Design Considerations

Design Factors - Overview

Design Considerations

1. Location

2. Scale of Development

3. Site Features

4. Density

5. Image

6. Mix of housing types

7. Mix of uses

8. Timing

Location

1. Not urban

2. Not rural

3. Convenient

4. Established

5. Highest and Best Use

1. Location

2. Scale of Development

2. Scale of Development

Scale

1. Size of the Site

2. 300 current units

3. Allowed scale of development

Carlyle -- 258 units

3. Site Features

Features

1. Shingle Creek

2. Brooklyn Boulevard

3. No topography limitations

4. No known wetland limitations?

5. Access to 694/94

6. City Support

How much density is ok?

What impact does density have?

1. Infrastructure

2. Aesthetics

3. Image

4. Highest and best use

5. Financial impact to City

4. Density

5. Image

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?

What story does the new development tell?

Potential Housing Types

1. Single Family Homes

2. Townhomes

3. Condominiums

4. Mid-Rise

5. High-Rise

6. Mix of Housing Types

7. Mix of Uses

What uses are appropriate

1. Housing?

2. Commercial space?

3. Institutional?

4. Parks?

5. Other ideas?

8. Timing

What is the Development industry doing?

1. Housing

2. Commercial

3. What are the expectations?

4. Who are the potential partners?

5. What is the City’s role?

6. Developers don’t create markets

Recap

Issues to consider

1. Location

2. Scale

3. Site Features

4. Density

5. Image

6. Housing and other uses

7. Timing