Reports on Proposed Development at 23rd & Union

Following the meeting on Tuesday with Jim Mueller, Jean Tinnea has shared some thoughts, and Nic Pottier of the Central Neighborhood Association has posted a long report about the meeting (care to join their group?). As my contribution, I offer photos of the architects' display boards, and a video recording of the first 40 minutes of the meeting: low tech recording on my digital camera. Most of the audio is clear, and you can sort of see the slides (most of which are of the boards shown here). It's at the end of this post.

Here's where the project would be built: the "Context"

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Here's the developer's preferred Scheme:
"Scheme 1" - Parking entrance on 23rd
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Here's another design with a rezone to 65':
"Scheme 2"
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Here's another design with a rezone to 65':
"Scheme 3"
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And here's how it might look: "Concept"
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And finally, here's the video of Jim Mueller's presentation: watch it here, or click on "Google Video" to enlarge it.

Don't forget the first Design Review Hearing on the project (Miller Community Center, 6: 30 PM, Weds June 27th): your chance to comment officially on the project.

And here's the rest of my video (memory card filled up before presentation ended).