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Site Plan Review Committee: Community Engagement Session July 16 July 23, 2020 Ames Center Project Site Plan #1 Major Amendment, Rezoning 1820 N. Fort Myer Drive Presentation Outline Open Space and Landscaping Transportation
July 16 – July 23, 2020
1820 N. Fort Myer Drive
Site Plan #1 Major Amendment, Rezoning
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▪ Open Space and Landscaping ▪ Transportation ▪ Parking ▪ Community Benefits ▪ Next Steps Additional Agenda Topics: ▪ Construction Implementation
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18th Street Corridor: “Rosslyn’s New Urban Spine” “Common design elements could be carried through in the different spaces but a variety of experiences is encouraged.” (page 142)
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Revitalizing Spaces ▪ Opportunity for respite, socializing, transition, reflection, and connection to nature ▪ Size and form may vary from small urban plazas and intimate spaces in larger parks to nature preserves, using hardscape and/or softscape features ▪ Amenities may include seating, picnic tables, gardens, walking trails, public art, or other suitable features Linking Spaces ▪ Connections between open spaces as part of an integrated, accessible network ▪ Often linear in form (e.g. trails, greenways, streets, linear plazas) ▪ Amenities include greenery and vegetation, seating, lighting, ecological corridors
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▪ 18th Street Corridor design guidance and a public art plan have not been completed ▪ The applicant is currently working with Public Art staff ▪ Design guidance adopted since the Rosslyn Sector Plan:
– Rosslyn Streetscape Elements Master Plan (June 2017) – Public Spaces Master Plan (April 2019)
▪ There are precedent examples for plaza design
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Design Guidelines: 1. Planning and layout 2. Access and circulation 3. User comfort 4. Landscaping 5. Amenities 6. Signage
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1401 Wilson Blvd. Approved June 2014 Rosslyn Holiday Inn Approved Sept 2019
Ames Center 2020 CB Construction 2021-2023 Fort Myer Drive Tunnel CIP Construction 2025-2027
Key Bridge Marriott Approved March 2020
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▪ Proposed off-street parking is provided in a parking garage with:
– Four (4) below-grade parking levels – Four (4) above grade levels in the south tower – 574 total parking spaces (535 spaces reserved for residents and visitors) – Five (5) loading bays
▪ Modification requested for:
– 0.72 spaces per unit residential parking ratio (inclusive of visitor parking) – Increased compact parking ratio (40%) – Required loading, from six total loading spaces to five spaces for residential, retail, and office uses
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1. The Sector Plan discourages above grade parking greater than what is needed to support the project; the Residential Parking Guidelines permit a significantly lower parking ratio of 0.2 spaces per unit 2. Additional coordination with staff is necessary to outline timing associated with removal of existing skywalk structures across N. Nash Street and N. Fort Myer Drive 3. A modification for required loading spaces is requested (five loading bays are proposed; six bays are required for combined residential, office, and retail uses); and clarity is needed on loading bay dimensions 4. A modification to allow 13 feet of additional penthouse height projection of above the main roof to allow for elevator overruns in both towers.
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Building Height and Form Guidelines Guideline 4: Parking Location and Design ▪ Intent: “Minimize above-grade parking, therefore reducing overall building volume, avoiding areas of windowless façade, and reducing parking access points that interrupt sidewalks. Where it occurs due to the presence of ledge, limit any adverse impacts from parking levels located above the ground floor.” ▪ Guideline: “New parking should primarily be provided below-grade, but above-grade structures may be considered when there is a compelling case and when appropriately embedded within building podiums as described below.”
– “When above grade parking is proposed, the site plan proposal should clearly demonstrate the design, environmental, and/or economic justifications that support a need for some extent of above-grade parking.”
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The Sector Plan (pages 63, 114) calls for removal of the existing skywalk system in Rosslyn and directing pedestrian activity to the street level; however, the Plan also recommends removal of skywalks with realization of the 18th Street Corridor: ▪ Key Policy T8: “Maintain the portion of the Rosslyn skywalk that extends west from Metro towards the North Rosslyn neighborhood until such time as a newly created, safe and direct 18th Street connection can accommodate similar travel patterns with a high quality, ground level experience.” ▪ Recommendation B: “Refocus pedestrian activity at the street level by replacing the remainder of the skywalk system with the envisioned 18th Street Corridor. As an interim condition until the 18th Street Corridor is fully realized, maintenance and/or replacement of skywalks can continue to be considered as long as the skywalks link directly to the public street network and publicly accessible building uses such as retail, dining, and entry lobbies.” ▪ Recommendation C: “As part of the 18th Street Corridor implementation, install a midblock signalized crossing of Fort Myer Drive between Wilson Boulevard and 19th Street once the Fort Myer Drive tunnel under Wilson Boulevard is removed.”
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Simulated computer model view from the Observation Deck
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Anticipated community benefits include: ▪ LEED certification ▪ Completion of a major plaza segment of the 18th Street Corridor ▪ Provision of affordable housing in accordance with Section 15.5.9 of the Zoning Ordinance ▪ Potential contribution toward Rosslyn street infrastructure improvements ▪ Potential contribution toward park improvements ▪ In addition to: ▪ Sidewalk improvements ▪ Utility Underground Fund contribution ▪ Public Art Fund contribution ▪ Installation of an in-building wireless emergency responder communications system
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Community Engagement #1 Virtual SPRC Meeting Planning Commission County Board
Jul 16 – Jul 23
Topics:
Benefits
Phasing
Fall 2020 Fall 2020 TBD
Hosted on Microsoft Teams
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▪ Provide your feedback, comments, and questions by visiting the Project Page or reaching through the contacts below ▪ Comment Period will be open from July 16 – July 23, 2020 County Staff Project Planner: Michael Cullen
mcullen@arlingtonva.us 703-228-3538
Planning Commission Project Chair: Jane Siegel
janesiegel@icloud.com
County Staff DES Planner: Jane Kim
JSkim@arlingtonva.us 703-228-3732
Planning Commission Project Co-Chair: James Lantelme
jatel@me.com
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Open Space
▪ Plaza design ▪ Landscaping
Transportation
▪ Circulation around the site ▪ Parking ▪ Loading
Project Webpage: https://projects.arlingtonva.us/projects/1820-fort-myer-drive/ Please focus your comments to the following topics:
Community Benefits
▪ Green building ▪ Affordable Housing ▪ Infrastructure Improvements
Construction
▪ Truck hauling routes ▪ Project phasing
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