Verdant and Venue

aka "Northpointe" -- 3801 Tasman @ Zanker

Status: Leasing and Constructing

Permit: PDC06-093 and PD07-033

Events: dates changed from their mailer: Sept 12 Planning Commission; Sept 25th Council Hearing

Developer: Fairfield Development LP

Acres: 10.1

Units: 704 apartments, approx 61 du/ac

Leasing Website: Verdant-Apts.com and Venue-Apts.com

Details:

• 1/15/2014: Fairfield slides
  • Verdant is 498 units + 21000 sqft retail on corner of Zanker & Tasman. Leasing now, construction complete May 2014.
  • Venue is 206 units next door, construction complete January 2015.
• 20,000 sqft retail along Tasman, underground parking garages
• Presentation from 9/25 City Council Hearing
• 8/16 Community Meeting Notice
  • Lots of photos of the meeting information are here
  • Summary of the meeting:
    • 206 condos proposed at the corner of Baypointe Parkway and Tasman on 3 acres, over 2 levels of parking
    • 498 apartments proposed at the corner of Zanker and Tasman on 6 acres, over 2 levels of parking + 20,000 sqft retail, total of 5 stories
    • street-level will be fronted by units with stoops and porches to create urban feel
    • 140 parking spaces for retail, apartments 1.8 spaces/unit, condos 1.9 spaces/unit
    • new public street dividing the complexes, main access to parking garages on this street, street will have parallel parking
    • in addition to automobile parking, they will have 1 space per 4 units for bicycles, and also 1/4 for motorcycles
    • private pool and rec center gives them the equivalent of 1.85 acres of their PDO (Park Dedication Ordinance) fee
    • they will be donating the 2.3 acre parcel (Potential Park B) between Baypointe Pkwy and Westwind to the city as the rest of their PDO requirement
    • the owner of the property labelled Potential Park A is willing to sell, giving another 3 acres; however the city has to buy this itself
    • park will include various ball fields, a tot lot, picnic area. suggested to work with Westwind to connect thru their wall
    • there will be a 32-foot wide public paseo (walking path) along the northern edge of Northpointe, well-lit, landscaped, interlocking pavers, seating areas
    • demolition would start in June 2008 at the earliest, construction complete would take 2.5 years after that
    • retail is hoping to attract 2 sit-down restaurants and some personal-service vendors (eg. bank, dryclean, flowers)
    • apartments will split: 55% 1 bedroom, 45% 2 bedroom, 5% 3 bedroom; they are targeting the luxury aparment and condo market
    • building architecture is broken into multiple buildings with different styles to incorporate urban setting without seeming monolithic
• Map of the site
• Elevation of the proposed buildings
• Notice of proposed development
• prelim permit: PRE06-237