708 Church St. Planned Development - Overview

• Ordinance 32-O-08 – Approved by City Council 3/23/09 (Vote 6-3)

• Building Height: 385’/35 Floors (Max 220’)• Floor Area Ratio: 15.14 (Max 8.0 FAR)• 218 Dwelling Units• 18,258 sq. ft. Office/Retail• 271 off-street parking spaces• PD expires 12/31/13 – Applicant has 30 months to complete

project• PD (Special Use) applies to property (not developer) – Any

subsequent property owners would have same deadline• Applicant requests 3-year time extension to 12/31/16• Extension request must be approved by a 2/3 majority

VIEW FROM SHERMAN AVENUE

Approved Planned Development - Overview• 2 new PDs approved since 2009 (Walgreens/Trader Joe’s)• Three proposed planned developments for early-mid 2014 –

Residential/Mixed-Use/Hotel (Two in downtown area)• No new dwelling units have been approved as part of a PD

since 2009• 22 PDs approved between 2003-2008 – 12 (36%) were granted

extensions for various reasons – Of the 12 extensions only one has yet to be completed (E2/1890 Maple – Under Construction)

• 2 extended PDs (E2 & 1717 Ridge) brought a large number of dwelling units to the downtown area – 642 units. AMLI PD another 214 units – Total of 856 units.

• Average PD extension time: 2 years• Approved PD building heights: Optima Views/1720 Maple –

259’, Sherman Plaza – 236’, Park Evanston – 218’. E2 is tallest building height approved/extended since 2009 – 165’.