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TheGatewayProject703LouisvilleRoad
• 1.64acres• RIP‐DZoningCategory• 140proposedstudent‐orientedapartmentunits(164allowed)• 173proposedparkingspacesproposed(140required)• Lessthan1/2ofFreightDepotbuildingtobepreserved
TheGatewayProject– OriginalSitePlan
TheGatewayProject– Location
TheGatewayProject– KeyFeatures• ConnectivitytoCanal
DistrictMasterPlan• ConnectivitytoHistoric
Districts• Enhancementof
LouisvilleRoad• Not “Student‐oriented
Housing”• NumberofBedrooms/
BedsperDwelling• Numberofoff‐street
parkingspacesperBedroom
• UnlikelytoberemovedfromCitytaxrolls
• ImprovedSavannah‐OgeecheeCanal• Beautifiedcanalwall• Improveddrainage
PortionofCanalDistrictMasterPlancirca2016bySottile&Sottile
CONNECTIVITY:excellentwalkscore,generousbicycleparkingandatransitstop‐‐plusthecanalwalkwaythatwillconnecttotheCanalDistrictwhenfullycompleted
TheGatewayProject– Connectivity
LouisvilleRoadwillbeimprovedtobecomeacompleteurbanstreet
TheGatewayProject– LouisvilleRoad
TheGatewayProjectwillembracetheSavannah‐OgeecheeCanalviaabeautifiedcanalwallandimprovedregionaldrainage
TheGatewayProject– ImprovedCanal
PartofCanalDistrictsystem100yearconveyance
Canalwideningandedging
• 255market‐rateapartmentdwellings
• 6‐ 7storiesinheight
• Includes2parkinglevelswith357spaces• 1.4spacesperunit– 40%morethanthe1spaceperunitrequiredbyRIP‐Dzoning
• ADAaccessible;transitconnected
• 70%lotcoverage• Withinthe75%maximumrequiredbyRIP‐Dzoning
• FEMAfloodzonecompliant
• Addsmorethan4,100TreeQualityPoints
• WillmeetorexceedallCitydevelopmentstandards
TheGatewayProject– Details
• ApprovedbyCityCouncil11/20/18
• WEDPtopurchasesurplusCitylandalongCanalforFMV• PSAexecuted2/21/19;Expectedtocloseby4/3/19
• WEDPtocontribute>$1.5millioninimprovementstothecanalwall
TheGatewayProject– DevelopmentAgreement
TheGatewayProject– CanalWallImprovements
WEDPwillspendaminimumof$1.5milliononimprovementstothecanalwall
• Buildingnowvacant• Originallyconstructedin1929• Notprotectedbyanylocalhistoric
districtordemolitionrestrictions• Siteisnot ontheNationalRegisterof
HistoricPlaces• Independenthistoricalconsultant
BrockingtonandAssociatesconcludedthatthebuildinghadbeenalteredsomuchthatitwasnolongerNRHPeligible.
TheGatewayProject– SeaboardFreightDepot
• Environmentallycontaminatedbrownfieldsite• Willrequireextensiveremediation
underneathexistingbuilding• WEDPisworkingwithStateHistoric
PreservationOffice(SHPO)andU.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers(USACE)toensureadequatemitigationforpartialremovalofdepotbuilding
TheGatewayProject– SeaboardFreightDepot
TheGatewayProject– MPCRecommendationMetropolitanPlanningCommission
• Heardmatteron1/29/19
• RecommendedAPPROVAL subjecttofollowingconditions:
1) Unitmix(breakdownofbedrooms)
2) 20%GreenspaceRequirement
3) Greeninfrastructure/low‐impactstormwatermanagementtechniques
4) Elevations/Renderingsofproject
5) ComplywithMPC’sdocumentationpoliciespriortoremovalofbuilding
6) Incorporatesomeaspectofhistoricbuildingintodesignofnewbuildingandallowforhistoricmaterialstobesalvaged
TheGatewayProject– RelocationofHeadHouse
• 46’x46’“HeadHouse”ofdepotbuildingwillbepreservedandrelocatedintact toNEcornerofproperty,adjacenttoSavannah‐OgeecheeCanalandLouisvilleRoad
• NewlocationfeaturesHeadHousemoreprominentlyasentrancetoCanalDistrict• HeadHousewillbeplacedabove FEMAfloodplane(currentlocationis2.5’below)• RelocatedHeadHousewillserveasleasingofficeforGatewayProject• PartialremovalofdepotbuildingconsistentwithsiteplanapprovedbyCityCouncilin2016
SOLUTION:RELOCATETHE“HEADHOUSE”OFTHEDEPOTBUILDING
• Localrelocationcontractor:RKConstruction&Development
• HeadHousewillbeplacedonraisedandstablefoundationsabovetheFEMAfloodplain
• Relocationwillallowenvironmentalremediationofcurrentbuildingsite
• UndertakenatWEDP’sexpense
TheGatewayProject– RelocationofHeadHouse
BEFORE– ViewofsitefromRoundhousegrounds.
TheGatewayProject– RelocationofHeadHouse
AFTER– GatewayProjectwithrelocatedHeadHouseinfrontalongcanal
TheGatewayProject– RelocationofHeadHouse
InadditiontorelocationofHeadHouse,WEDPwilltakefollowingmitigationactions:• PartialDeconstructionofremainderof
depotbuildingwillallowre‐useofsalvagedelements(bricks,ironwork)
• PhotographicArchival• AsrequestedbySHPO
• “CommunityRoom”• Willbemadeavailabletoarea
communityorganizations
TheGatewayProject– AdditionalMitigation
• Willhaveprojection/soundsystem
• MeasureddrawingstobepreparedbyGMShay andfurnishedtotheCityArchives• AsrequestedbyMPCStaff
• HistoricalMarkertobeerectedtocommemoratesite• GatewayProjectwillbefullycompliantwithNationalHistoricPreservationAct• OngoingcoordinationwithSHPO,U.S.CorpsofEngineers,MPCStaff
RevisedandupdatedsiteplanforTheGatewayProjecthasbeensubmittedtosupersedethesiteplanforthestudenthousingprojectapprovedin2016
• Note the terra cotta red square showing where the Head House will be saved and relocated
TheGatewayProject– ProposedSitePlan
TheGatewayProject– DueDiligence• HydrologyStudiesofSavannah‐OgeecheeCanal
• EngineeringforCanalWall
• SitePlan
• Geotechnical
• Architectural/Design
• Legal/Title
• WetlandsImpacts
• CulturalResources
• Environmental
• HistoricPreservation
RESULT:ClosedonpurchaseofPropertyinApril2018PurchasePrice=+/‐ $3million
• Leading the way for the future of Savannah’s Canal District – completion in 2020• First private development in the Canal District
TheGatewayProject