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Design review board critiques streamlined Fairfield Inn proposal at 300 West Huron
Summary
Developers presented a five-story, 111-room Fairfield Inn and Suites for 300 West Huron. Staff flagged a city code limit on fiber-cement as a primary material; the board raised design, streetscape, trash and parking concerns. No formal land-use vote was taken; the project will proceed to planning commission site-plan review.
Developers of a proposed five-story, 111-room Fairfield Inn and Suites at 300 West Huron presented site plans and elevations to the Ann Arbor City Design Review Board and received detailed criticism on materials and pedestrian design while staff confirmed code and review-path issues.
The board’s discussion focused on the building’s massing, ground-floor treatment, windows and materials. Mariana, a city planner, told the board that “fiber cement is prohibited by city code to be a primary building material,” and that the project will undergo the standard development-review process and a site-plan review by planning commission.
Brandon Chaney, the project manager with Nader Velde, and Nitin Patel of Elevate Architects described a building that sits at the northwest corner of Huron and First streets, includes a basement because of grade change, places the main lobby at the corner of Huron and First, and relies on brick veneer, fiber-cement panels and metal panels as primary materials. The team said the site would have no on-site vehicle…
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