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Home My Public Portal AboutREV_1B_TAOTC-Narrative_Site_Plan_Review_2016.06.24 1 � 1 • 1 � or IL ji IL I Not 400" r + r .. Proposed Revitalization Program The Proponent proposes to construct several new buildings on its campus that includes mixed-use, civic anctof cp uses, supported by The Proponent proposes to embark on an exciting and a new parking structure, and totals`249,558 GSF This will result in a transformational Campus Plan for The Arsenal on the Charles total parking supply on campus of 3,10`TFhere will be a net reduction Campus in Watertown, MA. The key principle that guided the of surface parking on the campus that results in an overall increase of design team was articulated by Jonathan Bush, CEO, at the outset two acres of usable open space available to the entire community. of the planning process: Rather than a sealed off campus, Development Summary we're going to open the Arsenal up to the community as a public Building Building GSF Coverage Floors Use resource. And we'd like to fit it into the historic context." This (Footprint) document, together with the "Arsenal on the Charles Design Existing Buildings Guidelines" and the technical plans outline the Proponent's vision Building37 48,807 26,565 2 Office for the campus and serves as a guide for future revitalization Building39 128,055 40,975 5 Office/Storage Initiatives. Building43 38,650 21,464 2 Office/Restaurant Building 60 19,131 12,144 2 Office Building 97 23,864 11,591 3 Office In addition to accommodating the measured growth of Athena Building 117 2,976 1,081 2 Office Arsenal, LLC, the Campus Plan will accomplish a number of key Building 118 5,714 3,169 2 Office Building 131 56,247 20,364 4 Office/Day Care objectives that include: Building311 428,794 147,255 2-NW Corner Office,Health Club 5-South Ridge • Providing for the expeditious and efficient redevelopment of Building312 81,614 31,829 3 Restaurants/Theater Building 313 70,692 38,780 2 Office the Army Materials Technology Laboratory property which Total Existing GSF 904,542 355,217 will enhance the community's quality of life and economic well-being; Proposed Buildings • Promoting the preservation of the historic resources and Building 1 75,400 18,850 5 Office character of the property; Building2 " 30,,T25� �-8,so61.\ 3 Commercial/Civic BuTBi'ng Yf136S�"5,0 1 2 Office • Allowing for a density which is appropriate for economic Building 11,308 5,574 j ,� 2 Office revitalization; Building 13,292 8,536 �) 1 Retail Building 6A 49,020 10,320� 5 Office/Parking • Facilitating the expansion of retail, restaurant, cultural, and Building6B 57,893 12,188 5 Office/Parking other community amenity uses of the redeveloped Army Covered Ope Materials Technology Laboratory property to better serve Total Proposed GSF 249,806 70,442 the Arsenal Overlay Develop District (AODD) occupants, the (Y-otalCamQusGSF(no garages) 1,154,348 425,659 nearby neighborhoods, and other visitors; and Garages • Opening the campus to the community with expanded green space and multi-modal connectivity. Existing East Garage 57,775 6 Parking Proposed West Garage 72,620 7-N.Beacon St. Parking 8-Arsenal St. B THE ARSENAL Project Summary ®0 ON THE CHARLES June 27, 2016 LEGEND PROPERTY LINE —-.:......zONINB BElBAOK RIVER --------------200'RIVER—AREA 100 YEAR FLOODPLAIN �TLAND -----------EO'WETLAND NO&MILD ZONE 100'PETLPND BJFFER ZONE 311 _IBO'WETLAND BUFFER ZONE ELILDING PROPOSED — -- ARSENAL STREET - BUILDINGS t�—ate" —__--� - WILDIN631IR 1 25' D V•�............ _... BUILDING311 �_ � � • ..�� / PROPOSED- -KING GARAGE O ju �� ?e� 0 BUILDING 43 r FROPOSED OFFICE . -. '• V✓OOLEYgy lA z u u` J MOLEYAVENUE / u, i BUI ING 31 1 x u BUILDING 38 � • RQ4 9� � • / o BUILDING 31S / Bi OORiMBEAG i��y„� / • n a PARKwe GARAGE BUILDING 37 - 1 a r •i":en "P a �.. ga II r NGSBUR NU 0 F73 PROPOSE PROPOSED P b, aw.w.x,ti a..svwux.rs _o �� 0 CE80 < OFFICE amLDlrvceo BUILDING 131 11B u G PROPOSED t OFFICE N3FLOG \ 117 PROPOSED r,25 •` OFFICE NORTH B THE ARSENAL Site Development Plan ON THE CHARLES June 27, 2016 AODD HEIGHT ENVELOPE EXISTING BUILDING PROFILE(BEHIND) ELEVATOR AND BULKHEAD(BEHIND) 88.0'BUILDING SETBACK PARAPEr,$, 99.7" F .............92.8' 95.7' ................ .................. ........................ . ..................... 91.3' PARAPET BUILDI �' ..�..!: �G 84.5'j "EL 3.9..................... 80.01 BUILDING LEVE-7 -7 L FACE OF 311.4r ARSENAL ,.O-CEV �,!L 6 IIIIIIIIIIIIIIR Mill 'Mom LEVEL 5 ............. ............. 55.5'LEVEL 4 '?'-4 ................... .......... ........... .0! 4�1. �21 m .............-................. 22.3' �PL -011.19 NORTH BEACON STREET NORTH BEACON PARK WEST GARAGE BUILDING 2 ARSENAL STREET 0 10' 20' 40' 80' WEST GARAGE SECTION THE ARSENAL Proposed West Garage Section ON THE CHARLES May 6,2916 June 27, 2016 Existing Campus Land Use Size Units Town Zoning Units Parking Required Per Town Parking Supply Requirement Zoning Office(1st Fir) 245,123 sf 1.0 spaces/350 sf 700 Existing Proposed Office(Other Fir) 483,137 sf 1.0 spaces/400 sf 1,208 Existing Garage 1,130 1,118 Restaurant 412 seats 1.0 spaces/4 seats 103 Surface Parking 828 138 Retail(1st Fir) 0 sf 1.0 spaces/350 sf 0 Proposed West Garage 1,623 Retail(Other Fir) 0 sf 1.0 spaces/400 sf 0 Proposed Garage at Building 6 (288 Fitness Center 57,926 sf 1 0 spaces/400 sf 145 Total 1,958 3,167 Public Assembly 484 seats 1.0 spaces/5 seats 97 Total Required 2,253 Proposed New Uses Land Use Size Units Town Zoning Units Parking Required Per Town Proposed Short-Term Parking(2-Hour) Requirement Zoning Existing Garage 40 Office(1st Fir) 53,000 sf 1.0 spaces/350 sf 151 Surface Parking 53 Office(Other Fir) 171,447 sf 1.0 spaces/400 sf 429 Total 93 Restaurant 100 seats 1.0 spaces/4 seats 25 Retail(1st Fir) 14,750 sf 1.0 spaces/350 sf 42 Retail(Other Fir) 24,175 sf 1 0 spaces/400 sf 60 Proposed Accessible Parking Fitness Center 0 sf 1.0 spaces/400 sf 0 Total Proposed)Spaces 3,162 Public Assembly 0 seats 1.0 spaces/5 seats 0 Hanidcapped Spaces Required(MAAB) 42 Total Required 708 Proposed Handicapped Parking West Garage 26 East Garage 22 Total Existing and New Proposed Office 6 7 Land Use Size Units Town Zoning Units Parking Required Per Town Surface Parking 15 Requirement Zoning Total Proposed Handicapped Office(1stFir) 298,123 sf 1.0 spaces/350 sf 852 Parking 70 1 Office(Other Fir) 654,584 sf 1.0 spaces/400 sf 1,636 Restaurant 512 seats 1.0 spaces/4 seats 128 Retail(1st Fir) 14,750 sf 1.0 spaces/350 sf 42 Retail(Other Fir) 24,175 sf 10 spaces/400sf 60 Fitness Center 57,926 sf 1.0 spaces/400 sf 145 Public Assembly 484 seats 1.0 spaces/5seats 97 Total Required 2,960 B THE ARSENAL Parking Requirements Summary ®^ ON THE CHARLES i June 27, 2016 r__________ PrOr�1 — �___________ L__— I � I I I L j J am I II I ' ' I � 4t Arsenal Street Floor Plan B THE ARSENAL Proposed West Garage ®^ ON THE CHARLES tune 27, 2016 j� Atit A RSENAL STREET 2 I --- . we st 311 a `.- garage _ per',--. c 6 43 ._pniry'4, ` gip' 3z3 �� ° r � ,a f�iy 39 tf C, entry 9 0 97 j� existing r east parking 5 I• co'ered open'space ".'"+, Ahih S garage 1 1 N - tt NO " 37 < R` T leis. _ H _•. "--�_• PO / STREET "CON w SRO a w -V t i -V >: '. 4 �:_ �,ti- r A 1401-i v B THE ARSENAL Illustrative Campus Plan ON THE CHARLES June 27, 2016 ARS— AL STREET-------J ,. S pa king -�. :......_� _ 43 4 � 31 .. � 3 39 312 BEA 97 parking NORT �� C N S37 S � r rr r f 0 60 131 0. i � r _ _ _ _ __ F-------> Shared Street(Vehicular/Pedestrian/Bicycle) Vehicular Circulation (Vehicular/Bicycle) -----..-----> Limited Vehicular Access(Emergency/Service) ............> Limited Vehicular Shared Street(Emergency/Service/Bicycle) SO Existing Traffic Signal I - ;S� Proposed Traffic Signal NORTH Site Plan Review Criteria THE ARSENAL Proposed Vehicular Circulation ®^ ON THE CHARLES i June 27, 2016 • w _ ARSENALSTREE ( - . T A. s 2 311 fJ 4 _.r ' 1 e - too. � _ -NORTH BEACON ®� 97 •b .�-- - - • STREET _ 5 �" ._ 37 1313 ..- QJJ _i h `� 131 •�. y. L 3 ' jr E-------> Shared Street(Vehicular/Pedestrian/Bicycle) ' Vehicular Circulation(Vehicular/Bicycle) I ^� ............ > Limited Vehicular Access(Emergency/Service) <••••••••••••> Limited Vehicular Shared Street(Emergency/Service/Bicycle) Surface Parking Parking Garage 0Loading Zone Site Plan Review Criteria THE ARSENAL Proposed Parking Plan ON THE CHARLES June 27, 2016 ` ARSENAL STREET 2 311 parking - 43 39 • (� NpRTNg N �� 312 - E—U .. 97 parking �, �,,`,,,ea �.� •-� - _ '�- STREET- --- 60 E______ Shared Street(Vehicular/Pedestrian/Bicycle) r� Primary Pedestrian Path ( .......... Secondary Pedestrian Path \ Existing Traffic Signal �1TH NORTH ;S Proposed Traffic Signal Site Plan Review Criteria THE ARSENAL Proposed Pedestrian Circulation ®^ ON THE CHARLES �q g1 i June 27, 2016 � A SI __ ARSENALS ERT ET S - lawn i irking -- - p I, t 312 1 I 97 parking 60 1 1 a C ^ II t 4 , . r E------ Shared Street(Vehicular/Pedestrian/Bicycle) _ _ # F------ Proposed TAOTC Shared Street(Vehicular/Bicycle) Proposed TAOTC Dedicated Shared Path F-------� Shared Path (Pedestrian/Bicycle) Dedicated Bike Lane F--—--> Shared-Road Watertown Greenway/Cycle Track SO Existing Traffic Signal r NORTH K Proposed Traffic Signal m K. Site Plan Review Criteria THE ARSENAL Proposed Bicycle Circulation ON THE CHARLESMay 6, 16 June 27, 2016 _ ,S: WATERTOWNGREENWAY ARSENALS RR EET T - , - S 80 --- S ��• arking - - 313 ,.. }- ♦ 39 — n a i - �� < 312 i 7, � 97 parking 37 18 KINGSBURY r 13 - r pP o _ d 6 -� (S - 131 Ode ,4 BIKE STORAGE EXISTING PROPOSED REQUIRED ; Y total 103 243 198* ♦ _ long term 63 143 99** short term 40 100 99** ; O Existing Bike Storage(long term) . Proposed ; Bike Share ; e. QExisting Bike Storage(short term) Proposed Bike Storage (long term) yIL' Proposed Bike Storage (short term) NORTH 1/15 required parking spaces , 50%long term and 50%short term lug Site Plan Review Criteria THE ARSENAL Proposed Bicycle Parking ®^ ON THE CHARLES �q g1 i June 27, 2016 r Aw ARSENAE ST E--- - ,�—-- - ___-_ __ �% 311 1/ A �431� 39 _ a II NORTHB N'S 97parking312 I� —� EACO T37 REET — --, 131 �. ,�_a,�„�. .- �r ESQ• * � 1 LI I� Total Property:1,281,839 SF(29.4 Acres) Total Existing Open Space: 287,000 SF(6.6 Acres) B THE ARSENAL Existing Open Space ON THE CHARLES June 27, 2016 -— ARSENAL STREET311 _- parking 43� - - bog 313 r { 39 - �Y 1- .__N=THSENS � 97 parking s 312 37 — _. .. t 60 131 � - ,. 3 l Proposed Open Space:409,800 SF(9.4 acres) \ jjProposed Pervious Pavers(1.1 acres) NUhI H Proposed Open Space(8.3 acres) eo B THE ARSENAL Proposed Open Space ®^ ON THE CHARLES June 27, 2016 - - „��i��115i�1�E4111 1��'';n'11�4� I1 � . �� ,� �'•� l � ��.M1ti �.,,►.. �. ��j�i�i, l .• � r �; � � • w� .4�. �.!i ��. ti i 1 • i .� ,�. - _ _• .� .: n= :�• *' .. 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