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STUDIO MELEE I 1312 LOCUST, SUITE 100Z I DES MOINES, IOWA 50309
30 May 2019
To: Mr. Ryan Moffatt
Economic Development Coordinator
City of Des Moines, IA
Re: 106 Franklin Avenue
Pyramid Masonry – Commercial Buildings & Site Development
Owner: Pyramid Masonry, Inc.
Applicant: Gabriel Gutzman, President
Architect: Chris Wernimont, AIA – Studio MELEE
Civil Engineer: Michael Murphy, P.E., LEED AP – Larson Engineering
Landscape: Eric Doll, PLA, ALSA – Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company
Mr. Moffatt:
Please consider this letter as submission for the DSM Urban Design Review Board review for the Pyramid Masonry
development at 106 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines, IA. Below is a list of items included with this submission.
Attached to this letter are the following:
o UDRB Application – July 2nd Meeting
o Civil Drawings:
o demo plan, plat of survey, paving plan, grading & erosion control plans, utility plan and details
o Storm Water Management Report
o Architectural Elevations, Model Renderings & Trash Enclosure Drawings
o Landscape Plan
o Photometric Plan
o Lighting Cut Sheets
Thank you for your consideration and your attention given to this project. Please feel free to contact me via phone at
515-460-5431 or email at [email protected] if you have any questions or comments concerning this submission or
if you require more information.
Respectfully submitted,
Christopher P. Wernimont, AIA
STUDIO MELEE I 1312 LOCUST, SUITE 100Z I DES MOINES, IOWA 50309
Project Synopsis:
Project Name: Pyramid Masonry – Commercial Buildings & Site Development
Property Owner: City of Des Moines, IA (current) – Pyramid Masonry, Inc. (future)
Property Developer: Pyramid Masonry, Inc.
Gabriel Gutzman, President
3729 Indianapolis Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50317
Phone: 515.864-8910 (cell)
Email: [email protected]
Civil Engineer: Larson Engineering, Inc.
(Site Plan Preparer) Michael Murphy, P.E.
1001 Office Park Road, Ste. 120
West Des Moines, IA 50265
Phone: 515.225.4377
Email: [email protected]
Architect: Studio MELEE
Chris Wernimont, AIA
1312 Locust Street, Suite 100Z
Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone: 515.460.5431
Email: [email protected]
Landscape: Jeffrey L. Bruce & Company
Eric Doll, PLA, ALSA
699 Walnut Street, Suite 400
Des Moines, IA 50309
Contractor: Pyramid Masonry, Inc.
Project Address: 106 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50314
Parcel Area: 0.77 Acres (33,606 SF)
Area Breakdown: Building 1: 3,600 SF (10.7% of project site)
Building 2: 5,400 SF (16.1% of project site)
Paving: 14,737 SF (43.8% of project site)
Open: 9,869 SF (29.4% of project site)
Legal Description: Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Block 3, Rollinson’s Garden Addition to North Des Moines, now included in
and forming a part of the City of Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.
Zoning: M-1 – Light Industrial
STUDIO MELEE I 1312 LOCUST, SUITE 100Z I DES MOINES, IOWA 50309
Project Schedule: Site Plan Submission – 28 May 2019
Permit Submission – July/August 2019
Construction Start – August/September 2019
Project Completion – Winter 2019/Spring 2020
Project Description: Project will include development of a currently vacant lot at 106 Franklin Ave. The Developer
(Pyramid Masonry) is currently working to purchase the vacant site from the City of Des Moines.
Development of the site will include (2) new masonry & steel buildings; Building 1: 60’x60’ and
Building 2: 60’x90’. Development will also include a masonry dumpster enclosure, new site
utilities, an underground storm water collection system and new landscaping. The development is
following the Central Place Industrial Park development requirements.
Sustainability: Per the development requirements the following four sustainability standards will be incorporated
into the project.
- Bike racks for public use (min. 10% of automobile parking).
- Permeable pavement (min. 30%).
- 50% increase in required landscaping.
- Redevelopment of a previously developed site.
Site Context:
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Proposed Site – 106 Franklin Ave.
Adjacent Property (West)
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Adjacent Property (Northwest)
Adjacent Property (East)
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Adjacent Property (south)