Developers present 36-unit mixed-use concept at Warrensville and Hillbrook; commissioners and neighbors raise concerns about height, parking and runoff

Michael Augustides, architect and project director for Vocon, and developer Nick Cardianos presented concept drawings for a four-story, mixed-use building at the corner of Warrensville Center Road and Hillbrook Road during a discussion-only agenda item. The presentation and public comment focused on compliance with a draft zoning code, building height and massing, parking counts, stormwater control and neighborhood impacts.

The proposal covers four parcels the developer controls and envisions a roughly 36,000-square-foot building with 36 residential units and approximately 1,800 square feet of ground-floor retail. Augustides said the unit mix includes 11 one-bedroom units, 10 one-bedroom-plus-den units and 15 two-bedroom units, and that the design provides 57 parking spaces, including ADA spaces; the draft zoning code’s minimums were described in the presentation as 44 spaces for the residential component and six for retail.