Village At Market Creek

10 Years Ago • Large-scale blight

• “Four Corners of Death”

• Toxic environments

• Substandard housing

• Isolated immigrant groups

• High unemployment

• $60 million retail leakage

• No grocery

Where We Started

Community Engagement

Areas of Focus

In order to support large-scale civic development

in the community, work in The Village focuses in

four areas

1. Resident Outreach

2. Collaborative Leadership

3. Inclusive Community

4. Community Identity

• Over 4,000 people involved

• 43 cross-cultural working teams

• Strong youth voice

• Cultural traditions at forefront

Community Engagement

Owning the Plans

• First major grocery store in 35 years

• Award-winning architecture

• 74% of construction contracts

• Expertise built in wetlands recovery

• Cultural venues attract 46,000 annually

• Total economic activity = $50 million

Community Engagement

Owning the Implementation

• Residents mobilized

$1 million in community

capital

• Won right to “go public”

• Market Creek Partners

becomes $23.5 million

community-owned

enterprise

• Investors receive

10% return

Community Engagement

Owning the Assets

• 60 acres of blight reclaimed as smart-growth transit village

• 1000 homes, 2000 jobs, integrated services, restored habitat

• Interconnected cultural venues

• All resident planned, built, owned, and operated

• Model for rebuilding community with an equity lens

What Is Proposed The Vision of a Village

What Is Proposed

The Vision of a Village

Before

Now

Sustainability and Community Benefits

• Residents plan for the solar

retrofit of Market Creek Plaza,

the criteria

• A LEED-ND certified plan

• The Village’s first transit-

oriented, “green” housing project

to City Hall for approval.

• 74 % of all construction contracts

have gone to Historically

Underutilized Business

Enterprises (HUBE).

Achieved LEED-ND Points

• Infill, Brownfield, Transit-served, Existing Buildings

• Density and Housing/Jobs Balance

– (1000 planned units with 1886 existing jobs w/n ½ mile)

• Habitat and Water Body Restoration

• Walk able and Tree Lined Streets

• Mixed-Use and Mixed-Income

• Access to Schools, Public and Open Space

• Community Outreach and Involvement

• LEED Certified Housing

• Energy Efficient Buildings and Infrastructure

• Water Efficient Buildings and Landscaping

• Heat Island Reduction

Missed LEED-ND Points

• Bike Network and Infrastructure

• Housing Diversity (mostly apartments)

• Reduced Parking and High Levels of

Connectivity

• Transit Facilities

• Renewable Energy

• Stormwater Management

Lessons Learned • Investing in educating community

members and building relationships

results in a high level of community

engagement

• LEED-ND drives projects to have a

proactive approach to development-

by knowing what you want you are

more likely to get what you want!

• LEED-ND aids in community

engagement process by establishing

sustainability goals, providing a

roadmap for achievement, and a

framework for discussing technical

aspects of sustainable planning and

design

LEED ND Requirements

LEED-ND Requirements

LEED-ND Requirements

LEED-ND BENEFITS

• Smart Growth Village

• Catalyst Community

Award

• Public/Private Grant

Funding Requirements

• TOD

• Market Rate

Commercial Tenants

Native American Saying

•Don’t do

anything about

us without us

Los Angeles, California

Jordan Downs Urban Village Specific Plan

Geographic Context

Existing Site Conditions

• Replacement of all 700 existing public housing units, with up to 1,100 new units, for a total yield of 1,800 dwelling units.

• Up to 355,000 SF of Commercial/Retail, 20,000 SF of mixed use, and 145,000 SF of light industrial.

• Up to 70,000 SF of community facilities- Recreation Center, Family Resource Center

• Up to 12 acres of parks, open space, and joint-use recreation facilities

• Up to 10 year build out, estimated population upon completion: 6,200 residents

Project Description

Century Boulevard

Streets 1

Century Boulevard

2

3

4

1

1

2

3 4

5

5

Parkway: 6’

Sidewalk: 6’

Street Parking: 8’

Bicycle Lane: 6’

Travel Lane: 11’

Bulb-outs at intersections

6

6

Credit Achievements • Neighborhood Pattern and Design

– Credit 1: Walkable Streets

• Building transparency: Primary building facades of commercial uses shall have 60% transparency.

• Entrance frequency: Principal entrances for commercial uses shall be spaced a maximum of 50 feet apart.

• Limited front yard setbacks on non-residential streets:

1’ maximum front yard for commercial uses on Century Boulevard

• Frontage Standards- Direct access to sidewalk from businesses.

• Building frontage uses- Limited use of garages and loading docks on building frontages.

– Compact Development (NPDp2)

– Mixed-Use Neighborhood (NPDc3)

– Mixed-Income & Diverse Housing (NPDc4)

– Access to Civic Spaces (NPDc9)

– Tree-Lined Streets (NPDc14)

– Proximity to Neighborhood Schools (NPDc15)

Neighborhood Pattern & Design- (Achieved through Urban Village Zone)

Smart Location & Linkages-

(Inherently Achieved through Project Location)

– Infill Location Adjacent to Existing Development (SLLp1, SLLc1)

– Brownfield Redevelopment (SLLc2)

– Location with Reduced Automobile Dependence (SLLc3)

Green Infrastructure & Buildings-

(Achieved through Zoning and Existing City Policies)

– Certified Green Building (GIBp1)

– Minimum Energy & Water Efficient Buildings (GIBp2, GIBp3)

– Water Efficient Landscaping (GIBc4)

– Solar Orientation (GIBc10)

Specific Plan

•Prerequisites are satisfied-48 points (estimated) •Enough points are required to submit for certification

• Project at Build Out (5-10 years)

– Sufficient to achieve Gold level certification

–Additional Credits will address:

• Green Building Certification

• Building Energy & Water Efficiency

• Renewable Energy

• Recycled Infrastructure

Future Credits

Future Credits (continued)

• Points Tailored to the Development & Construction Phase

– NPD

• Transit Facilities (NPDc7)

• TDM (NPDc8)

• Visitability & Universal Design (NPDc11)

– GIB

• Certified Green Building (GIBc1)

• Maximum Building Water & Energy Efficiency (GIBc2, GIBc3)

• Onsite Energy Renewable Energy Sources (GIBc11)

• Recycled Content in Infrastructure (GIBc15)

• Infrastructure Energy Efficiency (GIBc13)

• Solid Waste Management (GIBc16)

Next Steps

• City Council Subcommittee review: May 2012

• City Council approval: To be determined

• Filing of Tract Map: Late 2012

• Annexation approval: Late 2013

Jordan Downs Urban Village Specific Plan