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Update - West Station Apartments

Isaac Riddle Reports - Full Article @

https://www.buildingsaltlake.com/develop...ommission-with-revised-westside-project/

...The developers originally proposed building two five-story, mixed-use buildings that would have had a combined 247 units. Both buildings in the previous proposal would have wrapped around surface parking on Gertie Avenue and Redwood
Road but would have no engagement with Harold Avenue with surface parking fronting the small through-street.

Because the project is in the TSA-MUEC-T (Transit Station Area Mixed Use Employment Center Transition) zone, the developers were required to go through the Transit Station Area review process. Under the review guidelines, developers wanting
to build within a quarter-mile of a TRAX station must earn at least 125 points before receiving planning approval. Projects that fail to score at least 100 points must go before the Planning Commission for final approvals. Points are rewarded to
project elements that encourage walkability, vibrancy and other pedestrian and transit-friendly design elements.

According to planning documents, the third phase failed to reach the needed 100 points because of how the project engaged with Harold Avenue to the west, which is considered a public street and lacks open space. The developers will be seeking
an exception from the Planning Commission for the zoning requirement that mandates that at least 50 percent of a residential structure be within 5 feet of a public street.

The revised plans still include two five-story buildings but the developers have added an additional 50 units. The units will be a mix of micro, one, two and three-bedroom apartments. The developers also appear to have removed any
proposed commercial uses from the ground floor, instead opting for a lobby, fitness center and 15 one-bedroom walk-up units to occupy the street level. Developers still plan on having surface parking separate the third phase buildings
from Harold Avenue and the project’s first phase building...

Rendering of the southeast corner of the West Station/RR Development Phase III as would be seen from Redwood Road. JZW Architects designed the project. Image courtesy Salt Lake City planning documents.

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