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?

1. What kind of a place is Brooklyn Park?
2. What is unique about this site?
3. What kinds of development will follow?
4. Where is the center and how does this relate to
   it?
5. Are the buildings at the street or set back?
6. 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