KRE Development & JC Residents’ Meeting Re: Unico II/The Marin ResidencesWednesday, December 4, 2013

City Hall

Attendees: Jeff Persky (KRE Group)Jeff Wenger (Planning Dept.)Candice OsborneSarah LigonResidents’ sign­in sheet attached separately

Attachments:“Block 10012 Redevelopment Plan” (amended) ­ first draft for publiccomment, Ver.2013.11.12a“Louis Munoz Marin Boulevard Redevelopment Plan” (original) ­ adoptedFeb. 1975, amended Dec. 1990“Marin Residences ­ 11 October, 2013” (KRE’s updated proposal)

Statement from Planning

Jeff Wenger announced that after KRE submitted its proposal, Planning created a new “FirstDraft for Public Comment” of an amended Redevelopment Plan on November 25, 2013 (draftattached separately).

Statement from KRE

Jeff Persky presented proposed plans to the residents (PDF of presentation attachedseparately).

Height: 12 stories Parking:

Parking deck inside building Zipcar program built in .6 parking ration (.75 if Zipcars included in calculation)

Pedestrian Safety: KRE currently working with independent traffic engineers to create “safe

passageway” across Marin Blvd. Building plan includes pedestrian passageway through center of building following

the line of Pavonia Ave, which KRE believes will assist Hamilton Park residents inwalking to shops and public transit.

Public Space: Taking acre of space from Unico for a park open to public (i.e. not just bldg

residents)

KRE will maintain park Park to include childrens’ playground, dog­walking area, seating area, ball­playing

area. Open to further suggestions from HPNA & residents. Opening cut into center of building to create “view corridors” for surrounding

neighborhood. Amenities: Fitness center, swimming pool etc. inside Rent: Market rate. Sewers & Flooding: Size of building means City will be require it to incorporate an

underground storm­water retention system in contruction, i.e. an underground reservoirthat collects and holds rainwater before very slowly discharging it back into sewersystem over a series of days. System can handle up to a 50­year storm event.

Community Q&A Session

Resident: “Why rentals, not condos?”KRE: It was a market decision. Some units could become condos eventually, but that the condomarket has not historically been good over the last five to seven years.

Resident: “Is the current height approved?”Planning: The proposal is in draft stage only, and has not yet been approved by the PlanningBoard. The current height exceeds that allowed in the original Redevelopment Plan, but would beallowable under the new one.

Resident: “Will there be an abatement”?KRE: Unclear at this stage whether or not an abatement will make financial sense. Site’slocation just west of Marin Blvd. in Tier 2 eligibility for abatements under new administration’spolicy.

Resident: Opposes on basis that the building “doesn’t fit the scale of the neighborhood”, willbegin “bringing the Waterfront to the rest of downtown”. Concerned that it’s too much likePavonia/Newport.KRE: Pointed to a skyline diagram (pg 5 of “Marin Residences” slide deck) indicating height ofproposed building relative to both Hamilton Park and Newport skyscrapers.

Resident: How large is the building’s footprint allowed to be?KRE & Planning: Current redevelopment plan allows for 40% lot coverage.

Resident: Concerned about parking; states that Silverman bldg. allowed .8 parking ratio and stillpresents difficulty to surrounding community for street parking.

Resident: Requests building be under 70 feet and contain fewer than 150 units.

Resident: Concerned about deliveries and unloading for retail on bottom floor affecting traffic on

Marin Boulevard.KRE: All loading/unloading will take place in parking garage.

Resident: Opposes development on basis that traffic on Marin Boulevard already terrible, andthis will make it worse (other resident chimed in, “But slowing it down can only be a good thing!”)

Resident: Can KRE build an overpass walkway crossing Marin?Planning: Overpasses of that sort need to be ADA­compliant, which makes them costly andcomplex. Suggested grade changes and bumpouts as an alternative solution.