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<p><font size="+1"><font face="Calibri">FYI:</font></font></p>
<p><font size="+1"><font face="Calibri">Since Rita and Patrick are
not members of this email list, anything they try to post to
this list will automatically bounce. Gary: you should let them
know to respond to you and you will share their responses to
this list.</font></font></p>
<p><font size="+1"><font face="Calibri">Thanks.</font></font></p>
<p><font size="+1"><font face="Calibri">...Melin</font></font><br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/1/2019 3:38 PM, Gary Webber via
Electronic-lan wrote:<br>
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<font size="+1">Dear LAN listserve members,<br>
I thought I would reply to Rob's question (below) to the list as
a way to report on the meeting. Four community members met with
Patrick Watkins and two OPUS group project members, </font><font
size="+1">Rita D'Agostino and Gary Schuberth. </font><font
size="+1"><font size="+1">I am copying the OPUS Group
representatives on this email. I encourage them to reply to
this listserve to correct me if my analysis is anywhere in
error. <br>
</font>They introduced the project and described the facility:<br>
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<li><font size="+1">300 bed, 3 story apartment with retail on
ground level north side</font></li>
<li><font size="+1">mix of studio, 1, and 2-bedroom apartments,
mostly 2-bedroom<br>
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<li><font size="+1">retail parking east of building</font></li>
<li><font size="+1">Retaining wall on the west boundary, lot
slopped slightly down to the east<br>
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<li><font size="+1">176 gated tenant parking spaces south of the
building, first-come, first-served distribution<br>
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<li><font size="+1">hike/bike "oasis' on southeast corner of lot</font></li>
<li><font size="+1">Pool in the courtyard in the center of the
u-shaped building<br>
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<li><font size="+1">rain garden on east side of lot to help
mitigate runoff</font></li>
<li><font size="+1">$ budgeted to improve nearby bus stop on
Naismith</font></li>
<li><font size="+1">green space north of the building, width of
the lot and approximately 30 feet wide.</font></li>
<li><font size="+1">patio with seating outside of retail spaces</font></li>
<li><font size="+1">No development incentives were requested
from the city</font></li>
<li><font size="+1">First development to use SMART code</font></li>
<li><font size="+1">intended to attract student tenants<br>
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<p><font size="+1">City staff worked with them to understand and
follow the SMART code, they praised the staff support. The
reduced number of parking spaces is allowable under the SMART
code. They were aware of current apartment market in
Lawrence, and believed they would find tenants for their
apartments. The described the apartments as "market priced",
meaning neither affordable nor luxury housing, but somewhere
between. They hope to attract a restaurant as part of the
retail mix. They were obviously excited about the project,
their company's first in Lawrence. <br>
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<p><font size="+1">My thoughts: I liked the design of the
building, it reflects many of the priorities of the SMART
code, including green space,parking beside and behind the
building rather than on 23rd, support for active
transportation, higher density infill, and ecological
sensitivity. I am somewhat concerned about the limited
parking, but agree with them that bus, walking, and biking
access to campus is excellent and should help reduce the
number of cars. The project does not address one priority of
the SMART code; it does not provide any affordable housing. </font><font
size="+1">I am impressed with this group. They seem to share
our city's vision for future development based on Plan 2040.
They will present the project to the City Commission for a
vote on next Tuesday, March 5.<br>
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<p><font size="+1"> On a related note, the LiveWell Healthy Built
Environments workgroup and other groups have been urging the
city to build a 10 ft. multi-use path along Naismith from 19th
to 23rd, creating a continuous 10 ft. path from campus to the
Lawrence Loop south of 31st. This redevelopment project would
greatly benefit from this low stress, off road path to campus.</font></p>
<p><font size="+1">Best regards,</font></p>
<p><font size="+1">Gary Webber<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/1/2019 11:50 AM, Robert Sands
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<div dir="ltr">How did the meeting go? I wanted to be there but
Wednesday evening was pretty busy for me. Thanks in advance. </div>
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PM Gary Webber via Electronic-lan <<a
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Dear LAN listserve members,<br>
The group behind a mixed-use apartment/retail development
on 23rd Street just west of Natural Grocers has reached
out to us and would like to help us understand their
project and give us a chance to comment. Patrick Watkins
with <a
href="https://livewelllawrence.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d8f1d62c09b5db34590f34b0a&id=edbfbe29f1&e=2b79d39a08"
style="color:rgb(0,124,137);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Foxtail Real
Estate</a> is representing <a
href="https://livewelllawrence.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d8f1d62c09b5db34590f34b0a&id=8334a0e2a2&e=2b79d39a08"
style="color:rgb(0,124,137);font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">The OPUS Group</a>,
a Minneapolis development group.. He is hopeful that one
or two of the project managers will attend, but if not he
will lead the meeting. The OPUS Group is headquartered in
Minneapolis, but also has an office in Kansas City. <a
href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.ljworld.com%2Fweblogs%2Ftown_talk%2F2019%2Fjan%2F25%2Fmultistory-apartment-and-retail-building-planned-for-23rd-street-shopping-center-to-be-razed%2F&data=02%7C01%7Celectronic-lan%40lists.ku.edu%7C15b63d1c6763487126c008d69ea5a6c4%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C636870831639773698&sdata=ByAob9bflfFzf%2FrbyHS7rfg0OtFeh0vAZ%2BXXjM5rMQQ%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2019/jan/25/multistory-apartment-and-retail-building-planned-for-23rd-street-shopping-center-to-be-razed/" shash="dmrSsDe0zzi2WS+w+QnTe3bp5ZeOkzy1/Jvt3IVMjY8Bmm51Ap+tN83SgdeI/2rY5Nm0pAUAsWs45RlBOhrIGXZiqirffqcWMt/KmgrlhScU3m9CbUuqBiDa9ONmFycv3fA9SR7JbqGjSdsCKEMbFIUAXVtSWMShh1k3zjmZwlI="
originalsrc="http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/town_talk/2019/jan/25/multistory-apartment-and-retail-building-planned-for-23rd-street-shopping-center-to-be-razed/"
shash="rFaUssqyEa8CTR9i+0pSlvrfLbqXeOKP8LEFigo6U6i6qUoM0GevpU3ANWG/dNiIFYxYQuKVECEVr+D80tiI4fRI8MwYlSnXGdQFJVF7mdt/M+NQlcPVI4hmf1WUwUw69RNXqkBu2OL3haYYgyafN/tXghtW2dKMrlrU5cTGoY4="
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Here is a Town
Talk article about the project.</a> Here is Patrick's
introduction of the project:<br>
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<em>We have introduced a mixed-use student housing project
just to the west of Natural Grocers near the 23rd and
Naismith intersection. The building will have around
300 beds and over 8,000 square feet of new retail space,
along with a range of amenities for the residents and
patrons. It's the first development project to utilize
the City's Smart Code, which emphasizes mixed uses,
integration with multi-modal transportation, and a more
traditional neighborhood design. With the bus stop,
trail system, and evolving 23rd Street Corridor, we
think this alternate code makes for a nice fit on this
property. We think this project will make a meaningful
contribution to having a physically active demographic
along this corridor - and would certainly appreciate
your support.</em><br>
<br>
This is the first time that the City has used its SMART
code for a development project.<strong> We will meet with
Patrick at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 27, in
Meeting Room A of the Public Library.</strong> I hope
you will be able to attend!<br>
Best,<br>
Gary Webber<br>
LAN Secretary<br>
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