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Lambert Woods Drink ‘n Crit

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Agenda:

Introductions

Review MCDP Goals and Project Background

Current draft of site plan

Discussion

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Thursday, July 26, 2021

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Maine Cooperative Development Partners

Matt Peters

Project Management

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Brian Eng

Investment & Partnerships

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Liz Trice

Design & Community

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Maine Cooperative Development Partners:

Grounding Principles

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MCDP creates neighborhoods for people of all ages, backgrounds, and incomes to live in harmony with nature and their neighbors. Our neighborhoods aim to provide a balance of green space, transit-orientation, walkability, community, privacy, and affordability.

We believe members of our community deserve to live in places that support connections with family, neighbors and nature, and more time to develop purposeful lives.

Grounding principles for this work are:

      • Walkable neighborhoods
      • Transit-orientation
      • Healthy buildings
      • Celebration of beauty, art, and the natural environment.

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Site Location

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Site Location

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Existing Portland Trails Network

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Metro Bus Line #9

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165 Lambert Street - the Process So Far:

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2017

North Deering District Meeting

Highlighted the need for sidewalks, trails, transit, more local businesses, community and recreational spaces and more great neighbors

2019

City Council Chooses 4 properties

165 Lambert, 622 Auburn, Douglass Street, Randall Street

2020

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City chooses MCDP as developer

Competition for best model for mixed income, age inclusive, permanently affordable middle income housing

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2021

Neighborhood Meetings

Meetings in January, April, and July with neighborhood. Zone change approved.

July 2021

Site Plan Design, 622 Auburn added

Meeting to review draft of site plan.

Housing & Economic Dev Cmtee chooses MCDP for 622 Auburn Street

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North Deering District Neighborhood Meeting 2017

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Community Feedback

  • Slowing Traffic (Mitigate noise, safer travel)
  • Increase Walkability (Better sidewalks or trail access)
  • Wildlife and Habitat
  • Maintaining “rural feel” (noise, lights, backyard feel)
  • Desire to have site access from Washington Ave
  • Destination to walk to and meet neighbors
  • Minimize disruption during construction

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Site and Political Constraints

  • Stream and Wetlands
  • 1,000 feet plus of street frontage on both sides of Washington
  • Permanently Affordable Housing (25% at 80% AMI and 75% at 100% AMI)
  • Minimize building and site construction costs
  • Maximize homes per current zoning (~158 homes)
  • Age inclusivity
  • Green building construction (Passive House or other)
  • Conservation or Trail Easement
  • Planning Department not supportive of significant Commercial node along Washington Ave

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Wetlands

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Development Team Goals

  • Transit orientation through design, density, and partnership with METRO
  • No site disturbance within 75 feet of stream or wetlands
  • Minimize pavement and car orientation; for stormwater and child play
  • Building typologies are replicable, and able to be made via modular for reducing pre-development and construction costs on future developments
  • Conservation of forest / wetlands that allows trails, science, outdoor amenities
  • Presale of 90% of homes before beginning construction

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Community Amenity Goals

  • Inviting public access to plaza, pavilion, outdoor playground and trails
  • Public neighborhood center space that can allow for coffee shop, workshop space, micro retail, daycare etc
  • Shared outdoor amenities like bike and kayak storage, garden plots, outdoor cooking, seating & dining
  • Shared indoor amenities like social green entryway with plants and, small function rooms (toddler play room, tv room, dinner party room), shared guest rooms
  • Neighborhood Integrated trails

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12.83 acres

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Site Design A

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4.25 acres

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Site Design B

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Street Cross-Sections

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Woonerf / Lane

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Alley

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Lambert Woods Lane within the Neighborhood

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Street Cross-Sections

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Neighborhood Center Along Washington Ave

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Process Going Forward

  • Fall 2021- Spring 2021: Planning Board site plan approval process

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  • Winter 2022 - Fall 2022: Financing, construction design & planning

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  • Fall 2022: Construction starts

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  • Summer 2024: Completion & occupancy

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Key Questions

www.mainecooperativehousing.com

Liz Trice

liztrice@gmail.com

(207) 613-5227

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  • How do we create a space the the broader neighborhood feels comfortable using?
  • How do we create streets that can be safe social spaces for children and adults, minimize impervious surfaces, and still allow some car access for drop-offs etc?
  • How can we make Washington allow for car and truck traffic (3,500/day) at slower speeds (25mph) and feel like a neighborhood destination?
  • How do we delineate spaces that welcome the larger neighborhood and create spaces for people to interact, while providing semi-private/shared spaces for residents?
  • How can we plan for future needs like more electric cars and water saving?
  • What other innovations should we be considering in a site this size?

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Proposed Development w/ PRUD R2 to R3 Change

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Phase I and Phase II Image - PRUD w/o R2 to R3

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