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“A sophisticated urban neighborhood…a place symbolic of California coastal life.”

- Resident’s comment from Discover Santa Monica Guidebook (LUCE)

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June 11, 2012

4th/5th & ARIZONA Downtown

Current Capital Improvement

Projects


Expo Light Rail

• Three stations in Santa Monica

• Bergamot

• 17th Street

• Downtown

• Currently under construction

• Completion Date – 2015/16


Expo Light Rail - Bergamot Station


Expo Light Rail – Colorado/17th Street

Station


Expo Light Rail – Downtown Station 4th Street & Colorado Avenue


The Colorado Esplanade

• Pedestrian Promenade from Expo Terminus Station to Santa Monica Pier

• 40’ Sidewalk, Dedicated Bike Lane and One-Way Westbound Traffic

• Final Design Approval to City Council – Summer, 2012


Civic Projects

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Timeline/Chronology

• ECEC: 2012-2014

• PGW/TS: spring 2012- spring 2014

• Civic Auditorium: winter 2012-spring2014

• Samohi Science and Technology Building: Summer 2011-2014

Projects

• Early Childhood Education Center(ECEC): labschool/childcare facility for 100 infant, toddlers & pre-schoolers operated by SMC

• Palisades Garden Walk/Town Square: 7 acre park

• Civic Auditorium: Renovation of facility

• Samohi Science and Technology Building: replacement of science building with new science classroom building (measure BB)


Currently under construction

Completion scheduled for late 2013

Palisades Garden Walk


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• Currently under construction (to be completed Fall 2013

• 746 Parking spaces

Parking Structure 6


Current Development Projects


The Village

Mixed-Use Project

• 318 Residential Units

• 20,000 SF of Neighborhood-Serving Retail and Restaurants

• Includes completion of Olympic Drive, linking Main Street to Ocean Avenue

• Currently under construction


1318 2nd Street

Mixed-Use Project

• 4-story 56 Residential Units

• Ground Floor Neighborhood-Serving Retail

• Subterranean Parking

• Hearings scheduled for

Fall, 2012


1415 3rd Street

• 10,000 SF New Commercial Building on Third Street Promenade

• Future home of Apple store


401 Broadway

Mixed-Use Project

• 5-story 56 Residential Units

• 2 Basement Levels • 1 level commercial space

• 1 level residential amenities

• Final Approval by City Council in December, 2011

• DA Amendment to Add Subterranean Parking Currently Pending


1427 4th Street

Retail Office Building

Approved July, 2011


1318 4th Street

(AMC Theater)

• 12-Screen Movie Theater

• 2100 SF of Retail Tenant Space

• 1800 SF of Restaurant/Lounge Space open to the public

• EIR Currently Underway

• Hearings scheduled for Winter, 2012


5th and Colorado

Hotel Projects

• 136-room Courtyard Marriott

• 136-roomHampton Inn & Suites

• Council Float-up Approved – April, 2012


• Final Hearings – Spring/Summer 2013

501 Colorado

1554 5th Street


525 Broadway

Mixed-Use Project

• 122 Residential Units • Ground-floor Retail • Subterranean Parking

• Approved - April, 2011


519 Santa Monica

Mixed-Use Project

• 40 Residential Units

• 8500 SF Retail

• Subterranean Parking

• Currently Under Construction


7th & Arizona

Mixed-Use Project

• 106 residential units

• 9000 SF Neighborhood-Serving Retail

• Final Approval by City Council in 2011


710 Wilshire

• 265-room Hotel Project

• 19,000 SF Retail

• Preservation of existing landmark Santa Monica Professionals Building

– Built in 1928

• Final Approval by

City Council –

March, 2012


1447 Lincoln/829 Broadway

Mixed-Use Project • 5-story 196 Residential Units • 12,000 SF of Neighborhood-

Serving Retail

• Currently Under Construction


1650/1660

Lincoln

Mixed-Use Project • 6-story 180 Residential

Units

• 3000 SF of Neighborhood-Serving Retail

• 2 levels subterranean parking

• Hearings Scheduled for Summer/Fall, 2012


Miramar Revitalization Plan

• Corner of Ocean and Wilshire

• Includes retention and rehabilitation of existing Palisades Building and preservation of the

landmark Moreton

Bay Fig Tree.

• 265 hotel rooms

• 120 condo units

• Council Float-Up

Approved April, 2012


• Final Hearings – Spring/Summer 2013


301 Ocean Avenue • Residential Project

• 20 Units

• Approved 2011


4th/5th Arizona: Context

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3rd St. Promenade & Farmers Market

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Community Workshops Visioning Workshops

March 16th 2011

March 24th 2011

Alternatives Workshop

January 26th 2012


What the Community Said Highlights

Open Space flexible gathering space;

seasonally programmable

Animated ground floor uses

Varied balanced mix of uses

Strong Downtown Anchor

compliments existing uses

Easy Mobility & TDM

Sustainable “green” development

Local Serving extends Promenade

vibrancy

Nightlife-friendly

A Special Place creative and iconic


What the Community Said Varying Opinions

Parking

Replacement parking only (339 spaces)

Replacement parking + parking for new uses

Maximize parking

Height

Tall enough to take advantage of ocean views

Tall buildings are O.K. if it allows for more public

benefits – particularly open space

Mix of Uses

Desire for nightlife

Desire for value-oriented retail

Local-serving uses that appeal to families and

people of all ages

Residential


What We Studied - A Range of Potential

Scenarios

• Varied uses, smaller and larger open spaces, varied height options,

stepbacks, setbacks, mass, density, and intensity options,

existing and varied zoning concepts - all in context

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What We Studied - A Range of Scenarios

Varied uses, smaller and larger open spaces, varied height options,

stepbacks, setbacks, mass, density, and intensity options,

existing and varied zoning concepts - all in context

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Scenario 1

Utilize typical development parameters; incorporate

value-oriented retail use with housing above

• Height: 56’; FAR 2.25; Open Space 37,000 SF

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Scenario 2

Full accommodation of existing zoning;

with hotel, office, and residential uses

• Height: 84’/76’; FAR 2.85; Open Space 38,500 SF

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Scenario 3

Optimize FAR with Hotel, office, and residential uses

with standard open space

• Height: 84’/76’/110’; FAR 2.85; Open Space 38,500 SF

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Scenario 4

Optimize open space with additional height;

residential and hotel over retail uses

• Max. Height: 35’/56’/110’; FAR 2.25; Open Space 44,750 SF

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Site can accommodate variety of uses, catalytic

site, opportunity for vibrancy and northern anchor

Flexible outdoor open space: a community benefit

to nurture the opportunity for locals to gather

Height exceptions with great architecture

allow for increased open space

Community benefits can be achieved with right

development configuration


• Community would not support above grade parking

• Subterranean Parking is expensive but desired/needed in

appropriate amount:

$38k - $56k per space;

$21k for automated long term parking

• Shared parking provides

efficiencies and flexibility


Uses with special needs “Value oriented retail” – concerns about compatibility with many

uses

Residential - requires dedicated parking making shared parking less efficient

Benefits by use Retail / Restaurant = sales tax, employment, contributes to overall

Downtown vibrancy

Hotel = employment, TOT revenue, supports restaurants & retail

Office = employment, higher paying jobs, business retention,

business taxes, supports Downtown restaurants & retail, supports

jobs/ housing balance and trip reductions goals

Residential = 24/7 vibrancy, trip reduction, opportunities for stable

residential base


Planning for circulation and alternative transportation

are critical

Realizing great architecture requires communication

and vision


Visioning:

Community

Process • PC

• Downtown

SM Inc.

Develop

Alternatives Staff &

Consultants

Review

Alternatives:

Solicit partner

Council selects

Developer

PC/ Council

Approval of

Program

ANTICIPATED PROCESS

W i n t e r 2 0 1 1 / 2 0 1 2

S p r i n g 2 0 1 2

2 0 1 2 / 2 0 1 3

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Community

Process

• PC

• Downtown

SM Inc.

Downtown Specific Plan

Community

Input

Community

Input

Community

Input

Community

Input

Community

Input

We are here

S u m me r / F a l l 2 0 1 1

Entitlements:

• DA

• Use terms

• EIR/Specific

Plan

Develop

RFQ

Guidelines

S u m m e r 2 0 1 2

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