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<br />land Use and Public Improvements Plan <br /> <br />would be broken at the point of the L to provide pedestrian movement and <br />visibility. <br />o An L-shape with the open side facing southwest; the buildings would be <br />broken at the point of the L to provide pedestrian movement and visibility. <br />o An east-west orientation of one building (possibly two or more tenant spaces) <br />along County Road E and a north-south orientation of a retail building along <br />Lexington Avenue. <br /> <br />Anchor Business: Redevelop an anchor retail or service building of <br />approximately 15,000 to 25,000 square feet, preferably on the northern edge of the <br />site. Consider adding one or more strong national retailers to increase traffic to the <br />site. <br /> <br />Hospitality Businesses: Include in the new commercial area one or more eating <br />and drinking ,businesses that could take advantage of and animate the outdoor <br />gathering space. Restaurants that do well at lunch are expected to be most successful. <br /> <br />East-West Pedestrian Movement: Investigate with the owners of the Northpark <br />Corporate Park the feasibility of creating a pedestrian link from the Arden Plaza site <br />to the central water feature in the Northpark site and the Country Insurance open <br />space. <br /> <br />Former Holiday Inn Site <br /> <br />Interim Use: Assume that the current building is demolished after its use as a <br />college residence hall. Consider retaining and re-using the previous hotel/motel use if <br />it is a viable alternative that advances this plan <br /> <br />Access: Align a new access drive at the new intersection shown on Figure 5, <br />opposite the future access point to the south. <br /> <br />Land Use: Redevelop the site with an intensive combination of office, residential <br />and, possibly, retail or service business land uses. Consider structured parking <br />located along the railroad tracks. Allow housing and housing or offic es above retail <br />or service businesses. Seniors' housing would also be a possibility, depending on <br />market conditions. <br /> <br />Focal Feature: Orient the development around a major landscaped median or other <br />green space. <br /> <br />Building Relationship to the Street: Locate the buildings close to County <br />Road E; parking should be to the north of the buildings. <br /> <br />Corner Gateway Feature: Create a green entry feature near Lexington Avenue. <br /> <br />4-4 The New Lake Johanna Boulevard <br /> <br />8 October <br />