7A, Draft Guiding Plan for B2 District

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land Use and Public Improvements Plan would be broken at the point of the L to provide pedestrian movement and visibility. o An L-shape with the open side facing southwest; the buildings would be broken at the point of the L to provide pedestrian movement and visibility. o An east-west orientation of one building (possibly two or more tenant spaces) along County Road E and a north-south orientation of a retail building along Lexington Avenue. · Anchor Business: Redevelop an anchor retail or service building of approximately 15,000 to 25,000 square feet, preferably on the northern edge of the site. Consider adding one or more strong national retailers to increase customers to the site. · Hospitality Businesses: Include in the new commercial area one or more eating and drinking businesses that could take advantage of and animate the outdoor gathering space. Restaurants that do well at lunch are expected to be most successful. III Pedestrian Movement: Provide a pedestrian connection from Arden Plaza to a location near the County Road E and Lexington Avenue intersection. Require the replacement of the pathway along Lexington Avenue and extend the pathway to the south for future connections. Also investigate with the owners of the Northpark Corporate Park the feasibility of creating a pedestrian link from the Arden Plaza site to the central water feature in the Northpark site and the Country Insurance open space. Former Holiday Inn Site .. Interim Use: Assume that the current building is demolished after its use as a college residence hall. Consider retaining and re-using the previous hotel/motel use if it is a viable alternative that advances this plan. III Access: Align a new access drive at the new intersection shown on Figure 9, opposite the future access point to the south. · land Use: Redevelop the site with an intensive combination of office, residential and, possibly, retail or service business land uses. Consider structured parking located along the railroad tracks. Allow housing and housing or offices above retail or service businesses. Seniors' housing would also be a possibility, depending on market conditions. · Focal Feature: Orient the development around a major landscaped median or other green space. · Building Relationship to the Street: L.ocate the buildings close to County Road E; parking should be to the north of the buildings. · Corner Gateway Feature: Create a green entry feature near Lexington Avenue. 4-4 Guiding Plan for the 82 District 20 October