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<font size="+1">Will do.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 3/1/2019 6:26 PM, Melinda via
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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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<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 dir="ltr">How did the meeting go? I wanted to be there
but Wednesday evening was pretty busy for me. Thanks in
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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%7C37c3771f4d2441c6827108d69f63ff77%7C3c176536afe643f5b96636feabbe3c1a%7C0%7C0%7C636871649176689509&sdata=jNwdut38TNIkSzCGVeVKUQ0QsU2mfkqbW8uyWQnHvpo%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="dK7yIWf4tdo88WRXk1Vgt3q2ZPfzlsAlQjx9r3Ucj/OSagYFjg2sj5mAxe99EjZNeimh4esOgg844IsFJCaDmXtTyG+4bw/pRvYHs1fQK3nm6z3xRFWOYw3ZyrzmaZkFEl0o3IzfXqba+nO29Sb3lavyuUiniaA4nxdMgK8G6ow="
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="
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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