Applicant says redesign cuts units, adds setbacks and circulation fixes in Park Ridge proposal
Developers told the commission they lowered residential units from 52 to 37, introduced a 10-foot fourth-floor setback, reoriented event space and added a 24-foot pass-through and loading bay; the team also offered 140 parking spaces and a $250,000 escrowed contribution.
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The applicant team presented a revised design that they said was intentionally responsive to concerns raised at earlier hearings. Architect Tio Suarte summarized the principal changes: removal of a full residential floor on the residential side, a 10-foot setback on the 4th floor facing Garden and 3rd Streets to reduce perceived height and bulk, and a repositioning of the outdoor event space so its noise would be oriented toward Tuohy/3rd Street rather than Garden Street.
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