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Finn-Wnids <br />ARCHITECTURE/DESIGN <br />4175 Lovell Road <br />Lexington, MN 55014 <br />6121780.1948 <br />August 31, 1988 <br />City of Roseville, Planning Department <br />2660 Civil Center Drive <br />Roseville, MN 55113 <br />RE: Casci Complex <br />1910 West County Road C <br />Roseville, m 55113 <br />Attn: Planning Staff <br />Planners, <br />The intent of this letter is to define our situation and decision regarding the exterior finish <br />an this complex. We understand the rules in the ordinance and still maintain that we are in <br />conformance with the. conditional use regulations intent, (brick or equal)., <br />No one, from the architect to the developer is tapping <br />this project for any excesses. The profit <br />margins are all well below market averages, and the balance has been left in the project to better, <br />s we should have, in presentation <br />assure its success. We failed to invest, as it now appear we gave it. <br />materials and preparation. "Selling had more importance <br />with the associated <br />The business idea is a strong one. A combination of self -storage buildings, and <br />small incubator business offices, and the car wash offers much to the surrounding <br />businesses residence of the area. As we judge it, its one hell of a fresh start for the south end of the <br />tracks, one that will hold its own with any of the distant upgrades of adjacent properties. The <br />rendering and building elevations Submitted with project stand their own ground. We've invested <br />heavily in appearances, (building form, finish materials, and design consistency), relative to <br />ccmparible businesses in the city. <br />graphically defined on the attached plan. Wherever <br />our intention is to finish the building as Pat <br />embossed block, (color will be <br />brick does not exist, it will be replaced by a brick Pa <br />impregnated throughout the block material) . � embossed blockthe brick t replaces. bond <br />Pattern <br />and bonded with a matching colored mortar udl.l look dust <br />like biLit also equivalent to the brick it substitutes for. For all practical purposes <br />dura y is <br />this entire complex is visually clothed in brick. <br />is the lIr t of what this project can afford. <br />The percentage of brick we show on the drawings warehouse <br />our intent has been to build the main fronting car wash f bridcice overageare required th�a we <br />and the two StOrY <br />building C (finished as noted). If additional burdens o coverage <br />site for an interim <br />will have to change the phasing to maintain the existing buildings <br />period and begin the complex with building C and Possibly one adjacent storage building. <br />Please advise if we haven't clearly defined the situation. <br />S' Y, <br />r Finnemann <br />MF/ld <br />Fncl: photographs of rendering <br />photographs of embossed block <br />site plan showdng locations and percentages of brick coverage <br />