Design Considerations

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Design Considerations
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Design Factors - Overview

• Design Considerations
• Location
• Scale of Development
• Site Features
• Density
• Image
• Mix of housing types
• Mix of uses
• Timing

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1. Location

• Location
• Not urban
• Not rural
• Convenient
• Established
• Highest and Best Use

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2. Scale of Development
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2. Scale of Development

• Scale
• Size of the Site
• 300 current units
• Allowed scale of development

Carlyle -- 258 units
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3. Site Features

• Features
• Shingle Creek
• Brooklyn Boulevard
• No topography limitations
• No known wetland limitations?
• Access to 694/94
• City Support

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4. Density

• How much density is ok?
• What impact does density have?
• Infrastructure
• Aesthetics
• Image
• Highest and best use
• Financial impact to City

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5. Image
What story does the new development tell?

• What kind of a place is Brooklyn Park?
• What is unique about this site?
• What kinds of development will follow?
• Where is the center and how does this relate to
  it?
• Are the buildings at the street or set back?
• What is the connection to other sites?

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6. Mix of Housing Types

• Potential Housing Types
• Single Family Homes
• Townhomes
• Condominiums
• Mid-Rise
• High-Rise

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7. Mix of Uses

• What uses are appropriate
• Housing?
• Commercial space?
• Institutional?
• Parks?
• Other ideas?

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8. Timing

• What is the Development industry doing?
• Housing
• Commercial
• What are the expectations?
• Who are the potential partners?
• What is the Citys role?
• Developers dont create markets

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Recap

• Issues to consider
• Location
• Scale
• Site Features
• Density
• Image
• Housing and other uses
• Timing