Planning 2014-04-24 Item 4 - Boulevard Townhomes - Attachment A: Project Narrative

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corridor, with emphasis on keeping each home's backyard space private. Exterior lighting, landscaping and window placement will also enhance safety of the townhome community. Mailboxes are located at the front of the property near the street and waste disposal bins will be kept in each unit's garage, and brought to the street on pickup days. Recreational Space: All units will have a patio and landscaped backyard space adjacent to the rear of the unit on the ground floor. Additionally most units will have decks located on the second floor. Common recreational space will be available in the front and rear of the property. Building Design: Neighborhood compatibility: The building design aims to improve to the quality of the neighborhood, yet integrate nicely with existing surrounding structures. The exterior will incorporate traditional pitched roof lines, vertical and horizontal modulations in building lines, private entrances and plenty of windows, trimmings and material variety to create a beautiful and welcoming appeal for these homes. Each building will incorporate high quality design elements, giving the homes great street appeal. The property to the west is a large two -story apartment complex, to the north is an apartment complex. To the east are two single family structures. Across the street to the south is the Villages at South Station multi - family complex. The Boulevard Townhomes will have similar architectural character of neighboring residences, especially of the Villages project across the street. Materials & Colors: Several textures of materials, changes in roof line and building modulation create visual appeal. The primary siding materials are varying types of Hardie products and El Dorado stone work. The color palette is a combination of dark and medium grey -blues and light tan tones with a darker tan trim. The color palette was carefully selected after previewing several existing properties. The combination of colors create yet another dimension of interest to the building, utilizing the darker grey -blue color on the ground floor with lighter gray -blue and tan colors on the upper floors. Windows: The windows on each unit are positioned to optimize lighting and privacy. The triplex optimizes west - facing light with windows oriented toward the interior courtyard. To balance privacy, the duplex windows on the interior are positioned to avoid windows that look directly in on one another, while focusing on positioning the majority of its windows to face the west as well. Window proportions are consistent with neighboring residences and include visually significant window elements typically reserved for high -end custom construction. Roofline /Building Modulation /Building Massing: Each unit is highlighted and distinct from its neighboring unit, but all integrate nicely together. Traditionally 22