Community Development

1. ALHAMBRA CITY COUNCIL MEETING
FEBRUARY 23, 2015
2400 S FREMONT AVENUE
CITY VENTURES

2. CITY VENTURES OVERVIEW
 City Ventures was formed in 2009 by
proven leaders in residential
development with vast experience in
project design, entitlements, land
development, and homebuilding
 Fully integrated developer/builder
specializing in single family detached,
attached townhomes and podium
flats/townhomes
 City Ventures’ works exclusively in
California and has extensive experience
in the San Gabriel Valley with three
communities currently under construction:
Azusa (Cottage Bungalows), Glendora
(Glendora Village Collection) and
Pasadena (Ambassador Gardens)
 City Ventures has completed four
communities in the San Gabriel Valley

3. COMMITTED TO GREEN BUILDING
 City Ventures is a green homebuilder with executives
accredited by the U.S. Green Building Council
 Our industry leading “Green Key” program ensures
our homebuyers an energy efficient home for a
greener earth
 Our Green Key homes feature advanced solar power,
efficient appliances and other innovations that allow
our smart, sustainable homes to significantly reduce
utility bills for our homebuyers

4. OVERVIEW OF EXISTING PROPERTY
2400 S FREMONT AVENUE

5. EXISTING PROPERTY

6. EXISTING PROPERTY
 The former Alhambra Retirement Community and Lutheran
Health Center was located at 2400 S Fremont Avenue
 The 8.8 acre property consists of:
 185,014 square feet of building area
 The property is comprised of:
 127 bed convalescent home
 50 bed skilled nursing facility
 14,000 square feet of office/training center
 12 rentals units
 Front Porch had 130 employees at the facility
 Front Porch closed the facility in September 2011
 City Ventures purchased the property in January 2014

7. CONVALESCENT HOME

8. CONVALESCENT HOME

9. CONVALESCENT HOME

10. OFFICE/TRAINING CENTER

11. CONVALESCENT HOME

12. CONVALESCENT HOME

13. CONVALESCENT HOME

14. CONVALESCENT HOME

15. CONVALESCENT HOME

16. CONVALESCENT HOME

17. CONVALESCENT HOME – CHAPEL

18. INTERIOR RENTAL UNIT #1

19. INTERIOR RENTAL UNIT #2

20. INTERIOR RENTAL UNIT #3

21. SKILLED NURSING FACILITY

22. SKILLED NURSING FACILITY

23. SKILLED NURSING FACILITY

24. CARLOS STREET RENTALS

25. CARLOS STREET RENTALS

26. CARLOS STREET RENTALS

27. 127 Bed Convalescent Home

28. 50 Bed Skilled Nursing Facility
accessed from Carlos Street

29. Office/Training Center

30. 3 Interior Rental Units
accessed from Carlos Street
Fremont Avenue Rental Unit

31. 8 Carlos Street Rental Units
accessed from Carlos Street
Triplex

32. 59
16
10
12
10
Existing Parking – 128 spaces
4
7
10

33. 3 Triplex Units have no garage or driveway parking
1 Rental Unit with 1 car garage and driveway
8 Rental Units with 2 car garages and driveways

34. GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATIONS
 General Plan
 High Density Residential
= 81.8% of the
property
 Low Density Residential
= 18.2% of the
property

35. ZONING
 Zoning
 R-3 = 81.8% of the
property
 R-1 = 18.2% of the
property

37. EXISTING PROPERTY
 The allowable density permitted under the existing
general plan designation and zoning is 216 homes
or 24.5 homes/acre
 City Ventures is seeking to downzone the property
to 70 homes at 8.0 homes/acre

38. 2400 S FREMONT AVENUE
COMMUNITY PROCESS

39. COMMUNITY MEETINGS
 City Ventures hosted at St Thomas More Parish Hall
 1ST Meeting – Tuesday, June 21, 2011
 2nd Meeting – Wednesday, September 21, 2011
 City of Alhambra hosted at Civic Center
 1st Meeting – Thursday, October 20, 2011
 2nd Meeting – Tuesday, January 17, 2012
 City Council Study Sessions
 1st Study Session – Monday, September 12, 2011
 2nd Study Session – Monday, April 22, 2013

40. FORMAL PUBLIC HEARINGS
 Design Review Board
 1st Hearing – Tuesday, May 28, 2013 – continued to
address Design Review Board’s comments concerning
homes along Carlos Street
 2nd Hearing – Tuesday, July 23, 2013 – approved
 Planning Commission
 1st Hearing – Monday, July 21, 2014 – continued to
address Planning Commission’s comments concerning
parking and traffic
 2nd Hearing – Tuesday, January 20, 2015 - approved

41. 2400 S FREMONT AVENUE
SITE PLANS

42. FRONT PORCH #1 – 224 units

43. FRONT PORCH #2 – 145 units

44. FRONT PORCH #3 – 115 units

45. CITY VENTURES
May 2011 – 82 Homes

46. CITY VENTURES
October 2011 – 93 Homes

47. CITY VENTURES
April 2013 – 70 Homes

48. PROPOSAL COMPARISON
Allowed Initial Concept Submitted
Zoning R-3/R-1 R-3 Specific Plan
Total Homes 244 93 70
Density 27.7 units/acre 10.5 units/acre 8.0 units/acre
R-3 = up to 3 stories (35') 60 townhomes 30 townhomes
R-1 = up to 2 stories (25')
R-3 = 0.70 FAR 33 single family homes 40 single family homes
R-1 = 0.50 FAR
Housing Type

49. 2400 S FREMONT AVENUE
COMMUNITY OVERVIEW

50. COMMUNITY OVERVIEW
40 Single Family Homes

51. COMMUNITY ACCESS
Date Avenue terminated
no vehicle or pedestrian access
Primary
access to the
community is by
Fremont Avenue
Emergency Vehicle Access
(EVA) only to Carlos Street
Direct Pedestrian Access
to Granada Park
Pedestrian Access to
Community

52. PARKING & OPEN SPACE
 235 Parking Spaces are provided
 3.35 spaces per home
 Community provides 31,978 square feet of common
open space per home, over 400 square feet per
home
 Common open space features:
 Active Open Space – Tot Lot, Picnic Area, BBQ, Turf
Area
 Passive Open Space – Benches and Arbors
 Community Garden
 All Homes also have private open space areas as
backyards or private patios and decks

53. ACTIVE OPEN SPACE AREA

54. CONCEPTUAL LANDSCAPE PLAN

55. ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS

56. ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS

57. ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS