[Neighbors] building heights example - please reply with input

Sat Aug 19 08:07:17 MDT 2017

No words.

Maria Munguia Wellman, LISW, LCSW, PhD

ojos que no ven...corazon que no siente.

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On Fri, 8/18/17, Susan Michie via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [Neighbors] building heights example - please reply with input
 To: "Damian Donckels" <damiandonckels at yahoo.com>, "Rob ." <subrek at hotmail.com>
 Cc: "neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com" <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>
 Date: Friday, August 18, 2017, 3:56 PM

 Here
 is an example of a building that could be erected in Nob
 Hill at the corner of Bryn Mawr and Central under the new
 IDO. Because there are no guidelines for new development
 that would help to blend the old with the new architecture
 anything goes. What do you think? Susan

   From: Damian Donckels
 via Neighbors_nobhill-nm
 <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>
  To: Rob .
 <subrek at hotmail.com> 
 Cc:
 "neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com"
 <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>
  Sent: Wednesday, August
 9, 2017 9:42 PM
  Subject: Re:
 [Neighbors] Need your voice regarding building heights -
 please	reply with input

 Thank you Caeri.  I am in full
 agreement and support the new heights proposed. 

 Sent from my iPhone
 On Aug 9,
 2017, at 7:48 PM, Rob . via Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>
 wrote:

 Caeri,

 Thank You, and
 well said.

 Sent from my iPad

 On Aug 9, 2017, at 5:06 PM, Caerleon T via
 Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>
 wrote:

 Hello,
 We moved to Nob Hill to have better walking access to
 transit and all the awesome businesses along Central (of
 which we frequent recently even with all the construction).
 We love the new sidewalks.
 We are concerned about having enough density so that we
 do not extend our resources towards subsidizing fringe
 development - which means we need to allow for more density
 in already built out areas.
 There are a lot of urban form regulations (set back,
 buffers, and sight lines) that did not exist in the past
 zoning ordinance that will provide a much better aesthetic
 for new development. 

 From my understanding it is quite expensive to do steel
 building and elevators (which are needed over 3 or 4 stories
 I think) so I doubt we will all of the sudden have a bunch
 of six story buildings, but rather only in places where they
 can truly be viable
  which is probably close to transit stops. The parcels are
 small sizes too so doing the max allowable height will be
 difficult to attain.
 Please keep in mind that zoning is almost like a long
 term vision (we are growing as a city and it will be a slow
 process) and more density/height is needed in certain areas
 (like Nob Hill). Many of our younger generations may
 actually appreciate this
  both for the accessibility and the sustainable nature of
 doing infill development.

 My spouse and I support the heights that are
 recommended by the plan.

 Thanks for allowing an avenue for input - I realize I
 may not be in the majority but wanted to give my two
 cents.

 Sincerely,
 Caeri and Sasha (Chula Vista)

 On Sat, Jul 29, 2017
 at 7:03 PM, Joan Weissman via Neighbors_nobhill-nm
 <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>
 wrote:

 This is very well stated, leslie Bowen,-- the
 importance of HOW a building is designed being as important
 or more important than the height. Although I also like the
 general idea of keeping a lower profile in our neighborhood,
 I think we should be aware
  of the advantages of increasing density in urban areas. It
 will bring more residents and visitors to help support
 struggling local businesses, and density is also better for
 the environment than sprawl. I'm just sayin'--- we
 could work for some good and enforceable
  design guidelines but not necessarily reject all ideas for
 change. The city planners and architects might actually have
 some good input. 

 Joan
 Weissman
 joan at joanweissman.com
 505.265.0144
 E-mail
 sent from cell: 
 505.379.4851

 On Jul 29, 2017, at 4:17 PM, Leslie Bowen via
 Neighbors_nobhill-nm <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.
 swcp.com> wrote:

 Pat and Nob Hill
 neighbors,
 I tend to agree with
 height limits of some sort because I love seeing the sky
 from Central and the surrounds.  What is equally important
 is how the new building will present itself to the street
 level.  Setbacks from the sidewalk, landscaping,
  interior courtyards for restaurants and shops – these are
 features that can really be molded to maintain a street
 level sense of Nob Hill.  A three story building like the
 building that Staples vacated or the new condo building on
 the corner of Carlisle and
  Central is worse than a five story building with an open
 front to the sidewalk, native plantings and a walkway front
 to back to allow pedestrian wandering and sitting – and
 maybe mandated public access to the rooftop to watch the
 clouds move across the mountains.

 Thanks for taking this
 forward.

 Leslie
 Bowen

 From:
 Neighbors_nobhill-nm [mailto:neighbors_nobhill-nm-
 bounces at mailman.swcp.com]
 On Behalf Of Davis, Pat via Neighbors_nobhill-nm

 Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2017 1:19 PM

 To: 
 neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman. swcp.com

 Subject: Re: [Neighbors] Need your voice regarding
 building heights - please reply with
 input

 Tandi, 

 Thanks for your message
 and all of the others. You may have seen my response to
 others on the Nob Hill list serve, but I wanted to share it
 with you as well:

 "I agree 100%.
 I've had our staff write up a couple of amendments,
 including one to eliminate the height bonuses proposed for
 Nob Hill.

 We will have several
 committee hearings on the proposals before sending it to
 full council for more input. Keep sending your
 suggestions"

 Pat

 Pat Davis

 -City Councilor

 On Fri, Jul 28, 2017 at 1:21
 PM -0600, "Tandi Hufnagel via
 Neighbors_nobhill-nm" <neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.
 swcp.com> wrote:

 Hi neighbors,

 I'm sure you've
 all seen the updates from Gary and others about the proposed
 changes in building heights in Nob Hill.

 I wanted to summarize
 them because sometimes all the language in the codes can be
 hard to understand.  

 Here are three
 major changes that could dramatically change the streetscape
 in Nob Hill:

 1.  The first
 change is to raise the existing building height limit
 from 39' to 45'.  That would include all blocks
 along Central in Nob Hill from Girard to
 Aliso.

 2.  The second
 change is to add an additional 20' to the height
 limit in the areas near ART stations.  In Nob Hill that
 includes the stations at Bryn Mawr and Solano.  This would
 raise the height limit from the proposed 45'
  up to a 65' (a five story building).  The increased
 height zone would include a block in either direction
 (East-West) from the station.  So this would apply along
 Central from Aliso to Hermosa, and Richmond to Wellesley.

 *Pat Davis, maybe you
 can comment - has the additional height has already been
 nixed for the Bryn Mawr station?  In any case it is still
 being proposed for the Solano station
 zone.

 3.  The third
 change is to allow the additional 20' height within
 660' of the Washington station.  This would cover
 Morningside to Monroe.  So the majority of East Nob Hill
 could be built up to five stories.  Also, the proposal
  includes another 12' for any "Workforce"
 projects for a grand total of 77' allowable building
 height!  That's at least a six story building.

 Here's what is
 needed:  Please reply to this email with your feedback
 on these proposals before this coming Wednesday.

 Also, please tell our
 councilman Pat Davis what you think!  His email is:
  patdavis at cabq.gov.
  I think he reads these neighborhood emails too.

 As our representative
 it's up to Pat to help make the final decisions for our
 neighborhood, and without your input he won't know what
 the neighborhood prefers. 

 This is easy, you
 don't need to go to any meetings, just reply to this
 email and/or email Pat.  If you do feel strongly and wish
 to go to the meeting to add your voice, it will be August
 16th in the evening.  Please contact Gary Eyster
  for more info at:  meyster1 at comcast.net.

 Thanks!

 As I have written
 before, I think these building heights are completely out of
 character for Nob Hill.  They do not fit the historic
 architecture or human-scale texture of the neighborhood, and
 they are unnecessary.  The only people who
  benefit are developers.  Three stories is a good limit for
 any commercial development along Central.  I do support
 increased density to help small local businesses survive,
 however it has to be done with respect for the existing
 neighborhood.  Looking forward
  to hearing your thoughts.

 Tandi Hufnagel, Aliso
 NE

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