May 12, 2020 Kate Perez Baywater Corbin Partners, LLC 1019 Boston Post Road Darien, CT 06820 Town of Darien Architectural Review Board 2 Renshaw Road Darien, CT 06820 Follow up to: ARB #08 – 2020, Baywater Corbin Partners, LLC, CBD Zone and Corbin Subarea. Revisions to Proposed Buildings I, H, and K on the east side of Corbin Drive Dear Architectural Review Board Members: We sincerely appreciate your time in reviewing the height adjustments to the first three buildings of our Corbin project and value your guidance. We understand the height adjustments proposed have been approved and we are writing in response to two other suggestions that arose during our discussion related to 1) the residential entries on buildings H and K and 2) the building H storefronts. We have addressed those comments in the following drawings. First, we have re‐evaluated the residential entries on buildings K and H with an eye toward making those entries more solid than the glass entries originally proposed, and with a more markedly residential feel. The reconsidered entries for each building, and elevations shown at the 4/29/2020 ARB meeting, are attached here for your review. Second, there was a question about the rhythm and amount of storefront glass on the building H facade facing Corbin Drive. On a typical mixed‐use new development, the ground floor storefronts would be designed by the tenants of the various spaces. On building H, Beinfield Architects is designing the storefronts so we can ensure the best possible overall composition. Beinfield has made a few adjustments to the storefronts to adjust the rhythm and increase the amount of non‐glass surface. It is critically important to understand the flat elevation is not descriptive of how a person will ultimately view and experience the building. The façade steps in and out at each massing break, the mullions have depth, there will be awnings, blade signs, street trees, and signage that will create great depth, texture and richness along this facade. We have attached hereto perspective views that more closely represent the aesthetic of this storefront from a pedestrian’s point of view. To summarize the key changes to buildings I, H and K since the initial ARB approval of the project in 2018: 1) Building I, H and K height refinements and dormer condition adjustments as discussed in the April 29th meeting. 2) Building H height reduction in the ‘clock tower’ portion to adhere to the P&Z resolution maximum allowed height for building H, as discussed in the April 29th meeting. 3) Building H and K storefront changes as discussed in the April 29th meeting, and refined in this memo. 4) Building K, conceptual change to the landscaped area east of the building, which we will return to the ARB May 2020 meeting to discuss. 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