Flanking this centerpiece on the blocks to the east and west are smaller commercial buildings that could each provide approximately 5,000 square feet of space. A new parking structure and some surface parking is included adjacent to Santa Fe. Approximately 600 spaces would be available in this option.
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Target Area Development Option B - Pros (+) & Cons (-)
- Provides dramatic new development along Murdock (+)
- Blends potential hospital uses with residential neighborhood (+)
- Introduces significant amount of new park space (+)
- School and small business center are retained (+)
- Senior housing located in close proximity to the hospital (+)
- Parking is buffer between railroad tracks and neighborhood (+)
- Structured parking is an expense for which the hospital/City may not be prepared (-)
- School parking relocated to surface lot at Pine and Santa Fe (-)
- Hospital employees and users may not prefer to park in structured lots - perception of difficulty/safety (-)
- Surface parking for hospital users may seem too remote from the hospital (-)
- Costs associated with park space development are not immediately recoverable (-)
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Target Area Development Option C
Option C is a compromise proposal because it provides attached townhomes and detached single family homes. By reconfiguring the properties along Pine to face onto the street and closing Pine at St. Francis, the residential neighborhood becomes slightly more isolated; but redirecting those buildings allows the railroad tracks and commercial uses along Murdock to be screened from the residences. It also allows properties on the north side of Pine to front onto a new park space created along Pine between Topeka and Emporia. This was the preferred option that drove the preparation of the long-term land use recommendations.
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The 20 single family homes (on 5,600 square foot lots) and the 41 townhomes (up to 2,000 square feet) are the same size as in options A and B; but the overall density would be approximately 9-10 d.u.a. which resembles Hampton Place, a project in Louisville.
Two apartment buildings fronting onto Topeka and one on St. Francis would offer approximately 16 units on three floors. A second group of four apartment buildings south of the park could house approximately 20 units in nearly 15,000 square feet of space on three floors.