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City <br /> <br />River <br /> <br />Open House Comment Form <br /> <br /> JUNE 2003 .... ~ <br />~,~oumtown .Elk ~River's. Role. <br /> _ As a Vital Retail, Commercial and Residential Area. <br /> <br />Primary Goal of Downtown <br />Revitalization Project: <br />To assure the long-term viability of downtown by mak- <br />ing a connection to the rest of the community and by <br />utilizing the riverfront location. Redevelopment will <br />enhance downtown Elk River's role as a residential, <br />retail and commercial area and also revitalize invest- <br />ment in the downtown business district. <br /> <br />Development Objectives: <br />· Mixed use (residential/retail/service) <br />· Consideration of the historic context study results <br />· Strengthen connection to the community <br />· Traditional downtown design elements <br />· Brick, stucco, stone materials with visual breaks in <br /> the building design <br />· Increased residential density <br />· Pedestrian orientation <br />· Increase exposure to the riverfront <br />· Recognize those buildings that have potential for <br /> rehabilitation <br />· Replace market/economic obsolete buildings <br />· Multiple types of housing products (i.e. town- <br /> homes, senior rental coops, market rate <br /> apartments) <br /> <br />BLUFF BLOCK DEVELOPMENT <br /> <br /> BLUFF BLOCK DEVELOPMENT: <br />-- 10,000 s.f. commercial on first floor along <br /> Main Street <br />-- 52 units of for-sale housing <br />-- 3 and 4 stories <br />-- 70-80 below grading parking stalls for housing <br /> & commercial residents <br />-- Connection to City's Riverwalk development <br /> <br /> JACKSON BLOCK DEVELOPMENT: <br />-- 10,000 s.f. commercial on first floor along <br /> Jackson Street and at the corner of Jackson <br /> and Main <br />-- 32 units rental housing <br />-- 3 stories <br />-- Up to 66 below grade parking units for housing <br /> residents and commercial, 18 surface units, and <br /> 9 additional on-street parking spaces <br /> <br />JACKSON BLOCK DEVELOPMENT <br /> <br /> <br />