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Developers propose 30,550 sq ft two‑story Club Studio at Brickworks; commissioners press glazing and future reuse concerns
Summary
Greenberg Gibbons presented a revised Lot 4 that expands an approved single‑story retail building into a two‑story, 30,550 sq ft Club Studio fitness building and refines an adjacent retail pad. Staff does not support the reduced glazing modification as presented; commissioners urged design changes that would make future tenant reuse easier.
Developers seeking to amend the Brickworks Lot 4 plan told the commission they now propose a two‑story fitness building operated by a Club Studio concept and a refined multitenant retail pad without a drive‑through. Dustin Pigeon of Club Studio described the concept as a two‑story, studio‑led fitness center with both full‑gym equipment and boutique studios, and said the tenant mix and darkened interior programming require limited ground‑floor glazing. He said, “This concept is now 30,000 square feet, 2 story.”
Staff and several commissioners expressed concern about approving a reduced transparency modification for a configuration that produces large expanses of blank wall. Planning staff said their standard requires 50% multi‑light window transparency facing rights‑of‑way and noted the applicant currently proposes about 19%. Commissioner Roby and others asked the applicant to provide design options (brick or fenestration) that would allow future retail reuse if the fitness tenant vacates. The applicant said trellises and IV walls are proposed as compensating features and that structural changes to add glazing later would be possible.
