Item 2B: Control Tower Update — original pdf

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CONTROL TOWER DISTRICT BRIEFING Mueller Commission September 11, 2020 1 Agenda • Review of History and Goals • Evolution of the Tower and Site • Control Tower Update • Site Plan Concept and Uses • Next RMMA PIAC, September 11, 2020 2 Control Tower Milestones 1959 1961 1999 2006 2010 2013 2016 2017 2018 2019 Fehr and Granger establish award-winning, modern design Control tower and new terminal opens Mueller Airport closes First community NOEL lighting event Catellus begins work on the tower restoration Kinney & Associates hired as preservation, repurposing architect Donna Carter hired as historic preservation consultant Kinney and Carter begin pursuing historic designation Historic designation secured Catellus issues RFP to market tower district multifamily site RMMA PIAC, September 11, 2020 3 Objectives • If possible, obtain State and City approval for public access to the top of the tower • Maintain existing view corridors from Berkman Drive and John Gaines Park • Honor the tower’s award-winning architecture, where appropriate • Maximize the tower district’s development potential while preserving ample space around the tower footprint for future public uses • Support Mueller’s goals (e.g. neighborhood compatibility, sustainability, fiscal responsibility, revitalization, diversity and economic development), where appropriate • Celebrate the tower’s history and community interest in preserving it RMMA PIAC, September 11, 2020 4 Access Challenges • Access for people with mobility challenges Elevator shaft dimensions do not meet ADA requirements, and does not reach top floors • Adding an another exit option Exit options that are not too close to each other • • • • • Speed to evacuate visitors • Occupancy numbers Fire sprinklers Restrooms RMMA PIAC, September 11, 2020 Tower Interior 5 A View from the Top 5 Control Tower Steps Taken • Structural support study: – 2006: Studio 8, Architectural Engineers Collaborative completed study, updated in 2008 – 2010: Catellus hired Zapalac Reed to restore the tower • Economic reuse feasibility study: – December 2015: Kinney & Associates delivered a report to determine the use limitations of tower:  Significant barriers to use the tower as a public building because access limitations  The tower cannot be listed on the National Register of Historic Places because the adjacent terminal was removed  Local historic designation is possible, which could help secure grants if publicly owned or tax abatement if privately owned RMMA PIAC, September 11, 2020 6 Control Tower Steps Taken • Longer-term considerations for the Control Tower: – Hired Kinney & Associates to continue study, which continues to work through fire egress and ADA concept options in pursuit of City and State approval for public occupancy at the top of the tower – – – – Secured historic zoning designation from the City and historic marker from the State Separated tower land parcel for future, separate ownership Protect views of the control tower Currently planning for iconic landmark with ability for an undetermined future use RMMA PIAC, September 11, 2020 7 Site Plan Concept & Uses RMMA PIAC, September 11, 2020 8 Site Plan Concept & Uses RMMA PIAC, September 11, 2020 6.42-acre total acreage Bordered by: • Sorin (north) • Vaughan (east) • McCurdy (south) • Berkman (west) Mixed-use lots planned as ground leases ≈ 2,500-5,000 square feet of ground-floor retail ≈ 300-350 multifamily residential units possible At least 15% of residential units would be part of Affordable Homes program Good-faith MBE/WBE participation of 20% 9 Site Plan Concept & Uses • Catellus is working with an interested multifamily developer for lots B and C, which is currently conducting due diligence through remainder of 2020 • Architectural nod to former terminal written into design guidelines • Goal to preserve views from John Gaines Park and along parts of Berkman Dr. RMMA PIAC, September 11, 2020 Initial concept only Subject to change without notice 10 Site Plan Concept & Uses RMMA PIAC, September 11, 2020 Initial concept only Subject to change without notice 11 Site Plan Concept & Uses RMMA PIAC, September 11, 2020 12 Site Plan Concept & Uses RMMA PIAC, September 11, 2020 13 Site Plan Concept & Uses RMMA PIAC, September 11, 2020 14 Site Plan Concept & Uses RMMA PIAC, September 11, 2020 15 • Selection of developer for multifamily district site Next • Stakeholder group meeting • Tower Lighting event • Public engagement: – Community meeting – Plaza name celebration – Historic marker celebration RMMA PIAC, September 11, 2020 16 Thank you RMMA PIAC, September 11, 2020 Circa 1959-1961 19