I believe there is much positive momentum in this proposal. My main concerns lie as such:
-Protect the Curtis Block. It is a historic building that the city has been a bad caretaker of since they took possession. Please, please, please require that the building stays standing.
-Affordable housing: We need to ensure that there is 2-3 bedroom affordable options in the apartments or condos. This allows for greater economic diversity for our families in town.
-Architecture Design: I’d like to see the new buildings have more of an aesthetic design similar to other buildings in Lakewood, with similar materials
Looking at the planned uses for this real estate development (including covered parking) , I feel very positive that these uses will strongly compliment and support existing downtown Lakewood commercial development. The office and residential uses will bring new customers to within walking distance of existing retail and restaurants. If the office is 65,000sf and the residential is 200,000sf (200 units at an average of 1,000sf/unit), that’s 265,000sf of “potential new customer demand” for existing downtown merchants. Seems to me like a powerful addition to the total downtown Lakewood economy!
I believe there is much positive momentum in this proposal. My main concerns lie as such:
-Protect the Curtis Block. It is a historic building that the city has been a bad caretaker of since they took possession. Please, please, please require that the building stays standing.
-Affordable housing: We need to ensure that there is 2-3 bedroom affordable options in the apartments or condos. This allows for greater economic diversity for our families in town.
-Architecture Design: I’d like to see the new buildings have more of an aesthetic design similar to other buildings in Lakewood, with similar materials
Looking at the planned uses for this real estate development (including covered parking) , I feel very positive that these uses will strongly compliment and support existing downtown Lakewood commercial development. The office and residential uses will bring new customers to within walking distance of existing retail and restaurants. If the office is 65,000sf and the residential is 200,000sf (200 units at an average of 1,000sf/unit), that’s 265,000sf of “potential new customer demand” for existing downtown merchants. Seems to me like a powerful addition to the total downtown Lakewood economy!