HomeMy WebLinkAboutARB200800131 Staff Report 2008-09-15ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD STAFF REPORT
Project #: Name
ARB- 2008 -131: Albemarle Place
Review Type
Work Session
Parcel Identification
Tax Map 61W, Section 3, Parcels 19A, 23 and 24
Location
Located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Route 29 North and
Hydraulic Road
Zoned
Neighborhood Model District (NMD), Entrance Corridor (EC)
Owner
Albemarle Place EAAP LLC
Applicant
Edens & Avant (Thomas R Gallagher)
Magisterial District
Jack Jouett
Proposal
To develop a 60 -acre site with a mix of uses.
ARB Meeting Date
September 15, 2008
Staff Contact
Margaret Maliszewski
SITE/PROJECT HISTORY
The Albemarle Place rezoning was approved in 2003. The site plan was submitted to the ARB for review by
blocks in 2005 and 2006. Some of the blocks were approved with conditions to be reviewed by staff. None of
the blocks received a Certificate of Appropriateness. The developer of the property has since changed. The new
developer is proposing revisions to the proffers and phasing that were approved with the rezoning, and a
revised site plan will also be submitted. The applicant wants construction to begin at the north end of the
development. Given the history and scope of the project, staff recommended that a work session be held with
the ARB to review the revised conceptual drawings for the first phase of the project.
PROJECT DETAILS
The submittal shows the block at the far north end of the Albemarle Place development. Sheet 1 shows a
perspective view with a pharmacy and a bank along the EC (both of which would have drive- through
structures), and a grocery store beyond the bank to the west. Sheet 2 shows a view of the grocery store and
retail shops that wouldn't be available from the EC. Sheet 3 shows elevations for the grocery store and adjacent
retail spaces. Elevation C on Sheet 3 would not be visible from the EC. Sheet 4 is an enlarged plan of the
northern block. Issues to consider include:
• General architectural character: massing, roof forms
• General color palette /materials
• Window treatments /fake windows
• Visibility of loading areas
• Drive- through structure location
• Rooftop equipment
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