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3-27-1997 3=22PM FROM MSP REAL ESTATE. INC. 612 336 4555 E'. 'I r 411 PROJECT DESCRIPTION Silver Lake Commons Apartments is being proposed on the property at the Northwest corner of County Road I and Highway 10. The property is conveniently located close to shopping centers, support services, the library, a city park, and public transportation. The property will be comprised of 28 brand new three- and four-bedroom townhomes in four two-story clusters. The property will also contain 40 totally rehabilitated one- and two-bedroom apartments in two three-story buildings. The two separate properties will be unified into one property with a shared entryway, single professional management company, and common design elements. We have designed this property to maximize greenspace and operate as one apartment community. The combined site is in excess of 4.5 Acres, and will have its main entryway and signage on Highway 10. We have designed a generous greenspace and play area protected from Highway 10 by three building clusters. The site will also contain a management/leasing office to allow for on-site management The old garages of the existing apartment complex will be demolished, 411 and new garages will be built to allow for more efficient traffic patterns and to provide additional greenspace. The 28 new townhomes will contain 26 three-bedroom units and two four-bedroom units. Each townhome will have an attached single car garage, washer/dryer hook-ups, 1% baths, large eat-in kitchen, gas-fired, forced-air furnace, and a full compliment of appliances including dishwasher, disposal, refrigerator and range. The three-bedroom townhomes are generously sized at 1,320 sq. ft and the four-bedroom townhomes are 1,470 sq. ft. Each townhome is two-stories, and the buildings will be clustered in groups of six and eight units. The 40 totally rehabilitated apartment units will contain 16 one-bedroom units and 24 two- bedroom units. Our rehabilitation plan is to substantially change the character of these apartment buildings so they look and feel brand new. To accomplish this we plan to remove the mansard roof system, and replace them with more attractive hip roofs. We plan to retain the bricks and replace the wood siding with low maintenance vinyl. All of the windows will also be replaced, with the result being that the apartments will have an all new look from the outside. Our plan is to use similar colors on both the townhomeand apartment exteriors, so the perception will be that this is one property. We plan to demolish the existing garages, and build 40 new and re- configured garages to make traffic flow more efficient, provide each apartment with its own garage, and improve the overall aesthetics of the property. We will also re-configure the parking areas to add more greenspace. in front of the apartments. The apartment interiors will also be totally renovated so residents will feel as though they are living in new units. We will replace • carpets,vinyl, kitchen cabinets, counters, appliances, air conditioners, light fixtures, furnaces and water heaters. The result will be a property that looks and feels like new.