A crowd of East Lansing residents packed the house at the Marriott on M.A.C. to discuss their vision for the future of the Park District, which includes most of the properties between Abbot/Albert and Valley Court Park.

1. DTN Management Co.
Park District – Charrette #1
September 30, 2013
DTN Management Co.
“doing what we do best”Property Management // Development & Construction // Commercial Properties

2. Tonight’s Agenda
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. About DTN
3. Charrette Process
4. Understanding the Site and Area
5. Design Concept Examples
6. Input on your “favorite” images -
what you’d like to see
7. Discussion

3. Project Schedule
1. Charrette #1: PreliminaryVisioningWorkshop
Monday, September 30, 2013 – 5:30 to 8:00pm | East Lansing Marriott
2. MSU Student Design Project
3. Charrette #2: DesignWorkshop
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 – 5:30 to 8:30pm | Broad Art Museum
4. Designers develop “preferred design”
5. Charrette #3: Design Follow-Up and Presentations
Thursday, November 14th – 6:30 to 9:00pm | East Lansing Marriott
6. Refinement and Present Concept Plan
http://www.elparkdistrict.com/

4. DevelopmentTeam
 DTN Principles / Owners
• Nick Uppal (President) 42Yrs
• Tom Kuschinski (President) 42 yrs
• Colin Cronin (Vice President) 12 yrs
• Raji Uppal (Vice President) 13 yrs
 Engineering, Design,Architects
 Bergmann Associates
 Concept Design
 Carl Walker
 CommunityVisioning & Charrettes
 LSL Planning
 Truscott Rossman
DTN Management Co.
“doing what we do best”Property Management // Development & Construction // Commercial Properties
DTN Management Co.
“doing what we do best”

5. What is a charrette?
“Charrette” (aka Design
Workshop) is a term used to
describe a design process.
 Process to create both aVision
and a feasible design plan
 Series of meetings compressed
into a few days
 Lots of conversations, short
feedback and response loops
 Collaboration of different
disciplines (architects, planners,
engineers, parking experts)
 Work toward consensus of
those with different
prespectives (developers, city
reps, neighborhoods)
VISION
ALTERNATIVES
FINAL PLAN

6. Charrette Experience
 Birmingham
 Downtown,Triangle District,
Woodward Corridor
 East Grand Rapids
 Downtown
 Charleston (WestVirginia)
 Downtown
 Grand Rapids
 Michigan Street Corridor Plan
 Midland
 Downtown, Central Area
 Pavilions ofTroy
 Redevelopment Plan
 Farmington
 Downtown
 Jackson
 Consumers Energy Site
 Woodward Avenue
 Complete Streets Plan

7. Charrette Experience Results
Michigan Street Corridor Plan

8. Charrette Experience Results
Birmingham Triangle District

9. Charrette Experience Results
East Grand Rapids

10. Park District Boundaries

11. Existing Land Use

12. Existing Land Use
AT&T Building
Dublin Square

13. Existing Land Use
Vacant Office Building
Vacant Apartment Building

14. Existing Land Use
Mixed-Use on Albert
Retail on Grand River

15. Existing Land Use
People’s Church on Grand River
City Hall on Abbott

16. Existing Land Use
City Parking Lot
City Parking Lot

17. Future Land Use

18. Bus Rapid Transit
Park District site is near a
planned BRT station

19. Site Features

20. Site Features
Neighborhood
People’s Church

21. Site Features
Grade Change
Valley Court Park

22. Circulation

23. Circulation
Pedestrians
Bikes

24. Circulation
Grand River
Grand River

25. Circulation
Abbott Road
Abbott Road

26. Circulation
Albert Avenue
Albert Avenue

27. Circulation
Evergreen Avenue
Evergreen Avenue

28. Circulation
Valley Court
Valley Court

29. Circulation
Oakhill Avenue
Oakhill Avenue

30. Issues + Opportunities
Identified So Far…
 Traffic impacts, especially along residential streets
 Need to accommodate parking demand without spillover into
the neighborhood
 Protect the integrity of the existing single-family
neighborhoods
 Meet need for new, quality housing to increase the virbrancy
of the city, attract young professionals
 Desire to improve the park, access, and the farmers market
 More services for current and new residents like a grocery,
retail, cafes
 Take advantage of potential BRT station nearby
 Needs to be financially viable
WHAT ELSE?

31. Potential Uses
 Hotel
 Offices
 Urban, Multi-story housing
 Restaurants/Cafés
 Retail
 Farmers Market
 Grocery Store

32. Redevelopment Needs
 Demo buildings
 Upgrade utilities
 Remove brownfield
contamination
 Improve street circulation and
connections to downtown
 Parking structure
 Meet market needs for a
financially viable development

33. Cost of Parking Per Space
 Surface Space
 $3,000 - $4,000
 Parking Structure
 $16,000 - $20,000
 Structure w/ First Floor Uses
 $16,000 - $20,000
 Underground Parking
 $30,000 - $60,000

34. Design Concept Examples
Mixed-Use Buildings

35. Design Concept Examples
Mixed-Use Buildings

36. Design Concept Examples
Mixed-Use Buildings

37. Design Concept Examples
Mixed-Use Buildings

38. Design Concept Examples
Mixed-Use Buildings

39. Design Concept Examples
Mixed-Use Buildings

40. Design Concept Examples
Urban Grocery

41. Design Concept Examples
Urban Grocery

42. Design Concept Examples
Urban Grocery

43. Design Concept Examples
Urban Grocery

44. Design Concept Examples
Urban Grocery

45. Design Concept Examples
Urban Grocery

46. Design Concept Examples
Parking Structures

47. Design Concept Examples
Parking Structures

48. Design Concept Examples
Parking Structures

49. Design Concept Examples
Parking Structures

50. Design Concept Examples
Parking Structures

51. Design Concept Examples
Parking Structures

52. Design Concept Examples
Street Design

53. Design Concept Examples
Street Design

54. Design Concept Examples
Street Design

55. Design Concept Examples
Street Design

56. Design Concept Examples
Street Design

57. Design Concept Examples
Street Design

58. Design Concept Examples
Public Spaces / Plazas

59. Design Concept Examples
Public Spaces / Plazas

60. Design Concept Examples
Public Spaces / Plazas

61. Design Concept Examples
Public Spaces / Plazas

62. Design Concept Examples
Public Spaces / Plazas

63. Design Concept Examples
Public Spaces / Plazas

64. Design Concept Examples
Farmers Markets

65. Design Concept Examples
Farmers Markets

66. Design Concept Examples
Farmers Markets

67. Design Concept Examples
Farmers Markets

68. Design Concept Examples
Farmers Markets

69. Design Concept Examples
Farmers Markets

70. What Would You Like To See?
Indicate your preferences as you view images of various
uses and site elements around the room:
  Use dots to indicate things you like
Use sticky notes to write down your ideas
Or fill out an input sheet and drop it off on your
way out
Feel free to ask us questions as you walk around

71. Project Schedule
1. Charrette #1: PreliminaryVisioningWorkshop
Monday, September 30, 2013 – 5:30 to 8:00pm | East Lansing Marriott
2. MSU Student Design Project
3. Charrette #2: DesignWorkshop
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 – 5:30 to 8:30pm | Broad Art Museum
4. Designers develop “preferred design”
5. Charrette #3: Design Follow-Up and Presentations
Thursday, November 14th – 6:30 to 9:00pm | East Lansing Marriott
6. Refinement and Present Concept Plan
http://www.elparkdistrict.com/

72. East Lansing
Park District
DTN Management Co.
“doing what we do best”Property Management // Development & Construction // Commercial Properties