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City of St.Anthony Village-Livable Communities Demonstration Account Award Application 2000 4 • Project Components/Threshold Criteria Proposed Densities. According to the City's Comprehensive Plan,the average density for the city as a whole is 3.2 units per acre of single-family, and 16 units per acre of multi-family residential, both of which exceed the LCA benchmarks of 2.3-2.9 units per acre and 13-15 units per acre respectively. A market research analysis will be conducted to'determine what types and densities of housing should be provided in the redevelopment area. The City supports the provision of all types of life-cycle housing for every income level. Mix of Uses. The redevelopment area currently possesses more than four types of land uses within one-quarter mile of each other: residential (single- and multi-family), retail, office, industrial, institutional and open. Much of the land area is underutilized: the Salvation Army Camp site is vacant as is much of Apache Plaza, and linkages, especially pedestrian and transit, need to be provided and strengthened. An high-quality single-family neighborhood of approximately 40 households is situated between the two sites. Multi-family is located across the street, south of Silver Lane (north of . Apache Plaza) and east of Silver Lake Road (east of Apache Plaza), which is the western edge of a 140-acre neighborhood of mixed uses, including industrial, office, retail and institutional, in addition to single family, twin homes and multi-family residential. A predominately single-family residential neighborhood (over three units per acre) of similar size is located south of Apache Plaza. Housing Mix and Integration. The redevelopment area consists of a variety of housing types: high-quality single-family bordering the southern edge of Silver Lake, and multi-family along corridors and adjacent to retail, industrial, and office, serving as a buffer for the modest single-family homes located on smaller urban lots. The City seeks to provide a greater variety of affordable and life-cycle housing and will conduct a detailed market analysis as part of the master planning for this area. • Employment Proximity. The redevelopment area lies within Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZ) 1034 and 1036 which, according to the Metropolitan Council, contain a population of 692 (350 households) and 1,230 jobs. Projected population for 2010 is 700 (365 households) and 1,300 jobs. Out of all the TAZs in St. Anthony Village, TAZ 1036 contains the highest employment numbers. TAZ 1035, which is contiguous to 1036 on the east, contains a population of 1,968 (1,000 households)and 550 jobs. The projected population for 2010 is 2,050 (1,035 households) and 570 jobs. The redevelopment area contains industrial, retail and office/services uses and is located directly east of industrial uses fronting the railroad and a few institutional uses. More jobs will be created with redevelopment of the almost entirely vacant Apache Plaza. Since a developer has approached the City about adaptive reuse of at least a portion of Apache Plaza for office and high-tech, which traditionally provides higher paying jobs than does retail, the City would like to enhance this type of development by planning for supportive uses that will integrate seamlessly with existing uses surrounding Apache Plaza. •