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Originally Posted by Ruffhauser

From todays DJC.

http://www.djc.com/news/re/12099290.html

April 11, 2017

4th & Bell Tower design now has large entry atrium

By BRIAN MILLER
Journal Staff Reporter

Developer TeamRise has its second early design guidance meeting next Tuesday for 2302 Fourth Ave. The project is officially called 4th & Bell Tower.

CallisonRTKL and Studio 19 Architects are designing the proposed 24-story building at the corner of Bell Street. That 19,000-square-foot property includes the landmarked Franklin Apartments, which will be preserved.

Planned are 287 units, 8,700 square feet of retail and parking for 204 vehicles on four levels below grade. Parking will be accessed from the alley to the east.

New to the design is a large, prominent entry atrium. The developer calls it a mid-block thoroughfare that “promotes pedestrian interaction on the site, as well as allows for spill-out from retail spaces within the project. It also promotes an activated alley.” The city has converted most of Bell Street to a landscaped, pedestrian friendly woonerf, which connects to the alley.

The revised design includes a two-story brick facade on the north podium.