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Design review committee backs revised East Broadway housing plan with condition to show final materials
Summary
Designers told the committee they narrowed bridge units, enlarged a ground‑floor plaza, proposed a pedestrian crosswalk across Broadway and introduced some mass‑timber elements; the design review committee recommended approval with a condition to review final materials in person.
Kyle Mead of Shopper's Architecture presented design refinements to the East Broadway housing project, describing several changes intended to increase daylight and pedestrian amenity. "We took a stack of units off of that part of the massing and dropped them onto the ground," Mead said, explaining the team converted corridor bridge units to ground‑level units to bring more light into the second‑floor residential amenity and create a larger plaza at the entry.
Mead walked the committee through modified courtyards and circulation: the northern courtyard was simplified with more deciduous trees and a small walking path and fire pit,…
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