2
SEE DIAGRAMS, SHEET G102, FOR MORE INFORMATION

Development Standard STREET


TOTAL BLANK
FACADE WIDTH
TOTAL FACADE
WIDTH
%
BLANK
MA
ALL
23RD AVENUE 107'-4" 268'-0" 40% 40%
For non-residential uses, the minimum width of drive- UNION STREET 43'-0" 210'-3" 20% 40%
ways for two-way traffic shall be 22-0. TRANSPARENCY CALCULATIONS
REF. SMC 23.47A.008 B.2
Departure Request SEE DIAGRAMS, SHEET G102, FOR MORE INFORMATION

NON-RES.
Allow non-residential driveway width of 20-0. STREET-LEVEL TRANSPARENT % MIN
STREET FACADE AREA FACADE AREA TRANSPARENT RE
Rationale 22’-6”
17'-3" 20'-0" 10'-0" 23RD AVENUE
UNION STREET
1,605.0 SF
1,262.3 SF
960.2 SF
899.6 SF
60%
71%
60%
60%
CLR CLR

The proposed driveway width is 2-feet narrower than CURB CUTS & DRIVEWAY PLAN STREET-LEVEL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS CALCULATIONS
STREET LEVEL USES IN PEDESTRIAN-DESIGNATED ZONES
REF. SMC 23.47A.005 C.1 AND D.1
the minimum required to minimize the presence of SEE DIAGRAMS, SHEET G102, FOR MORE INFORMATION
BLANK FACADE CALCULATIONS
the driveway and serve as a traffic calming measure.

E UNION STREET
REF. SMC 23.47A.008 A.2
FACADE RES. USE
This is also to slow down the vehicles as they cross to PARKING
LOADING
SEE DIAGRAMS, SHEET G102, FOR MORE INFORMATION
WIDTH IN WIDTH IN MA
STREET PED. ZONE PED. ZONE % ALL
24th Avenue to the benefit of the pedestrian envi- GARAGE
ENTRY
BERTH
STREET
23RD AVENUE
TOTAL BLANK TOTAL FACADE %
FACADE WIDTH WIDTH
268'-0" N/A
BLANK
MAX
0%
ALLOW.
20%
ronment that includes a new pedestrian plaza at the 23RD AVENUE
UNION STREET
92'-1"
210'-3"
278'-11" 33%
62'-1"
40%
30% 20%
COMPLIE
UNION STREET 40'-10" 206'-3" 20% 40% COMPLIE
corner of East Union Street and 24th Avenue. COMBINED FRONTAGE 478'-3" 62'-1" 13% 20%
TRANSPARENCY CALCULATIONS
Design Guidelines
REF. SMC 23.47A.008 B.2
SEE DIAGRAMS, SHEET G102, FOR MORE INFORMATION

CS2-B.1 Access Location NON-RES.


STREET-LEVEL TRANSPARENT % MIN
STREET FACADE AREA FACADE AREA TRANS. REQ'D
DC1-C.2 Visual Impacts 20'-0" 10'-0" 23RD AVENUE 1,673.5 SF 997.3 SF 60 60 COMPLIE
CLR CLR UNION STREET 1,237.5 SF 886.3 SF 72 60 COMPLIE

STREET LEVEL USES IN PEDESTRIAN-DESIGNATED ZONES


REF. SMC 23.47A.005 C.1 AND D.1
SEE DIAGRAMS, SHEET G102, FOR MORE INFORMATION

E UNION STREET
60’-0”
55'-0" +/- 69'-8 1/2" FACADE RES. USE RETAIL U
NEW CURBCUT
PARKING WIDTH IN WIDTH IN MAX ON PRIN
LOADING STREET PED. ZONE PED. ZONE % ALLOW. PED. STR
GARAGE
BERTH
Proposed Curb Cut Plan, Departure #2
ENTRY
24TH AVENUE
23RD AVENUE
UNION STREET
278'-11"
206'-3"
N/A
51'-10"
0% 20% 278'-11"
155'-3"

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DESIGN DEPARTURE #3
Curb Cut Widths
(SMC 23.54.030.F.2.b)

Development Standard
The maximum curb cut width for two-way traffic is 25-
0, except that the maximum width may be increased
to 30-0 if truck and auto access are combined.

Departure Request
Allow a single 60-0 wide curb cut to serve the parking
garage entry and loading berth.

Rationale
Per 23.54.030 Table A, the project’s street frontage
would allow up to four curb cuts. The project will be
eliminating the existing five curbcuts along 24th Ave-
nue (total width of 128-0 linear feet). The project will
only need one of four allowed to provide access for all
vehicles (including residential and commercial park-
ing, trash/recycling/compost pickup, and loading).
PARKING GARAGE LOADING DOCK Due to E Union and 23rd being pedestrian oriented
RAMP ENTRY/EXIT ENTRY/EXIT streets, 24th is the only street that can have vehicular
access. The vehicular access is required to be within
120-0 of E Union to keep the access away from the sin-
gle family. There are over 20,000 SF of retail and over
400 units to be serviced. If possible, a curbcut that
allows for alternate load/unload area at the portal
would allow for more service calls without impacting
the other streets.

Design Guidelines

DC1-C.4 Parking and Service Uses, Service Uses

60’-0”
CURB CUT

Proposed Curb Cut Plan and Trash Pickup, Departure #3

0 20' 40'

SCALE: 1"=20'-0"
NORTH
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