Q&A
Addressing shadow impacts and building design considerations
2:47:50
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84 sec
Council Member Farías raises concerns about shadow impacts on the existing Parkchester apartment complex. The representative discusses their approach to mitigating these impacts through building design.
- Shadow studies have been conducted and will be shared
- The proposed design incorporates a step-back approach as buildings get taller
- This design allows for better access to light and air
- The open development creates pathways for airflow, particularly benefiting the Northball field recreation area
Amanda Farías
2:47:50
The final environmental impact statement finds that under the proposed R 8 x zoning a small portion of the existing purchaser apartment complex, would witness significant adverse shadow impact.
2:48:03
This concern has been raised by several purchaser residents as well to my office.
2:48:07
Can you speak about ways your team would mitigating that impact, especially in terms of how the building design can respond to the concern.
UNKNOWN
2:48:16
Well, I think, you know, we have done some shadow studies, and we're happy to share some information based on what we would like to be able to do.
2:48:23
I think that, you know, an important ask effect of of the development that we'd like to see as something that creates a step back approach.
2:48:32
And so as the building gets taller, it gets narrower.
2:48:36
We believe that 1 that creates better access for light and air.
2:48:40
I know there's been a concern about freezes and the flow of air, you know, and we believe that a more open development that creates these openings for air to pass through will create will allow for more airflow within within Parkchester, and in particular, the Northball field, which is a is a wreck creation area that the condominium has there.
2:49:04
We believe that that's a more effective way rather than having this massing that doesn't allow really for air and light to pass through to the the Parkchester development.
