Case: P22-137
For: Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan with “c” variances
Address: 808 Pavonia Ave, 132-140 Van Reipen Ave, 12 Bryan Pl, 813 Pavonia Ave, 270 Magnolia Ave, 54 Journal Sq
Applicant: KRE/Silverstein 808 Pavonia LLC
Attorney: James C. McCann, Esq
Review Planner: Tanya Marione, AICP, PP
Block: 9404 and 10601 Lot: 34, 35, 41 (Block 9404) and 38, 39, 41 (Block 10601)
Zone: Journal Square 2060 Redevelopment Plan – Zone 10
Description: Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan approval for Phase 1 and Phase 2 of a two-phase, mixed-use project to permit a total of approximately 1,189 units, 369 parking spaces, 9,194 sq ft of gallery and café space, and 47 signs. The project also proposes the construction of a Pavonia Avenue to Van Reipen Avenue Street connector, a public pedestrian walkway and alternative PATH access corridor, public open space, a public access easement, and a dog park. Phase 1 will include 595 units, 6,194 sq ft of gallery and café space, 244 parking spaces, 26 signs and construction of a portion of the public pedestrian walkway and alternative PATH access corridor. Phase 2 will include 594 residential units, 125 parking spaces, 21 signs and the construction of the remainder of the pedestrian walkway.
Variance(s): Screening for mechanical equipment, Overhead walkways connecting buildings, Maximum height for ground floor storefront bulkheads, Minimum percentage of transparent glass for a storefront façade, Minimum ground floor floor-to-ceiling height, Maximum percentage of first floor frontage along a public right of way dedicated to meter rooms and blank walls, Street tree planting, Required curb and seating wall for landscaping, Required retaining walls or privacy walls along the Zone 4 boundary, Building 2 required to align with front facades along the south side of Pavonia Ave, Minimum pedestrian clearance between site 7 and Zone 4, Minimum pedestrian clearance for between Site 7 and Bryan Pl, Maximum ft turning radii at approximate right-angle turns, Head-in/Head-out loading and parking facilities, Maximum exterior sign per store front on each store frontage, Maximum sign height for directional and gallery uses, Maximum number of signs for directional and building signage, Maximum size of signage for directional and building signage, Freestanding signs and monument signs, Window signage, Signage material for clocktower, internally illuminated signage, Required signage for parking garage entrance, and required concrete sidewalk tinting