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02/21/01 14:44 FAX 763 377 7089 DUNBAR DEVLPMNT a003 <br /> 02/21/01 WED 11:40 FAX 612 332 5425 NEB ARCHITECTS 444 DDC 01001 <br /> MILLER <br /> STERBNECK MEMORANDUM <br /> BERGER,INC <br /> ARCHITECTS&PLANNERS <br /> 1201 HAWTHORN,AVENUE <br /> MINNEAPOLIS,MN 55403 <br /> (612)33.5420 t FAX(612)0i-5425 <br /> i-5425 <br /> COMM.NO.: 0005 DATE: 06 February,2001 <br /> RE: Orono Apartment Homes <br /> TO: Frank Dunbar <br /> BY: Wilt Berger <br /> I reviewed with Bill Sharbono of Loucks the options for potentially reducing the height of the retaining wall <br /> along the front of the senior building. They are as follows: <br /> Option 1: Omitting the path <br /> The path is 6' wide and the omission of the path could reduce the height of the wall along its entire l•ttngth <br /> by approximately 2'. <br /> Option 2: Move the building to the north. <br /> For every 3' the building moves to the north the wall height could be reduced by approximately 1'. <br /> Option 3: Reduce the elevation of the building <br /> Push it down into the site. Right now the soil on the site is pretty well balanced and reducing the elevation <br /> of the garage level would requite exporting significant amounts of dirt. This would begin to offset the <br /> savings of the retaining wall. The other down side is that the units towards the office building would be <br /> looking more and more into a sloped condition. <br /> Option 4: Omit the service road and allow circulation to drive through the parking <br /> This could potentially reduce the wall height by approximately 7', and allow more area in the front for <br /> landscaping. <br /> Give me a call if you have any further questions. <br />