West Loop Design Guidelines City of Chicago, Department of Planning and Development

Community Meeting July 13, 2017 West Loop Design Guidelines Today’s Agenda

Welcome and Introductions (5 min)

Project Recap (10 min)

Community Feedback Summary (5 min)

Design Guidelines Methodology (5 min)

Urban Design Best Practice (5 min)

Draft Design Guidelines Review (45 min)

Next Steps (5 min)

2 West Loop Design Guidelines Purpose of Today’s Meeting

1. Provide a Project Recap/Introduction

2. Recap Community Input to Date

3. Review Urban Design Best Practice

3. Gather Feedback on Draft Design Guidelines

3 West Loop Design Guidelines What exactly are design guidelines?

Design guidelines intend to generally balance the interaction of the following elements of the built environment:

• Architectural Scale and Proportion • Land Use • Pedestrian Realm (Streets) • Open Space • Relationship to Context

4 West Loop Design Guidelines What aren’t design guidelines?

In this case, design guidelines should be based on principles and not be prescriptive.

They will NOT cover:

• Architectural Styles • Zoning/Land Use Changes • Specific capital improvement projects

5 Project Recap West Loop Design Guidelines Where are we in the Process?

Publish Draft Community Document Working Working Working Present Workshop & Community with Public Group Group Group to Plan Online Workshop Proposed Open House Meeting #1 Meeting #2 Meeting #3 Commission Survey Design Guidelines

March 3, 2017 April 4, 2017 April 22, 2017 June 29, 2017 July 13, 2017 July 27, 2017 August 3, 2017 August 17, 2017

7 Project Recap Study Area

8 Zoning Purpose As of Right Zoning vs. Planned Developments An as-of-right development complies with all applicable zoning regulations and does not require any discretionary action by the Chicago Planning Commission or Zoning Board of Appeals.

As of Right Zoning

9 Zoning Purpose

B3-3 M2-3 C3-3 As of Right Zoning vs.B3-5 Planned Developments KINIE ST PMD 4 PD 819

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PEORIA ST PEORIA

ABERDEEN ST ABERDEEN

MORGAN ST MORGAN

CARPENTER ST CARPENTER CARROLL AVE ST ELIABETH CARROLL AVE

UNION AVE PD 632 Planned Developments (PDs) are special zoning designations PD 643 CARROLL AVE DS-3 C1-5 M2-3 M2-3 WAYMAN ST WAYMAN ST C3-5

PMD 4 1282 PD PD 1306 C1-3 C3-2 FULTON ST DX-5 PD240 DS-5 C1-1 C2-5

PAULINA ST PAULINA C3-2 DX-3 LOOMIS ST LOOMIS FULTON ST FULTON MARKET M2-3 C1-1 PD C3-3 1277

C3-5 established for individual development projects due to PD C1-5 PD WALNUT ST 616 1349 PD 1290 WALNUT ST

C1-3 C1-2 C1-1 LAFLIN ST LAFLIN

USTINE ST USTINE C2-5 C1-2 PD 1319

PD 1360 ST SANGAMON C1-1 LAKE ST PD C2-5 1359 PD

DS-3 C3-1 PD C1-3 C1-2 1252 C1-2 DX-5 C1-2 PD 1354 KENNEDY EPY 860 their size, use, scale, complexity or location. Planned C1-1 DX-5 COUCH PL DX-7 PD 51 1283 PD C3-1 PD 746 PD

C1-5 C1-3 1286 C1-3 DX-7 MAYPOLE AVE

ASHLAND AVE ASHLAND RANDOLPH ST RACINE AVE RACINE PD 1048

HALSTED ST HALSTED Developments are approved by Plan Commission. POS-1 RM-5 PD 1230 RT-4 C1-3 PD 572 DX-7 C1-2 D-3 COURT PL PD DX-3 PD 1344 DX-5 1005 DC-12 ADA ST ADA DX-5 OGDEN AVE ST MAY PD PD CT WILLARD RM-5.5 729 1361 C2-3 WASHINGTON BLVD PD 1357 PD 862 B3-3 DX-5 DX-3 PD 629 WARREN BLVD ST BISHOP PD LOOMIS ST LOOMIS DX-7 PD B3-3 710 B3-3 B2-3 RM-5 779 RM-4.5 DX-3 PD 233 PD 931 DX-5 DX-7 C2-3 B3-5 PD 1246 C1-3 C2-3 C2-3 RM-5 PD 118 MADISON ST PD DX-5 C2-3 C2-3 B3-2 DX-3 C2-3 899 PD DS-3 DR-3 1202 PD 700 DS-3 PD C2-3 C2-2 DX-3 1181 RM-5 B3-3 PD 747 M1-3 DX-3 DX-5 C2-5 PD 929 B3-5 DX-5 PD 820 DX-3 RM-5 POS-2

RM-5 MONROE ST DX-5 DX-7 DR-3 DX-3 DX-3

B3-5 DR-3 PD 1112 B2-3 PD 773 PD1322 PD 890 DX-5 PD 842 POS-1 PD 1087 DS-3 DS-3 DS-3

B3-3 B3-3 DS-3 DC-12 RACINE AVE RACINE THROOP ST THROOP DR-3 DX-5 C2-3 DR-3 DX-7 DX-3 ADAMS ST B3-5 M1-3 B3-5 PD DX-3 DX-7 DC-12 PD 103 DS-3 1207 PD 842 B3-2 RM-5 DS-3 RM-5 DX-5 DX-5 LAFLIN ST LAFLIN DX-3 PD 597 B2-3 B3-5 DR-3 DX-3 LOOMIS ST LOOMIS M1-3 B3-5 C2-3 DS-3 RM-5 ACKSON BLVD DX-5 DS-3 DX-10 C2-5 PD 925 DX-5 DX-7 B3-3 DX-5 DS-3 PD 278 DX-3 B3-5 C1-3 DX-5 DX-3 DX-12 DX-5 DX-7 PD 328 B3-5 DR-3 VAN BUREN ST TILDEN ST PD 1300 PD 867 PD EISENHOWER EPY M1-3 304 DX-7

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CONGRESS PKWY PD 416 B3-2 Planned Developments

10 Zoning Purpose Floor Area Ration (FAR)

What is FAR? FAR = 1.0 Lot = 100 ft x 100 ft = 10,000 sf FAR is an acronym for Floor Area Ratio. FAR is the 1.0 FAR x 10,000 sf lot = 10,000 sf building relationship between the amount of usable floor area Covering 100% of lot that a building has and the total area of the lot on which the building stands. FAR = 1.0 Lot = 100 ft x 100 ft = 10,000 sf 1.0 FAR x 10,000 sf lot = 10,000 sf building Covering 50% of lot

FAR = 1.0 Lot = 100 ft x 100 ft = 10,000 sf 1.0 FAR x 10,000 sf lot = 10,000 sf building Covering 25% of lot

11 Zoning Purpose Neighborhood Opportunity Bonus Previous density bonuses included: Neighborhood Opportunity Bonus • setbacks Recent changes to the Neighborhood Opportunity Bonus program simplify • winter gardens and update the downtown floor area bonus system; provide new funding • green roofs sources to encourage commercial development in neighborhoods lacking • plazas private investment; and accommodate ongoing central area growth • mostly consisted of on-site amenities through an expanded downtown zoning district.

12 Zoning Purpose Planned Development Review Timeline

Community Input Process

Public DPD Formal DPD & Developers Applicant Plan Notification City Council Project is Preliminary Application Other Depts. Present to responds to Commission of Plan Final Vote Approved Review Filing Review Community comments Meeting Commission

13 Zoning Purpose Planned Developments

1. Are reviewed by DPD and other city agencies to promote healthy, functional neighborhoods that accommodate the needs of residents, businesses and visitors, while also enabling the development community to further the City of Chicago’s economic development

2. Adhere to a set of principles in the zoning code from which DPD design review staff review proposals

3. Incorporate community feedback throughout the process

4. Are required for any project seeking the Neighborhood Opportunity Bonus • Contributions to the Neighborhood Opportunity Bonus are paid at time of permit

14 Zoning Purpose Public Participation in Planned Development Review

How can the public provide valuable and appropriate input when developers present their proposals to the community? • Public comments are stronger when consistent with the City Development City zoning code and applicable design guidelines Review Proposals • Provide comments in writing and demonstrate connection to existing regulations High Quality • Quantify how many of your neighbors share your idea Design

Community Input

15 Community Feedback West Loop Design Guidelines Community Feedback

• Survey Respondents • Pedestrian Experience • Architectural Diversity • Community Improvement Priorities • Design Excellence • Character Areas • Street Network Map

17 West Loop Design Guidelines Community Feedback

1. Survey Respondents Please describe your relationship to the West Loop. You may select as many answers as are appropriate.

100 85.4% 80 I live in the West Loop

59.7% I work in the West Loop 60 I own property in the West Loop 40 32.6% I own a business in the West Loop 23.6% 20 I am generally interested in the West Loop* 5.6% 4.9% Other (please specify) * 0

* Survey respondents who only selected “I am generally interested in the West Loop” or “Other” were not included in the results summarized in this report. The intention of this is to make sure the feedback reflects the opinions of those with direct ties to the West Loop.

18 West Loop Design Guidelines Community Feedback

2. Architectural Styles Is a variety of architectural styles and materials important? Or, do you prefer a related ‘family’ of design and materials?

AVERAGE SURVEY RESPONSE

19 West Loop Design Guidelines Community Feedback

WEST LOOP DESIGN GUIDELINES

3. Design Excellence Examples of Design Excellence How important is design excellence to you?

Project Type: Office Building Project Type: Restaurant Project Type: Residential Location: Chicago Location: Chicago Location: Chicago Award: AIA Chicago Design Excellence Award Award: AIA Chicago Design Excellence Award Award: AIA Chicago Design Excellence Award Architect: Hartshorne Plunkard Architecture Architect: Range Architect: Pappageorge Haymes Partners

Project Type: Residential Project Type: School Project Type: Residence Hall Location: New York Location: Chicago Location: New York Award: Architzer A+ Awards Award: AIA Chicago Design Excellence Award Award: Architzer A+ Awards Architect: S9 Architecture Architect: John Ronan Architects Architect: Jackson Clements Burrows Architects

AVERAGE SURVEY RESPONSE

Project Type: Office Project Type: Residential Project Type: Residential Location: Minneapolis Location: Antwerp, Belgium Location: Lima, Peru Award: Architzer A+ Awards Award: Architzer A+ Awards Award: Architzer A+ Awards Architect: Michael Green Architecture Architect: Studio Farris Architects Architect: Marsino Arquitectura

Project Type: Residential Project Type: Residential Project Type: Residential Location: New York Location: Chicago Location: Chicago Award: Architzer A+ Awards Award: Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Award Award: AIA Chicago Design Excellence Award Architect: Handel Architects Architect: Landon Bone Baker Architects Architect: Perkins+Will

20 West Loop Design Guidelines Community Feedback

WEST LOOP DESIGN GUIDELINES 3.6% 4. StreetStreet Network Network Map Does this street network seem accurate to you? The proposed street network is based on existing character, is this appropriate? Comment here: ADA ST ADA MAY ST MAY LAFLIN ST GREEN ST PEORIA ST PEORIA RACINE ST LOOMIS ST JUSTINE ST MORGAN ST HALSTED ST ASHLAND AVE ELIZABETH ST ABERDEEN ST SANGAMON ST CARPENTER ST 32.1% 37.5%

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LAKE ST

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WASHINGTON BLVD

MADISON ST

MONROE ST

OGDEN AVE ADAMS ST 26.8% Supportive JACKSON BLVD

VAN BUREN ST Supportive with minor comments* Neutral with comments* Commercial Street Character Neighborhood Street Character Unsupportive

* A transcript of comments can be found in the meeting summary document.

21 West Loop Design Guidelines Community Feedback

WEST LOOP DESIGN GUIDELINES Lake Street 5. Pedestrian Experience: Lake Street What would enhance the pedestrian experience along this corridor for both public and private investment? What would most enhance the pedestrian experience along Lake Street?

4.0% 5.8% 5.5% 2.0% Wider Sidewalks Street Furniture 8.5% 16.1% Landscaping Crosswalks Pedestrian Safety 11.1% Lighting 30.0% Public Art Place your dots in the categories below based on priority. Place your dots in the categories below based on priority. Bicycle Infrastructure Wider Sidewalks Street Furniture Landscaping 17.1% Signage Crosswalks Pedestrian Safety Improvements Lighting

Public Art Bicycle Infrastructure Signage

22 West Loop Design Guidelines Community Feedback

WEST LOOP DESIGN GUIDELINES Randolph Street 6. Pedestrian Experience: Randolph Street What would enhance the pedestrian experience What would most enhance the pedestrian experience along Randolph Street? along this corridor for both public and private investment?

4.3% 7.1% 14.7% Wider Sidewalks Street Furniture 10.9% Landscaping 8.6% Lighting Signage 10.1% 12.7% Crosswalks Public Art

Place your dots in the categories below based on priority. Place your dots in the categories below based on priority. Pedestrian Safety Wider Sidewalks Street Furniture Landscaping 18.7% 12.7% Bicycle Infrastructure Crosswalks Pedestrian Safety Improvements Lighting

Public Art Bicycle Infrastructure Signage

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WEST LOOP DESIGN GUIDELINES Washington Street 7. Pedestrian Experience: Washington Street What would enhance the pedestrian experience along this corridor for both public and private investment? What would most enhance the pedestrian experience along Washington Street?

3.3% 6.2% 10.6% 6.3% Wider Sidewalks Street Furniture Landscaping 12.9% Crosswalks 27.1% Pedestrian Safety Lighting Public Art Place your dots in the categories below based on priority. Place your dots in the categories below based on priority. 16.2% Wider Sidewalks Street Furniture Landscaping Bicycle Infrastructure 5.0% Signage 12.5% Crosswalks Pedestrian Safety Improvements Lighting

Public Art Bicycle Infrastructure Signage

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WEST LOOP DESIGN GUIDELINES Madison Street 8. Pedestrian Experience: Madison Street What would enhance the pedestrian experience along this corridor for both public and private investment? What would most enhance the pedestrian experience along Madison Street?

1.8% 9.2% 13.1% Wider Sidewalks Street Furniture 12.0% 7.9% Landscaping Crosswalks Pedestrian Safety Lighting 14.3% 20.0% Public Art Place your dots in the categories below based on priority. Place your dots in the categories below based on priority. Wider Sidewalks Street Furniture Landscaping Bicycle Infrastructure 14.1% 7.6% Signage Crosswalks Pedestrian Safety Improvements Lighting

Public Art Bicycle Infrastructure Signage

25 West Loop Design Guidelines Community Feedback

9. Community Improvement Priorities How would you prioritize public and private spending on the following community improvement options? Please rank your answers below (1 = highest priority).

TOPIC WORKSHOP SURVEY RANKING RANKING Public art 1 7 Commercial corridor open space 2 (tie) 6 Pedestrian safety 2 (tie) 1 Lighting 4 3 Enhanced landscape 5 2 Reclaimed space 6 5 Capital improvements for public facilities 7 4 Bicycle infrastructure 8 8 Community identifiers and wayfinding 9 10 Street furniture 10 9

26 West Loop Design Guidelines What have we heard to date?

Community Workshop Key Themes • Strong desire to further explore and define design excellence in relation • The community sees the following design interventions as priorities for to architecture and community character through a design approval future development: committee or other formal process for reviewing project proposals. • Pedestrian safety • Concern that new developments lack architectural diversity and that the • Publicly accessible open space, especially in commercial corridors and character of the neighborhood might get lost. along Randolph Avenue • Some support new residential development north of Lake Street. • Enhanced landscapes within the public right-of-way (e.g. planters, median planting, etc.) • While some participants are comfortable with increased density, there • Lighting for pedestrians and vehicles is significant concern about building height impacts on viewshed, solar access, and (in particular) retaining the existing architectural character of • Opportunities to integrate public art (e.g. murals, sculptures, water features, etc.) the West Loop.

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West Loop Design Guidelines WestThe Case Loop for the WestDesign Loop Guidelines Retail / Commercial Zones Retail and Commercial Zones

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30 3 3 West Loop Design Guidelines The Case for the West Loop

Current Development Patterns

900 W. Washington Boulevard 1 S. Halsted Street 110 N. Carpenter Street 1115 W. Washington Boulevard

845 W. Madison Street 1045 W. Washington Boulevard 935 W. Washington Boulevard

1000 W. Monroe Street 1050 W. Monroe Street 1035 W. Van Buren Street 1061 W. Van Buren Street

111 S. Peoria Street 855 W. Adams Street 236 S. Racine Avenue 20 N. Loomis Street

31 West Loop Design Guidelines Previous Planning Efforts

DEVELOPMENT MANUAL For Chicago Plan Commission Projects

CITY OF CHICAGO RAHM EMANUEL, MAYOR

Department of Housing and Economic Development Andrew J. Mooney, Commissioner

City of Chicago City of Chicago City of Chicago Neighbors of West Loop West Central Association & West Loop Community Zoning PD Requirements Fulton Market Innovation District Plan Historic Fulton-Randolph Market “The Neighborhood Plan” Metropolitan Planning Council Organization District Design Guidelines “A Future for the Near West Side” Needs Assessment

32 Urban Design Best Practice

33 West Loop Design Guidelines What have we heard to date?

34 West Loop Design Guidelines Urban Design Principles

Building Design • Encourage taller, thinner buildings with substantial setbacks • Orient the longest building facades and/or concentrate height along wider streets Base Design • Buidling bases shouuld be mindful of existing context, particularly at infill sites • Provide seamless or gradual transition in bulk and scale near areas with lower-scale and character buildings - including those in the Landmark Districts • Reinforce desirable urban features found within the surrounding area such as siting patterns, massing arrangements and streetscape characteristics. Commercial Uses • Buildings for commercial uses that require large floor plates should respect the mass, scale and architectural character of adjacent buildings.

35 West Loop Design Guidelines Massing Scenarios

Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Scenario 3

36 West Loop Design Guidelines Scenario #3 in Detail

37 West Loop Design Guidelines Massing Scenarios in Practice - Scenario #1

38 West Loop Design Guidelines Massing Scenarios in Practice - Scenario #2

39 West Loop Design Guidelines Massing Scenarios in Practice - Scenario #3

40 West Loop Design Guidelines Massing Scenarios in Practice

41 West Loop Design Guidelines Massing Scenarios in Practice

42 West Loop Design Guideline Organization West Loop Design Guidelines Guideline Organization

1.0 General Strategies

2.0 Tall Building Design Guidelines

3.0 Corridor Specific Guidelines

4.0 Public Realm Guidelines

5.0 Alley, Parking and Service Guidelines

44 West Loop Design Guidelines General Strategies 1.1 Design Excellence 1.2 Preserve and Enhance Streetwalls in the West Loop 1.3 Design of the Building Base 1.4 Location and Parking Podium 1.5 Architectural Components 1.6 Material Guidelines

45 West Loop Design Guidelines Tall Building Design Guidelines 2.1 Building Setbacks 2.2 Tall Building Design 2.3 Tower Design to Maintain High Quality Public Realm 2.4 Height Transitions

46 West Loop Design Guidelines Site Specific Guidelines 3.1 Halsted Street and Van Buren Street Corridors 3.2 Ogden Avenue Corridor 3.3 Washington Street Corridor 3.4 Randolph Street Corridor 3.5 Lake Street Corridor 3.6 Areas adjacent to Historic Districts 3.7 Areas adjacent to Open Space 3.8 Retail Nodes

47 West Loop Design Guidelines Public Realm Guidelines 4.1 Pedestrian Safety 4.2 Placemaking 4.3 Sustainable Design 4.4 Streetscape 4.5 Signage & Identity

48 West Loop Design Guidelines Alley Parking & Service Guidelines

5.1 Alley / Service / Loading Access 5.2 Off-Street Parking 5.3 Bicycle Amenities

49 West Loop Design Guidelines Design Guideline Review • Posters depict design guidelines by topic area

• Take your time and review as many as you’d like

• Post-it notes are available for comments

• Staff will be present to answer questions

50 Next Steps West Loop Design Guidelines Next Steps

Publish Draft Document with Proposed Design Guidelines July 27, 2017

Public Open House August 3, 2017

Present to Plan Commission August 17, 2017