SITE PLAN AREA Met Park 4/5 The Bartlett Met Park 3 The Acadia Met Park 2 The Millennium Met Park 6 Site Area (122,368 sf) Met Park 1 The Gramercy Met Park 7 and 8 2
SUBJECT SITE Existing Use: Pentagon Industrial Center warehouse 3
SUBJECT SITE 4
METROPOLITAN PARK PHASES 1-3 5
GLUP DESIGNATION GLUP ¾ High-Medium Residential and ¼ Medium Office-Apartment-Hotel 6
ZONING DESIGNATION C-O-2.5 Commercial Office Building, Hotel and Apartment Districts 7
PENTAGON CITY PDSP PDSP Approved 1976 Amended through November 2013 Approximately 112 acres Estimated 2.23 FAR Metropolitan Park PDSP Parcel 3 3,212 residential units 100,000 sq. ft. retail Estimated 5.21 FAR 8
PROPOSED PROJECT Uses 577 residential units 9,665 sq. ft. ground floor retail Density 4.69 FAR Building Height 22-stories (257.6 ft.) Parking 483 spaces 9
METROPOLITAN PARK DESIGN GUIDELINES 10
REVISIONS TO THE DESIGN GUIDELINES F R A M E W O R K P L A N E X I S T I N G P R O P O S E D 11
REVISIONS TO THE DESIGN GUIDELINES C O N C E P T U A L G R O U N D L E V E L P L A N E X I S T I N G P R O P O S E D 12
REVISIONS TO THE DESIGN GUIDELINES S T R E E T C L A S S I F I C A T I O N E X I S T I N G P R O P O S E D 13
REVISIONS TO THE DESIGN GUIDELINES P R O P O S E D 14
PHASE 6 OPEN SPACE ELEMENTS S. EADS STREET STREETSCAPE PUBLIC COURTYARD CENTRAL PARK EXTENSION 15
METROPOLITAN PARK CENTRAL PARK EXTENSION PDSP Condition from Met Park 3 (February 2009) Calls for the developer of Metropolitan Park Phase 6 to participate in a public planning process for the Central Park area associated with Phase 6 to: Identify and assess the community s recreational needs and interests Make revisions to the park s design, or reaffirm the existing design Allow for changes to be made to the original design and uses prescribed for the park space in the Design Guidelines if deemed appropriate by the public process 16
COUNTY MANAGER RECOMMENDATIONS County Board motion approved with Phase 4/5 site plan: Request the County Manager to provide recommendations regarding the design of the South Eads Street linear park and building orientation issues of the Metropolitan Park Design Guidelines for Phases 6-8 of the Metropolitan Park Development. PHASE 4/5 EADS STREET CONCEPT COMPLETED PHASE 4/5 EADS STREET FRONTAGE 17
EADS STREET DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS PHASE 4/5 FRONTAGE ON EADS STREET PHASE 6 FRONTAGE ON EADS STREET 18
EADS STREET DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS Streetscape Streetscape design quality should be greater than or equal to that provided for in Phase 4/5 Maintain minimum clear zones, but allow flexibility in passive use/landscape zones Maintain pedestrian circulation from the curb and coordinate street furniture, as provided in DES standards and specifications Consistency in streetscape furnishings, material palette, and lighting between phases Variety in seating types and flexible spaces Landscape Maximize tree canopy and encourage species diversity Maximize soil volume Use landscaping to frame views, enforce circulation, and define spaces for public use Encourage three dimensional landscape areas 19
EADS STREET CONCEPT 12 ±23.5 PROPOSED PHASE 6 EADS STREET SECTION 20
BUILDING ORIENTATION ISSUES S. EADS STREET 21
BUILDING ORIENTATION ISSUES Recommendations Consistent building line on South Eads Street Building height and massing should take building orientation of previous phases into consideration Building heights should vary along Eads Street and compliment previous phases through building taper from taller building mass across secondary streets Orientation should include massing strategies that reinforce the division of the building into base, shaft, and crown sections 22
REQUESTED MODIFICATIONS Parking Compact ratio increase from 15% allow to 17.6% Residential parking ratio reduction from 1.125 spaces per unit to 0.83 spaces per unit Retail parking reduction to require no retail parking spaces Density Exclusions Total area: 19,936 square feet Above-grade vertical shafts (9,035 square feet) Below-grade mechanical/utility and storage areas (10,901 square feet) Building Setbacks Building setbacks less than 50 feet from the centerline of adjacent streets and 25 feet from the right-of-way 23
COMMUNITY BENEFITS Public Art Option of: $75,000 contribution or commissioned public art on-site Affordable Housing Option of: $3,507,033 AHIF contribution or providing 23 on-site affordable units Open Space Completed Central Park Public courtyard space Transportation Streetscape improvements on S. Eads Street and 13 th Street S. Enhanced streetscape on S. Eads Street Construction of 14 th Street S. and eastern Elm Street segments Enhanced TDM package Utilities Site undergrounding improvements $147,867 Utility Fund contribution Sustainable Design LEED Silver certification Energy reporting In-Building First Responder Network 24
COMMUNITY REVIEW PROCESS SPRC March 22 & 25, 2016 Walking Tour March 28, 2016 April 25, 2016 May 12, 2016 May 26, 2016 June 16, 2016 Central Park Planning Process April 6, 2016 Online Survey : April 7 April 22 Eads Street Design Recommendations April 6, 2016 Central Park Meeting May 12, 2016 SPRC June 16, 2016 SPRC Parks and Recreation Commission May 24, 2016 (Central Park concept) June 28, 2016 Transportation Commission June 30, 2016 (recommended approval 10-0-1) Planning Commission July 6, 2016 Recommended to: 1. Adopt the County Manager recommendations for Eads Street design and building orientation issues (9-0) 2. Approve the PDSP amendment for the purpose of revising Condition #54 (9-0) 3. To approve the final site plan for Metropolitan Park 6 (8-1) 25
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS The applicant has worked with staff and community process participants to evolve the project to a level that is consistent with the adopted plans and policies applicable to development on this site Consistent with the GLUP designation Consistent with the Pentagon City PDSP Consistent with the Metropolitan Park Design Guidelines The project includes delivery of three distinct open space areas: o o o Completion of the Central Park Public courtyard open space Enhanced streetscape along S. Eads Street 26
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS 1. Accept the County Manager s recommendations regarding the design of the South Eads Street streetscape and building orientation issues of the Metropolitan Park Design Guidelines for Phases 6-8 of the Metropolitan Park Development 2. Adopt the ordinance to approve an amendment to the Pentagon City PDSP (SP #105) for the purpose of revising Condition #54 to allow consideration of building heights up to 22 stories within the Metropolitan Park development, subject to the conditions of the ordinance. 3. Adopt the ordinance to approve the Metropolitan Park 6 Final Site Plan (#105; SP-9) subject to the conditions of the ordinance. 27