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LaValle Fields - Apartment Concept Plan Page 4 The PUD conditions require a trail connection to the existing trail on the senior housing property to Upper 1460' Street to access Lions Park. This has not been shown on the concept plan. There are sidewalks shown within the plan connecting the buildings to the openspace in the center of the site. There seems to be a lot of space within the concept plan that is not used efficiently. It is good that there is a common open space between the buildings, but the buildings could better be oriented to relate to each other and create a large common area with several amenities. Building Architecture The applicant has provided building elevations and renderings of the proposed apartment building A, but has not shown a concept for building B. The applicant has stated that the building materials for building A will be a combination of various types of stone with cement board siding or other comparable siding material. The plans show a pitched roof with dormers along the sides. There are gables periodically along the walls over entrances and in-between. The colors are generally good, but the number of different colors should be reduced and be comprised of compatible earth tones. The building could provide deeper overhangs and include a combination of horizontal and vertical siding design. There was not a calculation submitted for the amount of stone versus other building materials, but it appears more stone needs to be added meet the required ratio of 50% per the performance standards for multi -family residential developments. The plans show the fagade being broken up with horizontal projections and a combination of building materials. There are windows along the sides of the building projections. There is a significant main entrance to the building, including secondary entrances that are visible and clearly defined. The horizontal projections at the secondary accesses into the building could be extended vertically to the third floor, instead of only being on the first floor. Multiple breaks in the roofline, as encouraged in the Multi -Family Design Guidelines, may help further break up the facade. To accomplish four-sided architecture, the back of the building will need some work. It is lacking vertical projections that are created on the front of the building. The back of the building will be very visible from the west along 147th Street. Although there are some good elements in the architecture of the building, it does not eliminate the look of a very long building. The walls of the building, even with the decks and projections at the entrances, are still generally flat and long. Building B, if designed well, could help break up the massing of Building A, but that is unknown at this time and it remains unclear whether the building would be built. Apartment Management and Amenities The applicant has stated that building A would be owned and managed by ARMC Properties. They have stated that there would be on-site management and underground parking. The amenities for the apartments that the applicant has listed in the narrative are, a spa/exercise room, community room, attached deck, and dog park. The applicant is showing a gazebo in the center common space, as well as a play area/basketball court on the north end of the site. The center common space would need more than a gazebo to be a valued amenity to the project. If the applicant wants to provide additional common space for