Millward Street Apartments

https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/town_county/millward-project-approved-sparking-concern-for-community-character-flat-creek/article_5844633f-7478-5f41-b910-0066c845350c.html Apr 19, 2023 Amid an uproar from neighbors, the Jackson Town Council voted 3-1 on Monday night to approve a new three-story mixed-use development in north Jackson while lamenting the loss of neighborhood character, lack of affordability and need for Flat Creek protections. The new complex, called the Millward Street Apartments, will add 37 units while demolishing 34 lodging units that have been converted to seasonal and year-round housing in recent years, most recently for Four Seasons Resort employees, according to neighbors. Developer Stuart Suna has noted that the former Anglers Inn buildings are run down and said he wants to build better quality housing. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/the_hole_scroll/council-takes-up-millward-mixed-use-development-tonight/article_932a7a69-4959-596f-bc1e-302236e3eb3a.html Apr 17, 2023 The Jackson Town Council will take up discussion of the Millward Street Apartments, a proposed mixed-use building, during tonight's meeting, which starts at 6 p.m. in council chambers. The development is one of many items on the evening's agenda, which also includes a review of the Center for the Arts lease, an opioid lawsuit settlement agreement, possibly joining a class action lawsuit on "forever chemicals" and a short-term rental regulation update. Councilors continued the discussion of the proposed Millward Street Apartments from March 20. The council is expected to take more public comment tonight since some commenters left before taking the podium last month after seeing the word "continued" on the March agenda and assuming the item had been postponed. Confusion over the agenda prompted the council to continue the discussion to tonight. Property owner and developer Stuart Suna has told the Town Council that the housing on site now is rundown and he wants to replace it with better quality housing. The 28,076-square-foot project spanning 245 and 265 N. Millward St. proposes 4,240 square feet of commercial space, 20 free market rentals, 17 rentals deed-restricted for workforce and 11 short-term rentals. While adding 37 new long-term rentals, the project would demolish 34 lodging units that have been converted to seasonal and year-round workforce housing in recent years, according to a town staff report. The project uses a 2-for-1 bonus that rewards developers with 2 square feet for every 1 square foot of deed-restricted workforce housing. So the project would have 17,221 square feet of market housing and circulation (20 units) and 10,318 square feet of workforce deed-restricted housing and circulation (17 units). But neighbors have raised concerns that the project packs in density without accounting for safe access, affordability or wildlife habitat. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/town_county/local/neighbors-question-benefits-of-millward-mixed-use-development-on-council-agenda-monday/article_f8151c4f-02d0-55c3-88d8-3361de8cb1b6.html Apr 17, 2023 Neighbors of a proposed three-story development mixing apartments, short-term rentals and commercial space next to Flat Creek contend the project packs in density without accounting for safe access, affordability or wildlife habitat. The Town Council will take up discussion of the Millward Street Apartments, a proposed mixed-use building, during today's meeting, which starts at 6 p.m. in council chambers. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/town_county/town-ldr-clean-up-has-some-worried-about-town-character/article_d6de3c51-5d81-583d-b270-127f4d500078.html Mar 22, 2023 A move to "clean up" 86 town land development regulations has some residents worried the changes are too sweeping and should trigger a more formal public input process. While many of the updates are not controversial, one change to landscaping requirements for development has some worried that too much flexibility could lead to a "concrete cityscape." Jackson Town Planning Commissioner Thomas Smits is among those concerned about reducing green space by allowing bike racks, benches, air conditioners and electrical boxes to count as landscaping. Smits also opposes another change that would allow someone who doesn't live in town to serve as a planning commissioner. A former mayor of Montrose, Colorado, a community of about 20,000 people, Smits said he's concerned the public isn't getting more of a chance to have a say in the revisions. "I would suggest to council that we open up the process and rewrite the entire LDRs, but that takes time and money," he said. "But we would have the input from the entire community, the builders, architects, everybody." But others on the planning commission supported more routine updates to keep the rules current instead of a wholesale rewrite. Town Planning Director Paul Anthony said some LDRs date to 1994 and others don't account for the shift of density into town, which is being driven by the community's comprehensive plan, or blueprint for development. The town is trying to accomplish a lot of goals, including making space for bikes and pedestrians, he said. "We still have standards that are thinking new development, not redevelopment," he said. "We struggle on some sites with the current standards." Planning commissioners started wading through the 86 draft amendments March 15. They made it through 25, most of which were routine. But after digging into what counts as landscaping, which drew public comment and debate among commissioners, they decided to continue the meeting to 5:30 p.m. tonight at Town Hall. The meeting also can be watched online or via Zoom. Click "Watch a meeting" or find the Zoom link attached to the planning commission agenda at JacksonWy.gov. Although LDR cleanups are generally routine, town staff said they have not done one in more than four years due to disruptions from the global pandemic and subsequent increased pace of development. Diana Welch started paying attention to the LDR cleanup because she represents a property owner near a neighborhood where seasonal workforce housing is being redeveloped as the Millward Street Apartments (see related story above). The new building would include commercial space with 20 market-rate apartments, 17 workforce deed-restricted apartments and 11 short-term rentals. After looking at how landscaping requirements affected that project she started paying attention to the LDR cleanup. Welch was one of two people who commented on the cleanup and particularly the landscaping requirements. "Some of these things are significant changes that could have an impact overall on our community character," she said after the meeting. "Do we want less green space What does the community really think" Jackson attorney Matt Gaffney said the proposed landscaping LDR amendment could allow developers to build from lot line to lot line without any actual landscaping. "It will turn the town of Jackson from a true residential town into a concrete cityscape void of natural aesthetics and vegetation," Gaffney told planning commissioners. After the March 15 meeting, Welch said she was pleased Anthony was open to making changes to the proposed landscaping amendment. Based on public input, Anthony said, the rule would be revised to put some limits on how much structures could count toward landscaping. Anthony said that planners need some flexibility because simply requiring a strip of isolated vegetation doesn't get the best result, either. "They may look good on day one, but 10 years later they don't look great," Anthony said. The LDR update also addresses the town's snow storage requirements, which are falling short, according to a town staff report. If stored on site, developers must set aside 2.5% of a site's parking area for snow storage. In contrast, peer communities require 20% to 50%, according to research conducted by an intern for the town. Planning staff are proposing increasing the town's minimum area designated for snow storage to 10% of a development's total required off-street parking and loading area, including aisles and access drives. "The proposed cleanup is a small step toward what other communities are doing, if more space remains needed, the standard can be updated again," the staff report reads. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Scope: a new 3-story mixed use building to include apartments and retail. As of April 10, 2023, the project is in design and will go before the City Council for approval on April 17, 2023. Information regarding general contractor selection has not been disclosed. A firm construction schedule has not been established. *Project information, including timeline and contacts, has been obtained through public sources. 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3 Stories Above Grade, New Construction, New Construction.

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