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#05*3081 Stoiicbay Lofts January 13,200S Pace 3 Building Location and Design Changes Tills new proposal by applicant’s architect Bruce Lelu cr includes many of the elements of llie plan reviewed by the Planning Commission in October2004, but also incoiporales a number of design revisions that were suggested during the October review. Note that: The original approval was for two buildings connected only by the underground parking level, with aterrace level providing significant separation between the two buildings. Tlie current plan, similar to the October2004 plan, connects the two wings above ground. Wliat originally appeared as two separated perpendicular buildings will now appear as a single L-shaped building. To address the Planning Commission’s past comments about reducing the perceived building height and massing, the profile of the southerly wing has been reduced to two levels at the west and east ends, and varyingpeak heights have been added. Highest building peak hei^it, at elev. 1071.33 ’, is liigher tlian tlie 1066.8' peak originally approved in 2002, due in part to the use of 9' ceilings and in part to site drainage considerations that required the lowest floor elevation be raised 3 feet. The current plan’s higliest individual peak is 3 feet lower than the continuous peak reviewed in October. 3) The elevation plans incorporate a variety of facade elements and materials wliich help to visually break up the 376' length of the building. The garage level now has a single entrance/exit point, at the east end of the building. A lower- level party room, patio, exercise room and hot tub room have been incoiporated at the interior comer of the garage level, reducing the possible number of stalls in the garage level. 5) The west wing completely meets the 80' setback from the adjacent Public Works site as was originally required, with no encroachment of building elements oi decks. Building Design and Location One Building vsTwo Buildings. Tlie two originally proposed 3-story buildings were perpendicular, the fiont building parallel to Kelley Parkway being approximately 260' long by 75' wide, and the peipendicular building being approximately230'x 75'. These were to share a below-grade garage that connected the two buildings, but were visually separated by a distance of about 40-45' above ground. The layout provided for a tciracc between the two buildings, over the garage, providing clear visual separation between the two buildings, which helped to reduce the visual bulk and massing of the two structures.