APPROVAL OF MINUTES

The minutes of the regular meeting of July 1, 2019, were presented for approval

RICHARD LINTZ – MOTION TO APPROVE JULY 1, 2019 MINUTES. CAROLYN GAIDIS – SECOND

MOTION UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY THE BOARD. 4-0

2 CONCEPTUAL REVIEW

CHAIRMAN LICHTENFELD NOTES THAT THIS IS FOR CONCEPTUAL REVIEW ONLY AND SO THE APPLICANT MAY GET FEEDBACK FROM THE BOARD AND THE PUBLIC.

8015 – 8049 FORSYTH BOULEVARD – CONCEPTUAL REVIEW – NEW MIXED USE

Director Susan M. Istenes summarizes the following staff report: “The 56,951-square-foot site is located on the north side of Forsyth Boulevard between North Brentwood Boulevard and North Meramec Avenue. The properties located at 8015 - 8027 Forsyth Boulevard have a zoning designation of HDC High Density Commercial District and are within the Downtown Core Overlay District. The property located at 8049 Forsyth Boulevard has a zoning designation of Planned Unit Development. The site is currently made up of five parcels improved with two-story buildings and surface parking. Adjacent land uses include a Special Development District with office/commercial to the west and office/ retail uses to the north, east and south. On January 9, 2018, the Board of Aldermen granted the then applicant, Flaherty & Collins Development, Inc., a Planned Unit Development for the construction of a new 22 story mixed-use building to be known as Shaw Park Tower located at 8049 Forsyth Boulevard. That project has not been developed and this new project is proposed.

The new project consists of the demolition of the existing parking lot and structures and the construction of a 427,000-square-foot, 14-story mixed-use building containing 195,000 square feet of commercial office space and 245,000 square feet of structured parking providing 778 parking spaces for use by the tenants and the public. On the top of the east side of the parking structure, a roof top terrace garden is proposed. Ground floor retail fronting Brentwood Boulevard and portions of Forsyth Avenue is proposed; however, the applicant did not indicate the amount of ground floor retail in terms of area. The proposed building will be constructed of precast concrete panels and window walls. Access to the parking structure on site is proposed from the existing east-west alley off of Brentwood Boulevard.

The project will be developed as a Planned Unit Development (PUD) and will require public hearings before the Plan Commission and the Board of Aldermen. Portions of the property have a zoning designation of Downtown Core Overlay with a base zoning of High Density Commercial District. The Downton Core Overlay seeks to maintain a retail center development pattern and foster a pedestrian friendly environment. The remainder of the property has a PUD zoning designation. A project in this zoning district is eligible for rezoning to a PUD when the development includes two of five listed use categories and exceeds the maximum height permitted or the maximum floor area ratio (FAR) permitted. This project qualifies by proposing retail and office along with a proposed height of 14-storeis and a FAR of 7.94. The proposed commercial building also surpasses the minimum 50,000-square- foot building space requirement for a PUD.

The property is located in the Park View District as identified in the Downtown Clayton Master Plan. The vision of the Park View District is “high and mid-rise buildings along the eastern and northern edges of Shaw Park that capitalize on the exceptional views of and adjacency to the park.” The proposed development and design appears to create an active pedestrian oriented street environment along Forsyth and Brentwood Boulevards.

STAFF CONSIDERATIONS:

A project of this scale requires a thorough staff review prior to a public hearing. The project will be reviewed and is subject to comments by the Planning, Public Works, and Fire Departments, and also the City’s contracted consultants for landscaping, architecture, stormwater management, traffic and parking. Staff recommends that the Plan Commission/Architectural Review Board consider the proposal and provide input. This is conceptual review

Staff recommends that the Plan Commission/Architectural Review Board consider the proposal and provide input. This is conceptual review

3 only and therefore any comments made in this report or at the meeting, either by the applicant, staff, or the Board/Commission members, are not binding. Staff offers the following comments based on the conceptual plans presented:

Planning: