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