East Lansing Park District Charrette #3

EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3

EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3

Tonight’s Agenda & Introductions

■Overview of project and schedule

■Recap of Charrette #1 & MSU Design Workshop

■Recap of Charrette #2 & influence on alternatives

■Presentation of alternatives

■Discussion■Next steps

■DTN Management─ Colin Cronin

■LSL Planning─ Brad Strader─ Sherrin Hood

■Concept Design─ Tom Tooley

■Truscott Rossman─ Joe Manzella

■Bergmann Associates─ Todd Arend

EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3

Project Schedule

1. Charrette #1: Preliminary Visioning Workshop

2. MSU Student Design Project

3. Charrette #2: Design Workshop

4. Charrette #3: Present Alternatives For Feedback

5. Refinement and Present Site Plan and Development Agreement to City Council in December 2013

VISION

ALTERNATIVES

FINAL PLAN

EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3

Design Parameters / “Givens”Redevelopment Needs■ Demo buildings■ Upgrade utilities■ Remove brownfield

contamination■ Financially feasible

■ Improve street circulation and connections to downtown

■ Flexibility to meet market needs for a financially viable development

EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3

Potential Uses

■ Mid-rise residential■ Office space■ Hotel■ Urban grocery

■Restaurants/cafes■Retail■900 ± parking

spaces

EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3

Recap of Charrette #1

■ What is most important to you?─ A highly walkable

district─ Mixed use─ Attractive

streetscape and gathering spaces

■ What would you like to see?

Recap of Charrette #1Preferred Images

EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3

Mixed-Use Farmers Market Public Spaces

Urban GroceryParking GarageStreetscape

EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3

Recap of Charrette #2Master Plan Exercise■Place stickers where

you’d like to see each use

■Sketch concept plans

EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3

Recap of Charrette #2Public Realm Exercise■Sketch concept plans

for public realm/amenities

EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3

Recap of Charrette #2Massing Exercise■Place blocks to

reflect where you’d like to see each use

■Stack blocks to reflect the scale/density of buildings

After Charrette #2…

■Design team explored and refined ideas into 4 concepts and then 2 “practical alternatives”─ Street alignments (Albert, Evergreen, Valley Court)─ Location of “anchor uses”─ Access for hotel, loading, parking deck─ Public plazas and streetscape─ People’s Church access and preservation of

Memorial Garden─ Building arrangements/heights─ View/access to Valley Court Park─ Location of Farmers Market

EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3

EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3

Concepts

A

B

CENTRAL PLAZA/ACCESS TO

PARK REALIGN EVERGREEN

LOCATION OF FARMERS

MKT. DUAL RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3

Alternatives

C

D

HOTEL @ ABBOT/GRAND RIVER

EVERGREEN/

VALLEY CT.

REALIGNED

FARMERS MARKET LOCATIO

NRETAIL/

RESIDENTIAL @ ABBOT/ALBERT

Option #1

EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3

Option #1 – Example Images

EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3

Option #2

EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3

Option #2 – Example Images

EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3

Discussion on Practical Options

EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3

Option #1 Option #2

■ Split into 4 groups & use post-its to identify features you like best on each alternative:─ Street realignment─ Pedestrian Paths

─ Land use locations─ Public spaces─ Building massing─ Park edges─ Neighborhood edges

EAST LANSING PARK DISTRICT – CHARRETTE #3

Next Steps

1. Charrette #1: Preliminary Visioning Workshop

2. MSU Student Design Project

3. Charrette #2: Design Workshop

4. Charrette #3: Present Alternatives For Feedback

5. Refinement and Present Site Plan and Development Agreement to City Council in December 2013

VISION

ALTERNATIVES

FINAL PLAN