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The '''Six Hundred West Main''' is a | The '''Six Hundred West Main''' is a six-story, 57-unit<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/luxury-apartment-building-six-hundred-west-main-opens|title=Development Digest: Luxury apartment building Six Hundred West Main opens|last=Emily Hays|first=|publishdate=Sep 26, 2019|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2021-12-15}}</ref> mixed-use building under construction on [[West Main Street]]. It shares a 0.36 acre site with [[600 West Main Street|600 West Main]] and [[512 West Main Street|512 West Main]], home of the [[Blue Moon Diner]]. The building is targeting completion in Fall 2019. | ||
{{ | A four-story, 45-unit second phase is planned for the adjacent 0.455 acre parcel, presently home to [[University Tire and Auto]]. That project is known as [[Six_Hundred_West_Main#Phase_II|Heirloom Apartments Phase II]]. <ref name="nbc29">{{cite web|title=Planning Commission Delays Vote on Mixed-Use Development on West Main|url=https://www.nbc29.com/story/40914364/planning-commission-delays-vote-on-mixeduse-development-on-west-main|author=Pete DeLuca|work=News Article|publisher=WVIR NBC29 News|location=Charlottesville, VA|publishdate=August 13, 2019|accessdate=August 16, 2019}}</ref> Council approved a special use permit for the project on [[October 7]], [[2019]]. <ref name="approval">{{cite web|title=C'Ville City Council Approves Special Use Permit for Phase 2 of Heirloom West Main Development|url=https://www.nbc29.com/story/41151811/cville-city-council-votes-to-approve-special-use-permit-for-phase-2-of-heirloom-west-main-development|author=Moriah Davis|work=News Article|publisher=NBC29|location=|publishdate=October 7, 2019|accessdate=October 8, 2019}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=602-616 West Main Street (Tax Map 29 Parcel 3) |url=https://cvillepedia.org/images/20200714-CPLAN-606-West-Main-Site-Plan-Report.pdf|author=Brian Haluska|work=Staff Report|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=June 25, 2020|accessdate=July 12, 2020}}</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The project will incorporate two existing structures because the [[Board of Architectural Review]] indicated in November 2015 they would not approve their demolition. <ref name="nov15">{{cite web|title=Design panel not receptive to demolition of West Main houses|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/22531-design-panel-not-receptive-to-demolition-of-west-m/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=November 17, 2015|accessdate=December 27, 2016}}</ref> | The project will incorporate two existing structures because the [[Board of Architectural Review]] indicated in November 2015 they would not approve their demolition. <ref name="nov15">{{cite web|title=Design panel not receptive to demolition of West Main houses|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/22531-design-panel-not-receptive-to-demolition-of-west-m/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=November 17, 2015|accessdate=December 27, 2016}}</ref> | ||
Amenities include 65,000sf of residential space, 4,700sf of retail, private terraces, 8-foot windows, 'high ceilings', a 'meditative courtyard', outdoor fireplace, private art gallery with resident lounge, parking & bike storage, and bikeshare.<ref name=":1">{{Cite-cville|url=https://www.c-ville.com/sex-drugs-rock-n-roll-new-apartment-complex-promises-least-one/|title=Sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll: New apartment complex promises at least one of those|author=Samantha Baars|date=May 2, 2018|accessdate=2019-08-11}}</ref> | |||
==Development timeline== | ==Development timeline== | ||
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*January 19, 2016: Review by [[Board of Architectural Review]] <ref>{{cite web|title=Design panel wants another look at new West Main construction|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/22834-bar-january-2016/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=January 20, 2016|accessdate=December 27, 2016}}</ref> | *January 19, 2016: Review by [[Board of Architectural Review]] <ref>{{cite web|title=Design panel wants another look at new West Main construction|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/22834-bar-january-2016/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=January 20, 2016|accessdate=December 27, 2016}}</ref> | ||
*February 16, 2016: BAR approves massing for project <ref>{{cite web|title=BAR defers decision on one West Main project, partially approves another|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/23050-bar-west-main/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=February 18, 2016|accessdate=December 29, 2016}}</ref> | *February 16, 2016: BAR approves massing for project <ref>{{cite web|title=BAR defers decision on one West Main project, partially approves another|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/23050-bar-west-main/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=February 18, 2016|accessdate=December 29, 2016}}</ref> | ||
*May 10, 2016: [[Charlottesville Planning Commission]] recommends special use permit for additional residential density <ref>{{cite web|title=City planning commission approves waivers for Blue Moon development|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/23749-city-planning-commission-approves-waivers-for-blue/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=May 11, 2016|accessdate=January 2, 2017}}</ref> | *May 10, 2016: [[Charlottesville Planning Commission]] recommends [[special use permit]] for additional residential density and reduced parking requirements on a 4-3 vote. Discussion centered around impact of reduced parking on the surrounding neighborhoods and plausibility of car-free living. The commission replaced a condition to exempt units <500sf from parking requirements in favor of modifying the requirement to 0.5 parking spaces per unit, regardless of size.<ref>{{cite web|title=City planning commission approves waivers for Blue Moon development|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/23749-city-planning-commission-approves-waivers-for-blue/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=May 11, 2016|accessdate=January 2, 2017}}</ref> | ||
*June | *June 6, 2016: [[City Council]] defers the special use permit to its next meeting on a motion from [[Kristin Szakos]] "because she feels unprepared... based on the changing status of this report item."<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=44364|when=June 6, 2016|accessdate=2019-08-11}}</ref> | ||
*June 20, 2016: City Council votes 3-1 to approve the special use permit with a maximum residential density up to 180 DUA.<ref>{{cite web|title=Council approves permit for Blue Moon residential complex|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/24218-blue-moon-approval/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=June 21 2016|accessdate=January 11, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Agenda-citycouncil|newid=41974|when=June 20, 2016|accessdate=2019-08-11}}</ref> [[Bob Fenwick]] opposed, while [[Kathy Galvin]] was absent but submitted a letter in support.<ref>{{Minutes-citycouncil|newid=49098|when=June 20, 2016|accessdate=2019-08-11}}</ref> Conditions included: | |||
*# A mixture of dwelling units, including one or more studios. Studios must have a minimum size of 350sf. Studios less than 550sf are limited to 40% of total units. | |||
*# Parking requirements as follows: (i) 0.5 spaces for units of 550sf or less; and (ii) 1.0 space per unit larger than 550sf. At least 40% of require spaces must be required on-site; the remainder may be provided via shared parking agreements. | |||
*# Indoor lobby area and outdoor courtyard for the recreational use of residents. | |||
*# Five additional staff-recommended conditions concerning construction procedures and traffic control. | |||
*September 20, 2016: BAR approves massing and scale <ref>{{cite web|title=Blue Moon apartment complex design receives partial approval|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/25070-blue-moon-apartment-complex-partial-approval/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=September 25, 2016|accessdate=January 11, 2017}}</ref> | *September 20, 2016: BAR approves massing and scale <ref>{{cite web|title=Blue Moon apartment complex design receives partial approval|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/25070-blue-moon-apartment-complex-partial-approval/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=September 25, 2016|accessdate=January 11, 2017}}</ref> | ||
*May 16, 2017: BAR grants final approval for project <ref>{{cite web|title= | *May 16, 2017: BAR grants final approval for project <ref>{{cite web|title= | ||
City architecture group weighs in on Quirk, Blue Moon projects|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/27243-bar-weighs-in-on-quirk-blue-moon/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=May 17, 2017|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref> | City architecture group weighs in on Quirk, Blue Moon projects|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/27243-bar-weighs-in-on-quirk-blue-moon/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=May 17, 2017|accessdate=December 29, 2017}}</ref> | ||
*April 24, 2018: Developers hold a symbolic spray-painting and press conference in lieu of a groundbreaking.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cvilletomorrow.org/articles/ground-sprayed-for-west-main-apartment-complex|title=Ground sprayed for West Main apartment complex|last=Sean Tubbs|first=|publishdate=April 24, 2018|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2019-08-11}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> | |||
*September 20, 2019: Building opens.<ref name=":2" /> | |||
=== Phase II === | |||
* March 1, 2019: Heirloom West Main Street Second Phase LLC buys 602-616 W. Main St for $2.9 million, twice its assessed value. | |||
* May 14, 2019: Special use permit application is submitted for a four-story mixed-use building with ground-floor retail fronting West Main Street, up to 55 residential units, and 53 underground parking spaces. | |||
* June 18, 2019: BAR votes 7-0-2 to grant a determination of no adverse impact, pending further discussion over massing and a fully design review at future meetings. ([[Emma Earnst|Earnst]] and [[Mike Ball|Ball]] recused.) BAR proposed the following conditions:<ref>{{Agenda-bar|newid=65973|when=June 18, 2019|accessdate=2019-08-11}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Agenda-cityplanning|newid=66229|when=August 13, 2019|accessdate=2019-08-11}}</ref> | |||
*# Garage entry shall not be accessed directly from the building’s street wall along West Main Street; | |||
*# That the building’s mass shall be broken down to reflect the multi-parcel massing historically on the site, as well as the West Main Street context, using building modulation; | |||
*# Seismic monitoring of the [[Holsinger Building]] during construction; | |||
*# Pedestrian engagement with the street with an active, transparent, and permeable façade at street level; | |||
*# Building and massing refer to the historic buildings on either side. | |||
* [[August 13]], [[2019]]: Planning Commission considers SUP but defers vote until September <ref name="nbc29" /> <ref name=":0" /> | |||
* [[October 7]], [[2019]]: Council approves special use permit on a 4-1 vote <ref name="approval" /> | |||
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File:20190312-Six-Hundred.JPG|Photo from March 12, 2019 | File:20190312-Six-Hundred.JPG|Photo from March 12, 2019 | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://sixhundredwestmain.com/ Official site] | *[http://sixhundredwestmain.com/ Official site] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:04, 27 August 2022
The Six Hundred West Main is a six-story, 57-unit[1] mixed-use building under construction on West Main Street. It shares a 0.36 acre site with 600 West Main and 512 West Main, home of the Blue Moon Diner. The building is targeting completion in Fall 2019.
A four-story, 45-unit second phase is planned for the adjacent 0.455 acre parcel, presently home to University Tire and Auto. That project is known as Heirloom Apartments Phase II. [2] Council approved a special use permit for the project on October 7, 2019. [3] [4]
Background
The project will incorporate two existing structures because the Board of Architectural Review indicated in November 2015 they would not approve their demolition. [5]
Amenities include 65,000sf of residential space, 4,700sf of retail, private terraces, 8-foot windows, 'high ceilings', a 'meditative courtyard', outdoor fireplace, private art gallery with resident lounge, parking & bike storage, and bikeshare.[6]
Development timeline
- November 15, 2015: BAR members indicate they will not support demolition of at 512 West Main Street and 600 West Main Street [5]
- January 19, 2016: Review by Board of Architectural Review [7]
- February 16, 2016: BAR approves massing for project [8]
- May 10, 2016: Charlottesville Planning Commission recommends special use permit for additional residential density and reduced parking requirements on a 4-3 vote. Discussion centered around impact of reduced parking on the surrounding neighborhoods and plausibility of car-free living. The commission replaced a condition to exempt units <500sf from parking requirements in favor of modifying the requirement to 0.5 parking spaces per unit, regardless of size.[9]
- June 6, 2016: City Council defers the special use permit to its next meeting on a motion from Kristin Szakos "because she feels unprepared... based on the changing status of this report item."[10]
- June 20, 2016: City Council votes 3-1 to approve the special use permit with a maximum residential density up to 180 DUA.[11][12] Bob Fenwick opposed, while Kathy Galvin was absent but submitted a letter in support.[13] Conditions included:
- A mixture of dwelling units, including one or more studios. Studios must have a minimum size of 350sf. Studios less than 550sf are limited to 40% of total units.
- Parking requirements as follows: (i) 0.5 spaces for units of 550sf or less; and (ii) 1.0 space per unit larger than 550sf. At least 40% of require spaces must be required on-site; the remainder may be provided via shared parking agreements.
- Indoor lobby area and outdoor courtyard for the recreational use of residents.
- Five additional staff-recommended conditions concerning construction procedures and traffic control.
- September 20, 2016: BAR approves massing and scale [14]
- May 16, 2017: BAR grants final approval for project [15]
- April 24, 2018: Developers hold a symbolic spray-painting and press conference in lieu of a groundbreaking.[16][6]
- September 20, 2019: Building opens.[1]
Phase II
- March 1, 2019: Heirloom West Main Street Second Phase LLC buys 602-616 W. Main St for $2.9 million, twice its assessed value.
- May 14, 2019: Special use permit application is submitted for a four-story mixed-use building with ground-floor retail fronting West Main Street, up to 55 residential units, and 53 underground parking spaces.
- June 18, 2019: BAR votes 7-0-2 to grant a determination of no adverse impact, pending further discussion over massing and a fully design review at future meetings. (Earnst and Ball recused.) BAR proposed the following conditions:[17][18]
- Garage entry shall not be accessed directly from the building’s street wall along West Main Street;
- That the building’s mass shall be broken down to reflect the multi-parcel massing historically on the site, as well as the West Main Street context, using building modulation;
- Seismic monitoring of the Holsinger Building during construction;
- Pedestrian engagement with the street with an active, transparent, and permeable façade at street level;
- Building and massing refer to the historic buildings on either side.
- August 13, 2019: Planning Commission considers SUP but defers vote until September [2] [18]
- October 7, 2019: Council approves special use permit on a 4-1 vote [3]
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Coordinates: 38°01′52″N 78°29′18″W / 38.031053°N 78.488272°W
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Web. Development Digest: Luxury apartment building Six Hundred West Main opens, Charlottesville Tomorrow, Sep 26, 2019, retrieved 2021-12-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Web. Planning Commission Delays Vote on Mixed-Use Development on West Main, Pete DeLuca, News Article, WVIR NBC29 News, Charlottesville, VA, August 13, 2019, retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Web. C'Ville City Council Approves Special Use Permit for Phase 2 of Heirloom West Main Development, Moriah Davis, News Article, NBC29, October 7, 2019, retrieved October 8, 2019.
- ↑ Web. 602-616 West Main Street (Tax Map 29 Parcel 3), Brian Haluska, Staff Report, City of Charlottesville, June 25, 2020, retrieved July 12, 2020.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Web. Design panel not receptive to demolition of West Main houses, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, November 17, 2015, retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Web. Sex, drugs and rock ’n’ roll: New apartment complex promises at least one of those, Samantha Baars, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, May 2, 2018, retrieved 2019-08-11.
- ↑ Web. Design panel wants another look at new West Main construction, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, January 20, 2016, retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ↑ Web. BAR defers decision on one West Main project, partially approves another, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, February 18, 2016, retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ↑ Web. City planning commission approves waivers for Blue Moon development, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, May 11, 2016, retrieved January 2, 2017.
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville City Council meeting minutes, .pdf, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, June 6, 2016.
- ↑ Web. Council approves permit for Blue Moon residential complex, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, June 21 2016, retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ↑ Web. Agenda for June 20, 2016 Charlottesville City Council, City of Charlottesville, June 20, 2016., retrieved 2019-08-11.
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville City Council meeting minutes, .pdf, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, June 20, 2016.
- ↑ Web. Blue Moon apartment complex design receives partial approval, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, September 25, 2016, retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ↑ Web. City architecture group weighs in on Quirk, Blue Moon projects, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, May 17, 2017, retrieved December 29, 2017.
- ↑ Web. Ground sprayed for West Main apartment complex, Charlottesville Tomorrow, April 24, 2018, retrieved 2019-08-11.
- ↑ Web. Agenda for June 18, 2019 Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review, City of Charlottesville, June 18, 2019., retrieved 2019-08-11.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Web. Agenda for August 13, 2019 Charlottesville Planning Commission, City of Charlottesville, August 13, 2019., retrieved 2019-08-11.