Central West End DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING May 2, 2018 12:00 pm MEETING AGENDA 1. Introductions......... 2 Minutes 2. 4101 West Pine: Request for Variances Park Central Presentation.. 5 Minutes Developer Presentation.. 10 Minutes Public Comments.. 5 Minutes Committee Comments.... 5 Minutes 3. Closed Session.... 10 Minutes 4. Adjournment
4101 West Pine (Request for Support of the project and Zoning Variance) CWE-Midtown Development Committee (05.2.18) Site Address: 4101 West Pine, 215 N. Sarah, 217-21 N. Sarah, 4117R West Pine Company Name: 4101 West Pine, LLC. Request: Endorse a plan for 13 townhomes, and support a variance for the requirement first floor commercial on this project and retail. Contact Person(s): Austin Barzantny and Michael Gingrich c/o Grove Properties Mailing Address: 4304 Manchester Road St. Louis, MO 63110 Company Owner(s) / Principal(s): Austin Barzantny and Michael Gingrich Project Information Current Zoning: Neighborhood Center Type I, 4117R parcel being rezoned from Neighborhood General Type 1 so that there is one lot consolidated zoning Description and History of Site: 4101 West Pine project is vacant lot. The site is made up of four parcels that consist of 4101 West Pine, 215 N. Sarah, 217-21 N. Sarah, 4117R West Pine into one consolidated lot for a 13-unit townhome development. The site is 53,000 gross square feet, with 36,670 sellable square feet. Proposed Project: The project is 13-unit contemporary, luxury, fee simple townhomes accessible from the alley. Luxury townhomes will range from 1,900 to 2,800 square feet and priced between the high $500 s up to the low $900 s. The project will not seek any tax abatements. The zoning for the area is Neighborhood Center Type I. The project is seeking a zoning variance that will allow the project to be built without first-floor retail or commercial space.
4101 West Pine (Request for Support of the project and Zoning Variance) CWE-Midtown Development Committee (05.2.18) Project Costs: Acquisition: $650,000 Pre-development Soft Cost: $100,000 Construction Cost: $6,200,000 Total: $6,950,000 plus marketing and sales costs Project Timeline: Site Control: February 2017 Construction Start: June 2018 Construction Complete: October 2019 Occupancy: October- December 2019 Parking: Individual townhomes will have two and three car garages accessible from the alley for each unit. Park Central Staff Recommendation This project has received support from the West Pine-Laclede Neighborhood Association (WPLNA). Park Central also recommends approval of this project with the following conditions: 1. During all phases of construction, neither the 4100/4200 block of West Pine Boulevard nor the cul-de-sac immediately adjacent to 4101 West Pine Boulevard is to be used as either a staging area or as parking for the project s contractors and their workers. 2. The developers and their construction managers must respond in a timely and satisfactory manner to all complaints from the neighborhood concerning the construction process. 3. The development must conform to the specifics of the site plan and architectural renderings.
West Pine-Laclede Neighborhood Association April 11, 2018 Daniel Hellmuth, Chairman Development Committee Park Central Development 4512 Manchester, Suite #100 St. Louis, MO 63110 Dear Mr. Hellmuth: At last night s meeting of the West Pine-Laclede Neighborhood Association (WPLNA), the Association s membership voted unanimously to endorse the proposal by Austin Barzantny and Michael Gingrich for the development of the vacant lot numbered 4101 West Pine Boulevard. The Association s membership is enthusiastic about the planned construction of thirteen fee-simple townhouses at 4101 West Pine, subject to the following caveats: 1) During all phases of construction, neither the 4100/4200 block of West Pine Boulevard nor the cul-de-sac immediately adjacent to 4101 West Pine Boulevard is to be used as either a staging area or as parking for the project s contractors and their workers; 2) The developers and their construction managers must respond in a timely and satisfactory manner to all complaints from the neighborhood concerning the construction process; and 3) The development must conform to the specifics of the site plan and architectural renderings presented at last night s meeting. The membership of the WPLNA further voted to support the developers request for a zoning variance that will allow the project to be built without first-floor retail or commercial space. The Association s membership greatly appreciates the willingness of both the developers and their architects to work with the WPLNA to produce an attractive and value-enhancing addition to the neighborhood s streetscape.
Sincerely, Harold Karabell, President West Pine-Laclede Neighborhood Association 314-574-1231 copies: Alderman Joe Roddy / NIS Ron Coleman serving a National Register of Historic Places neighborhood