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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMiscellaneousT _ _ - ' , 1 TVERSITY V ~ aoao a° oo - a ^oao o00o a^oo ,{ ^ao^ ^oao ~r ~. College Station, Texas ., Table of Contents '~ 1. Background Information on Apartments '~ ~ r 2. Capstone Development Corp. Business Plan I 3. List of Properties Developed and/or Managed I ~ 4. '! Site Planning Approaches/Landscape Plans S. I~ Apartment Unit Floor. Plans and Interior Photograph 6. Apartment Building. Elevation and Photographs '; 7. ~~ Clubhouse Elevation and Photographs I !, G '' ~ ' I ~R ~ _~ ,% April 14, 1994 __ _ CAPSTONE DEVELOPMENT. CORP. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON APARTMENTS IN COLLEGE COMMUNITIES Following is an overview of the market for apartments in college communities and the methods by which. this market has. been addressed in the past. Also included is a brief summary of the apartment product the principals of Capstone were instrumental in developing and the operational results achieved. Finally, reasons are presented as to why Capstone believes apartments in college communities. represent a viable. long-term real estate .investment alternative. Keep. in mind this. memo represents only a brief synopsis of years. of experience and ..thousands of man-hours. by persons currently associated with Capstone Development relative to this particular niche within the real estate market. For many. years there has been a .gradual. but consistent trend .involving the student population at many of our colleges and universities. Regulations prohibiting the possession of cars on campus have generally been relaxed, as have been the requirement for students to live on campus. University budgets have come under increased pressure. and have prioritized the construction or upgrading of classrooms, laboratories, libraries, etc. Increases in the salaries and benefits paid. to the professional staff are also needed in many instances. Many schools are being forced by economic and/or political pressure to raise the enrollment "cap" under which the school may have operated for years. Existing dormitories have frequently been allowed to deteriorate and few new dormitories are being built'. This lack of dormitory construction on the part of many schools is also the result of the realization that, in actuality, the older dorms have in the past been subsidizing the newer dorms. Many schools have decided "to get out. of the housing business' ; or at least not expand the number of students that are housed on-campus, and have decided to leave the housing of the majority of their students to the private sector. The result of these.. and other factors has resulted in the vast majority of university students nationwide either being forced, or simply, choosing, to live in off-campus housing alternatives. As a response to this increased student demand, numerous low quality apartment projects were built in many college communities. These projects "provide a place to sleep" and thus the supply and. demand for housing in many college communities would appear on the surface to be in balance. The 1986 Tax Reform Act negatively impacted new college .apartment construction as it did many other forms of real estate development. In the early 1980's, some development began to occur in the student housing market that involved higher quality student accommodations developed to be sold as condominium units to investors and/or the parents of students. It is believed that, the first such "kiddie condo" development was completed in 1982 at the University of Texas in Austin. This development ~ consisted of 96 one- andtwo-bedroom units which offered features and amenities heretofore not available to students. The units were priced in 1982 at .over $100 per square foot and F 5 ~~ were all sold before construction was completed. The demand from students attempting to lease. these condominium units was so great that many were turned away .despite the significantly higher rental rates. A point of interest is that the individual who was project architect on this initial college condominium development has been the design architect on all the college housing developments in which the principals of Capstone have been involved to date, and will continue to serve in this capacity on future Capstone Development projects. The Austin project preceded a number of similar developments in university communities such as Clemson,SC, Athens,GA, Chapel. Hi11,NC, Lexington,KY, Auburn,AL, Raleigh,NC, Tuscaloosa,AL, Baton Rouge,I,A, Fayetteville,AR, and others. It is also important to note that. the student condominiums have. continued to .lease well, even in markets where Capstone developed one of our student apartment projects. Due to Capstone's involvement in this particular market segment, over the years the company made a point to get to know most of the "major" developers in the college condominium- market, as well as to familiarize ourself with the product they were offering. The vast majority of such developments offered either aone-bedroom, one-bath unit designed, and financially projected, to accommodate two students; or atwo-bedroom, two- bath unit expected to house four students. During our research,. however, we discovered that it was not infrequent that only one student would be residing in each bedroom, thus paying "double rent". Out of this information came the idea of an apartment in which only one student is permitted per bedroom. We feel this "private bedroom" design, which will be elaborated on later in this memo, is one of our key marketing advantages vis a vis the older developments with which Capstone competes. The first student apartment development with which the principals of Capstone were directly involved was College Station Apartments at Mississippi State University in Starkville which opened in the Fall of 1987. College Station consists of 120 apartment units, 80% (94 units) of which are afour-bedroom, two-bath design, with the remaining 24 units being atwo- bedroom, one-bath floor plan. The development houses 432 students and opened at a 95% occupancy, and quickly increased to 100%. All leases are for twelve (12) months and are guaranteed by the student's parents or guardians. The rental rate of a private bedroom in a 4-bedroom apartment at College Station has increased from the initial $160/month to the current level of $210/month. The ability to increase rents each year by a relatively immaterial amount per bedroom, which results in a significant increase dollar-wise on a per apartment basis, is one of the more important financial attributes of this type development. In 1988, College Park Apartments at both Athens, Georgia and Fayetteville, Arkansas, were opened and each houses approximately 500 students. In 1989 College Park -Auburn opened and leased 199 bedrooms the first day. Students were literally sleeping in their cars in our parking lot the night before the leasing office opened in order to insure themselves a bedroom. The 632. bedroom development naturally opened at 100% occupancy. In the Fall of 1990, the College Park developments in Blacksburg, VA (VPI) and Columbia, MO (The University of Missouri) opened at 100% occupancy.. Columbia broke the Auburn record, leasing 212 bedrooms on the first day. More important than the developments opening at full occupancy is the fact that, as of the date of the. Capstone team's last involvement with the referenced developments, they were all still operating (some for almost 5 years} at 2 ~~ practically full occupancy, with rental .rates having been increased annually at each development. Capstone Development Corp. was formed in early 1990. The people who started Capstone comprised the development and management "core" responsible for the referenced developments.. Subsequently, there.. have been additional individuals hired that, possess valuable talents that .has been interwoven into Capstone's development .and management approaches. Given these individuals, and the continued involvement of the original design architect, the company has assembled an experienced, highly motivated and proven "team". The initial Capstone Development student-oriented .apartment projects were in Tallahassee, FL (Florida State University) and in Starkville, MS .(Mississippi State University). Both developments were occupied in August, 1991, and .both offer 480 bedrooms. A Japanese corporation is Capstone's partner in Tallahassee, and aBelgian/French corporation is our partner in Starkville. Both Tallahassee and Starkville opened at 100% occupancy at the budgeted rental rates. The Tallahassee and Starkville successes were followed by Athens, GA, Phase I which. opened 576 .bedrooms in 1992 at full occupancy, and Tuscaloosa, AL (624 bedrooms), Gainesville, FL (600 bedrooms) and Athens, GA, Phase II (192 bedrooms) that all .opened with full occupancy in 1993. Currently Capstone has student communities under construction in Oxford, OH (480 f bedrooms), Columbia, SC (576 bedrooms) and Oxford, MS (528 bedrooms). all scheduled to open in time for the FaII, 1994 school year. The typical. Capstone .development has 120-180 units, with the vast majority (if indeed not all of the units) being our "workhorse" 4-bedroom, 2-bath unit. Thus, each development will accommodate approximately 480-720 students. The apartments are fully furnished with durable "high-tech" -looking .furniture. By providing the furniture, we not only gain a marketing advantage, (especially for summer sub-leasing efforts), but it also helps in maintaining the apartments as much damage is caused by residents moving furniture in and out. Experience also shows that if a student's furniture is shabby, they will often. treat the apartment likewise. By Capstone providing high quality furniture, we encourage our residents to treat the apartments accordingly. The 4-bedroom unit has a 2 bedroom, 1 bath "suite" on each side of a large common living/diniug room. The bedrooms each have afull-sized window and a ceiling fan, as well as a large closet with full length mirrored doors, abuilt-in study desk with bookshelves, a study lamp, chair and a chest of drawers. Each bedroom also includes a double bed. Each bedroom is pre-wired for cable TV and a separate telephone line (including computer modem capabilities). Also, each bedroom is keyed separately to prevent roommate access if so desired. In the past, Capstone has. been successful in negotiating bulk rate agreements with the local cable television companies. and we pass .this savings. on to our residents. For instance, in Starkville the residents receive expanded basic cable and HBO to five outlets in the apartment (living room. and'all bedrooms) for $3.25/month/resident. The cost in Tallahassee for this same service is $3.50/month/resident. t 3 An important feature in our. developments is the "panic button" security system we provide in each bedroom and the living/dining area.. Given the amount of crime on college campuses and the extensive news coverage such events have received recently, this feature is not only a valuable service to our resident, but also a marketing point -especially with coeds. The fact that our security system, as well as the fire alarm system, is "monitored" by a UL-rated firm results in Capstone achieving a 25% reduction in insurance premiums. The bathroom, which is shared with only oneother suitemate, has a double vanity separated from the shower/tub and toilet area.. The tub is porcelain. on steel and. has a ceramic the surround versus the more common plastic "drop-in" variety. Each apartment has afull-size washer and dryer in a utility room with wire shelving. which serves as a pantry. The kitchen features a microwave, a dishwasher, a refrigerator with an ice maker, a disposal and an oven/range. A kitchen "island" serves as a dining. area and doubles as additional counter space. We surround this island, which allows for a good "flow" in the kitchen area, with stylish chrome bar stools manufactured in Italy. The living room furniture consists of a sofa and chair, a large coffee table, an "entertainment center" to accommodate the television and stereo equipment, etc. The Clubhouse has many features including; a Student Activities Room .which has pool tables, a foosball game, a ping pong table, etc.; the Student Services Room offers free typewriters, computer facilities, a copy machine, mailboxes for each apartment, a postage machine, etc.; a Vending Area; aWeight/Exercise Room with a ten (10) station exercise machine, as well as LifeCycle and StairMaster machines; the Leasing Office; a Reception Area; and the Property Manager's and Assistant Property Manager's offices. .~ t The on-site amenities include a pool with a large deck area and a generous amount of patio furniture, a hot tub, lighted tennis/basketballJvolleyball courts and extensive landscaping. Capstone residents are also provided reserved parking spaces in our well-lighted lots, as well • ° as a generous number of "visitor" spaces around the development. The typical full-time staff includes the Property Manager, Assistant Property Manager, Maintenance Man and Grounds-Keeper. There are 1-3 part-time employees depending on the time of year and the particular development. Several Capstone employees are required to reside on-site. While the physical attributes of a Capstone development are certainly important, we believe it is our approach to management that- separates Capstone from our competitors and will result in our continued success as our developments mature. Our management philosophy is addressed in greater detail in the "Business Plan" section of this package. Each year after the latest projects have been completed, Capstone hosts a "de-briefing meeting". At this meeting, all members of the development and management staffs, the architect, engineers, inspectors and the contractor meet for two days during which we thoroughly "cycle" all aspects of the development in order to incorporate any worthwhile suggestions into the .plans and/or .specifications of future developments. This attention to detail in all aspects of the development and management techniques .has resulted in numerous improvements in program, as well as minimizing construction change orders. 4 i i I: The total development costs of Capstone projects total approximately $8-$12 Million Dollars r ' each, and should return 10.50% to 11.50% on Total Capital in Year 1, depending upon whether or not there is any additional land and/or infra-structure for future phases being "carried" by the initial development.. Since Capstone purposely establishes conservative first year rental rates, the company has generally been able to increase rents $10- $15/month/bedroom in Year 2, and $5-$10/month/bedroom thereafter. Capstone's developments. will not always be the "new kid on the block". However, our stringent site criteria and the limited amount of land near most campuses, the quality of our design. and construction, the sophistication of our management and leasing procedures and the fact that we need. only a small percentage (usually.. less than 7%) of the off-campus student population in order to be fully occupied, bodes well .for our ability to maintain high occupancy levels at reasonable. rental rates. An important aspect of Capstone Development's business approach, and one that should allow the Company to continue to attract and retain some of the best corporate and branch personnel available, is the participation of key employees. in the company's financial success and the other forms of merit system compensation we have initiated. This additional incentive, coupled with the Company's proven approach to a viable market niche, should enable Capstone Development, and our partners, to achieve the desired short and long-term financial results sought. CAPSTONE DEVELOPMENT CORP. 5 CAPSTONE DEVELOPMENT CORP. BUSINESS PLAN The business plan of Capstone Development Corp. is to continue the development and operation of apartments in U.S. college and university. communities as has been done successfully in the past by the principals of Capstone, while continuing to constantly "cycle" new ideas and concepts in an effort to always. remain ahead of the competition. It is in this manner that Capstone expects to become, and remain, a factor within. this particular market niche. Capstone Development desires to concentrate it's full energy on the market for apartments in college communities,. both on and off-campus. An integral part of Capstone's approach is the participation of certain officers/employees in the financial success of the company. It is anticipated that this additional incentive will only increase. the already strong. dedication and' motivation on the part. of the key people, who were given this opportunity because of ` ` past performances and.. future expectations. It is also .important to note that the architect who played an integral part in such developments in the past continues to function in this capacity for Capstone Development. Capstone Development, following past practices, will .continue to concentrate efforts at larger .schools in smaller communities. This focus is due to the fact that in such markets, the housing alternatives available to the.. students are limited and the competition tends to be less sophisticated in their developmental and management .techniques. There are several publications available that provide most. of the information needed to determine if a particular campus environment meets our initial "hurdle" criteria. Such criteria includes the number of students who reside. off-campus, and the size of the .community in which the school .itself is located. Also, although it is not one of our initial areas of concentration, there is unquestionably. aneed for quality student housing at smaller schools, which we feel to be another area of opportunity to be researched as time allows. Once a particular school has been identified as described above, an experienced Capstone Development representative will visit the campus. It is important to note that .the "100% location" for student apartment developments is as close to the center of campus as possible. It is interesting that some schools, especially in the Western section of the country, have begun inviting private developers onto campus land for the purpose of supplying residential alternatives. Capstone will monitor this situation carefully through trade meetings and publications, and we plan on our good reputation. in the off-campus market to serve as our introduction to school administrations considering on-campus private development. I 1 Since the .school itself is the "hub" around which most of the students activities revolve, the land we seek is always as close to the campus as is practical given the size and nature of our developments. We will not develop an apartment community, even in a market that otherwise meets our guidelines, if we cannot acquire land .that is close to the campus. Capstone Development feels our developments are unsurpassed in design, materials used, amenities offered, maintenance provided and the leasing and `management. techniques employed. Therefore, it is our belief that, if we develop our community on the .best land available, we have a situation 'that will prove competitive for :many years. Thus, the requirement of controlling the best land available at each. potential campus warrants a reasonable amount of "land inventory" at all times. This goal naturally.. requires additional capital dedicated for this purpose -- but. to ignore this situation may result in numerous lost opportunities. As noted earlier, the. majority of competing properties were developed, and are still owned and managed, by individuals who live in the small college community itself. Such relatively f narrow focus has resulted in little creativity on the part of many competing development/management entities. In the past at many college markets, it would seem that the development approach has been one of constructing an inexpensive product, on sometimes inappropriate .land, and managing. it passively at best. The result of such an approach is a development that is obviously cheaply built,. even to the untrained eye, and improperly... maintained. Such an environment naturally breeds disrespect for the. apartments 1 and the grounds on the part of the student residents,. as it would anybody. regardless of .age r ~ or station in'life. Therefore, the property deteriorates at a more rapid rate than should be the case. Thus, the totally inaccurate preconception that "students will destroy anything you 4 } provide them" becomes aself-fulfilling prophecy. At Capstone Development, we .approach the student apartment market from the diametrically opposite direction. We develop and construct attractive residential communities using quality materials. Our floor plans are custom designed for students -- not simply apartments leased to students. We offer furnished apartments,. private bedrooms, complete kitchens, a washer and dryer in each. apartment, and numerous other features that have evolved over time as our experience in this particular market niche has increased. Our on-site amenities -- such as a pool with spacious deck area, hot tub, tennis courts, basketball courts, and sandlot volleyball -- are the result of asking our "customers" what they would like in their residence of choice. Our Clubhouse is a combination of conveniences, such as available typewriters, computer, copier, a postage machine, newspaper machines, a vending area, etc. as well as features such as an exercise/weight room, a .game room with pool tables, ping pang and much more. We have included an electronic "panic" alarm system in all bedrooms and the living/dining area which is becoming an increasingly important feature given the recent focus on crime in some college communities. We also provide ample, well-lighted parking for. our residents and their guests, which is a convenience that is often in short supply at many campuses. 2 Our management techniques also differ markedly from most of our competitors. We view the students as responsible individuals, who generally conduct themselves accordingly. To help insure. such behavior,. we require that our thorough Lease Agreement and .Rules and ..Regulations documents be signed by each tenant. These. documents outline clearly what is expected from the tenants, and what they can expect from us, and describes the consequences of failure. to comply with our rules. It should also be noted that all leases are fully guaranteed by the parents or legal guardians of all our student tenants. We strive to create a sense of "community" within our developments. The architectural t design and site plan promotes. interaction among the residents, although each student's individual bedroom affords privacy when desired.. Even the interior walls are insulated. We sponsor intramural teams, host social functions preceding. big sporting events on campus, ~~ sponsor needy families at Thanksgiving and Christmas and, in general, strive to make our residents feel good. about themselves and their surroundings. We are always doing something on the grounds or in the apartments themselves, even if it is relatively minor. We find that .such constant efforts on our part is rewarded by the students themselves taking pride in the development. Thus, we suffer a relatively minor amount of vandalism and other forms of mischief. We have also discovered. that the damage we do incur is most frequently caused ` ' by visitors to the community, and not the residents themselves. Our methods of leasing are also much different from those employed by our competitors. Whereas many competing properties do not have even the most basic printed material to give prospective tenants, we have customized audiovisual presentations, scale models of the floor plans we offer, afour-color brochure, T-shirts promoting the. community and a professionally designed newspaper advertisement campaign. We learned that by first showing prospective tenants the audiovisual presentation and then "walking them through" the apartments using the scale models,. we are able to get and hold their attention better than using a furnished apartment as a' model -- and it keeps all of our units available to be leased. Given our stringent site criteria, the. desirability. from the student's point of view of our r physical facilities and our innovative leasing and management techniques, we have been able to achieve,. and expect to enjoy in the future, reasonable annual rental increases at all of our college apartment developments. It should be noted that, since we lease on a "per bedroom" basis, a relatively immaterial increase of from $5-$15 per month per bedroom makes a ~ significant positive impact on the development's bottom line. annually. It is our goal to have .returned the bulk of the equity invested in this program within 4-6 years to those who made. such contributions. While there will be situations in which our developments can be sold to third-parties, we feel the more likely manner of accomplishing the goal of equity return is via annual cash flow and refinancing. Given the rental increases e ected as described earlier, cou led with the relative ra id amortization of the mortgage xp P p loan that Capstone developments can achieve, the return of the initial equity within the 4-6 r year range should be achievable via refinancing, even under conservative underwriting criteria, assuming interest rates are within historical average ranges. 3 i In summary, the immediate business plan of Capstone Development is to concentrate on what we know best, and. that is the development, .leasing and management of high quality apartments in college communities. Whereas the individuals involved have been most successful in these efforts in the past, we do not plan to rest on our laurels. We continue to constantly seek opportunities and methods by which we can improve the return on .capital invested, with priority placed on the long-term impact of our .decisions. Since it will be necessary for Capstone Development to affiliate with a financial partner in these efforts, it is also a commitment of ours to conduct all business with the highest degree of integrity and professionalism and in the true spirit of the word "partnership". We feel one of the most interesting aspects of this market is it's ability. to become a "program" versus a series of individual, unrelated developments. The repetitive nature of such similar projects should enable Capstone Development, and our financial partners, to benefit from the "learning carve" that naturally results in such situations. Thus, we .desire to form a relationship with. our financial partner that will provide Capstone Development the financial resources, which when coupled with our human resources, will enable unto aggressively and professionally pursue the opportunity that exists in the market niche for high quality apartments at college communities. 4 PROPERTIES DEVELOPED AND/OR MANAGED BY CAPSTONE DEVELOPMENT CORP./CAPSTONE PROPERTIES CORP. University Commons Apartments 1001 Ocala Road Tallahassee, FL 32305 (904)575 - 5001 University Commons Apartments 1000 Campus View Drive Starkville, MS 39759 (601)324 - 8400 University Commons Apartments 1000 Lakeside Drive Athens, GA 30605 (706)369 -1010 University Commons Apartments 301 Helen Keller Blvd. Tuscaloosa, AL 35404 (205)554-1556 University Commons Apartments 2601 SW Archer Road Gainesville, FL 32608 (904)377 - 6700 University Commons Apartments (under construction) 800 Alexander Road Cayce, SC 29033 (803)939-0444 University Commons Apartments (under construction) 2100 Old Taylor Road Oxford, MS 38655 (601)234-2300 University Commons Apartments (under construction) 5262 Brown Road Oxford, OH 45056 (513)523-7666 *College Park Apartments 1279 Mt. Comfort Road Fayetteville, AR 72703 (501)521-5900 *College Park Apartments 505 Riverbend Road Athens, GA 30605 (706)353-0779 *College Park Apartments 626 Shug Jordan Parkway Auburn, AL 36830 (205) 821- 0779 *College Park Apartments 1600 Patrick Henry Drive Blacksburg,. VA 24060 (703)953-1800 *College Park Apartments 301 Campus View Drive Columbia, MO 65203 (314)443-6611 Eagleview Apartments** 770 Appleyard Drive Tallahassee, FL 32304 (904)574-3234 Harbrooke Downs Condominiums*** 901 Hargrove Road Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 (205)345 -4494 *College Station Apartments 110 Lincoln Green s Starkville, MS 39759 (601)323 - 9499 *Developed by the principals of Capstone Development Corp. in behalf of former employer. **Capstone was selected.. to manage Eagleyiew Apartments in behalf of its owners, the Foundation of Tallahassee Community College.. ***Although Harbrooke Downs was not developed by Capstone, we recently purchased and now manage the property. ~ 4 i i ~.~ ~ \ w%%' .:.. f ~' ~ ~- ~. i ~ ~<. 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Goodson, Vice President Capstone Development. b00 Luckie Drive Suite 424 Birmingham, Alabama. 35223 RE: University Commons Apariznents 950 Colgate Drive College Station, TX 77840 Dear Jimmy: This letter will serve. as confirmation to our telephone conversations on September 19, 1994, regarding the items still required prior to issuance of a building pernutfor any part of your project. As soon as we receive the four architectural sheets which have been revised to reflect requirements identified in the plans review, the only other items I am aware of which must still be satisfied are: (1) review and approval of the HEC runs and revised drainage report submitted by MDG on 9/14!94; (2) receipt of a copy of the plan (PPP) which is to be kept on site to meet EPA requirements; (3) installation of waterlines, fire .hydrants and all weather surface on driveways so the fire department can provide emergency services and fire protection during the construction of the buildings. In many instances projects qualify for approval of a "Drainage Development Permit", which would allow construction of all infrastructure improvements and site work prior to the building permit. This project would certainly qualify for that as soon as items (1) and (2) are completed. Also, in some instances projects qualify fora "foundation only" permit, which would allow construction of the foundations for the buildings prior to issuance of a full building permit which cannot be issued until fire' hydrants are installed, operable and accepted ..prior to bringing combustible'.., materials on site.. The Building Official is taking your request for a "foundation only".permit under consideration at this time. I hope this letter satisfies your request. I look forward to seeing you in town later this week. If you think of anything else I can help you with, please do not hesitate to contact me. Yours ery truly, ~ ~j Shir ey J. Volk Development Coordinator cc: City staff and files MDG 9~~~~ CITY OF CCOLLEGE ~T1~TIOI~I Fost Office Boz 9960 l 101 Texas Avenue ColEege Station, Texas 77842-9960 (4Q9j 764-3500 September 27, 1994 Capstone Development 600 Luckie Drive, Ste 424 Birmingham, AL 35223 Attn_ James M. Goodson, III RE: University Commons .Apartments 950 Colgate Drive, College Station, TX 77840 Dear Jimmy, The plans and specifications. for University Commons Apartments have been reviewed and approved for a Building Permit, and the permit will be issued once the "all weather surface" and the fire hydrants have been installed by .the Contractor, and inspected and approved by the City of College Station. In the interim, a Drainage Development Permit has been issued to Capstone Development so that site work may begin, based. on the site grading, drainage, and utility plans which have been approved by the City of College Station. If required, a Foundations Only Permit maybe requested by the Contractor in order to install the building foundations before the "all weather surface" and fire hydrants are completed. If I can be of further. assistance, please do not hesitate to call. Sincerely, ~~~_ Shir ey J. V Development Coordinator cc: City staff and files Greg Taggert, MDG E-ome of Texas A~'~ Uni~e:sity CITY OF COLLEGE STATIOI`I ~€~~t ~BF~ice ~3cac 9~~Q 1101 Texas Avenue C:aE9ege ~t~ti~~; 'A"exas 77842-9960 {~~a~} 7&~-3500 August 21, 1995 Maxus Construction ~, ATTN; Mr. Kolb Berryhill 901 Colgate College Station, Texas 77840 RE: Parking Lot Island on University Commons North Complex Dear Mr. Berryhill: I want to take this opportunity to thank you for your expedient efforts to correct the parking lot island in front of Building 10 at University Commons. It is always a pleasure to work with individuals as yourself. I know you were operating under a tight time frame but we wanted to let you know we appreciated your quick response. We look forward to working with you again in the future. Sincerely, Steve Homeyer Graduate Engineer cc: Veronica Morgan, Asst. City Engineer Shirley Volk, Development Coordinator t-I~ane ~f Texas A&M Qniversity ~~l-~~ l August 16, 1995 CITY OF COLLEGE STATIOI`I P,,t ti3ffice Box 9~t;t) 1 t~) `-. 'eras ~~~~•=u~c° Lo;ie3e .`zin?_:o~~. ...~cai i r,~32-S~3uv Maxus Construction ATTN: Mr. Kolb Berryhill 901 Colgate College Station, Texas 77840 RE: Parking Lot Island on University Commons North Complex Dear Mr. Berryhill: During a visit to your complex this morning, Veronica Morgan and myself measured the amount of clearance around the parking island in front of Building 10 as requested by the College Station Fire Department. They were. concerned about this. area not being large enough to use the ladder truck in case of an emergency. This truck is needed to provide proper fire protection due to the size of these buildings. We were able to substantiate their concerns .from our field measurements. It appears that during construction, this island was not constructed as designed and therefore decreases the required turning radius. As we discussed with you this morning, this radius will need to be improved in order to provide the necessary fire protection for the property owners as well as the tenants. The reduction of this island will: not require any additional landscaping nor will it require any additional green space to be relocated, However, it does not preclude yourself from meeting the City's landscaping.. requirements. In reconstructing the .island, please. provide a minimum horizontal clearance of three (3) feet from the back of curb to the face of the fire hydrant. If I can be of any assistance,. feel free to contact me at 764-3 ~ 70. Sincerely, ~~ Steve Homeyer Graduate Engineer cc: Kent Laza, City Engineer Veronica Morgan, Assistant City Engineer Jane Kee, City Planner Sabine Kuenzel, Senior Planner Shirley Volk, Development Coordinator David .Dobbs, Quality Assurance Inspector Jon Mies, C.S.F.D. Fire Marshall ~{:.)iYi <.'. i). . ~~, i; rt3 r'~, v:~ ~+']IVP_i"Sa~. S` I ~ •• September 1, 1995 ,.. ~~~ . ~_ , .. _ __ . a .•. Via Fax: (409) 764-3496 Ms. Shirley J. Volk, r n o rdinato Develo me t C o P Ci ~ of Colle e Station ty g 1141 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77840 • B Umversit Commons A artments ~_ Y p 950 Colgate Drive, College Station, TX - , Dear Shirley: As you are aware, we are in the process of having ourcontractor put the finishing touches. on our University Commons development in College Station.. At the same time, we are placing permanent financing on the development "with Pacific Mutual Life Insurance ' Company. As a -part of the loan closing requirements, there is a significant number of forms to be' completed, such as the Zoning Certification letter I have enclosed. If you will, please~~~ complete the form and return it to me as soon as possible. Thank you in advance for your assistance and if you have any questions, please. call me at . (205) 871-0377. Si~ieerely, Capston Development Corp. ~ ~ am s~ Goodson, III Vice President ENCLOSURE "CollegSt.32" 600 Luckie Drive • Suite 424 • Birmingham, AL 35223.• (205)-871-OQ2Q•-FAX (205)871-1465 To: Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company 700 Newport Center Drive Newport Beach, .California 92660 Date: , 1995 CERTIFICATION OF ZONING Re: Land and Improvements at 950. Colgate Drive, located along both sides of Colgate Drive between Eastmark Drive and Central Park Lane, College Station, Texas (the "Property") Dear Sir or Madam: I am the Development Coordinator for the City of College Station, Texas, and have knowledge of the facts required to give this certification. I am familiar with the plans and specifications submitted by Capstone Development Corporation in connection with the construction of University Commons Apartments which are located on the Property. The property is zoned WPC Wolf Pen Creek Development Corridor under the laws and ordinances of the City of College Station, Texas which zoning is the proper zoning for the construction of the improvements described above. Apartments developed in the WPC Wolf Pen Creek Development Corridor are reviewed and built under the restrictions of the R-6 zone. The improvements, as shown on the plans and specifications, .and the use of the Property as amulti-family residential complex, comply with all applicable zoning ordinances; the apartments were constructed .substantially. in accordance with the plans and specifications, and the construction and occupancy of these improvements have not violated any current applicable zoning or occupancy ordinance, resolution or regulation affecting the Property. Attached hereto are. true copies of .the applicable ordinances, resolutions or regulations relating. to the zoning and use of the Property. Name: Shirley J. Volk Title: Development Coordinator ~~~ CITE Off' ~OLLEGI~ STATIOI`I DE~ELOPFVIENT SERVICES DEPARTIIAENT Post Office Box 9960 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77842-0960 (409) 764-3570 MEMORANDUM TO: Carol Arnold, Supervisory Staff Accou ant FROM: Natalie Thomas,,Planning Technicia ~ DATE: October 20, 1995. RE: Release of funds for the University Commons apartment project. Enclosed is a copy of cashier's check #1050042 in the amount of $69,968.00 received from AmSouth Bank from Maxus, Inc. on the above mentioned apartment complex. The total amount of the cashier's check was to guarantee landscaping improvements (total of $58,418) and engineering work (total of $11,550). The work in which this guarantee was posted has been completed and accepted by the City. Please release the total amount of $69,968.00 to Maxus, Inc. as soon as possible. If you have any questions or need additional information, please let me know. Thank you. cc: M s, Inc. 'rley Volk Veronica Morgan Deborah Grace '"Building a Better City in Partnership with You" -~--Q~,~-~ c L~.~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~ ~ ~ ~~ o ~ f '~ BANK Cashier's Check 1 ~ ~ ®®~ Maxus, InC. August 17, Purchaser AMSOUIN BRNK ~ ~~~~'~ ~~~ P t the order of° 69,968.00 ay r~ _ ~ City of College Station, Texas v L, -~ thorize Si ature is 95 sr'p LO 5004 2~l' x:06 20000 ~9f: 28 76 388~~' '~ CITY ~ DATE. *~ ~~ STATItXV ~ jST p~ 8/18lgSgS~q p~~j~IPT ,~ 7~ ~ av ~ 1 ~ fie' °°°p cEc ~~ ~NlEIp CXI pKP ~ ~ SAL 14:14; ~uvr ~~ ~ s~~,~ Printed by Veronica Morgan 7/18/95 12:16pm From: Shirley Volk CONFIRMED To: Jon Mies, Sabina Kuenzel, Terry Thigpin, Veronica Morgan Subject__University Commons_______ _ ~ :/ ===NOTE== -____ ====7/18/95==8:02am=- ~" Still waiting to hear if you are o.k. for C.0.'s on the south side of this project, or if there is anything I should be doing to help you. Jon/Terry: Did you ever get the alarm problem solved? Have you received the letter from the monitoring company? ~~ ~~ ~~J ~QQ c~% `iL~'a'P~~~ r pfJl~- ~eGe ~~ ~e __ebbs N~ ~~y ~~ ~~~ ~ ~~ ~~. ~ 1II v V ~~`~J ~ ~ ~~~ ~\ o~~ i~~ Paae: 1 ~~ ,~., ~~ ~` ~ ,`fi~r, F=/~~ CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY CHECKLIST r `_/ Date: ~/O Project: Ra 3680 Ton 3438 Don 3502 ~~ ELECTRIC ( y ~ Y ) C~~2~~ ENGINEERING: Covers Water, Sewer, Drainage,. Site Utilities, Impact Fees (Kent 3581, Veronica 3763) (David D. 777-0291, Vern W. 777-0192 Jerry J. 777-3557, John L. 359-3970) ~~~~ ~. ! ~/fG~ .-~~ . FI E; (ErE 2) 16~f~ G~i~~~/,~T ~, ~'G~dro i!~~ ~ r L~=_~GAL: Jan 3546 (Easement?) u~~ ~ - ~ ~,&~ ~ €,~~ ~ ~ ~/G ~ ~ ~ /a ZONING/PARKLAND/LANDSCAPING/DUMPSTER LOCATION & SCREENING: a sn 37 ~, Joey 3748) .~ _. / ~~~~- ~ ~~~ ~~~~ 7 /~ ~ ~~~~ l DUMPSTER SERVIC ~. (~ m S. Wally, Freddie - all. at 3690) ~~~ ,~~%~~~. ~~~ ~ ~~~ No~ro-~ Printed by Shirley Volk 8/11/95 4:35pm ~ From: Shirley Volk CONFIRMED To: Paul Urso Subject: fwd: University Commons/Colgate ===NOTE---=----=----==8/11/95==3:44pm---==---__---__---__----__---__---_____ ~ CC: Kent Laza, Mark Smith, Veronica Morgan ~ The•University•Commons•apartment~project~superintendent~is~trying.to.get•a~• C.O. on all the buildings on the south side of Colgate asap next week. They know they have to repair Colgate Street where they did a street cut, I guess. Anyway, Veronica has said they cannot get a single C.O. without having that done, but said that if you all agree that the buildings on the south side can be C.O.'d without it, with. the understanding that the north side cannot receive any C.O.'s until the street is repaired, she will agree. To explain what is going on, their move' in day for students is August 19th - which is next Saturday. So, the C.O.'s on the south side do not mean they will have people moving in. They could, but in this case because of the way' they. operate, they won't. I think the contractor wants to turn those buildings over to the owner as completed - and probably be able to be paid forthem! i Anyway, my question to you is, do you have any problem with the building department issuing C.O.'s for the buildings on the south side of Colgate before the street is repaired, with the understanding that no buildings on the north side will be released until Colgate is repaired? Fwd=by:=Mark=Smith====8/11/95==4:07pm-====__________________________________ Fwd to: Shirley Volk CC: Kathryn Anthony, Paul Urso j ............ ... ....... .. .... .... ......... .... Shirley, If you•feel~comforable giving a•CO to the south side of.apartment c©mplex won't keep them from fixing the street., I don't have problem with issuing the CO. My main concern is that if the CO is issued and there is additional traffic on the street due to the occupants moving in before it is repaired that the damage to the street will be worse. However, if they have the understanding that the street has to be repaired prior to the CO for the north side being issued it is ok with me. Kathryn Anthony (Mark is out of town so I am reading his EMAIL, plus Paul is in field right now and has not had an opportunity to read' you EMAIL] Please let me know if you have any further questions or need any: clarification Paae: 1 P.r3nted by Shirley Volk. 6/06/95 4:26pm Basically, this is the reason I thought we needed to have a meeting, but apparently the ability to do this is already in place! Some how,. I think there was a misunderstanding, and I wonder what it 'was. Can you clarify this for me, please, David? I'i Fwd=by:=David=Moore===6/06/95==4:17pm_______________________________________ Fwd to: Shirley Volk ~ The contractors•were•informed•that.the~temporary•C.O.was•an•allowable••C•O~• ~; in the final process under the. parameters. outlined in the C O process as per ordinanace requirements with the modifications to the C O in accordance with LEGAL. The access for emergency vehicles was not clear. There has not ' until today been any request for'fnal inspections in the Building portion. l; Electrical met s are never ermanentl installe 1 in 'ons- have been completed. How. did you misunderstand the process? This is the condensed version. j -- - - - --- ----------------- /~~ Page: 2 P.rlnted by Shirley Volk 6/06/95 4:26pm From: Shirley Volk To: Bruce Albright, David Moore Subject: fwd: Temporary C.O.'s ===NOTE====------=====6/05/95=10:35am=°===_________=__°=__=____=_°==__=_____ CC: Jane Kee I•know~we.don't•give•temporary•C.O.'s~for•commercial•or.multi-family•.•••••• buildings, but I was wondering if our rules are so rigid that they cause problems for the City?!? An example of this is the University Commons apartment complex.. They originally asked for temporary C.O.'s on a building-by-building basis for the buildings on the south side.- After visiting with David & Nat, they went away knowing they cannot get them, and they have convinced the owners, so they are really o.k. on this. However, they will be wanting C.O.'s for all the. buildings on the south side by July 10th! I was wondering if it would be better for the City staff, if we could go ahead and figure out'some way we could set the meters `on the buildings without letting: them .occupy the buildings because the outside stuff isn't complete. Let's get together to talk about this and see if we can figure out something that would be better for the City than having this all happen at ohce. What do you have on your schedule for Thursday .afternoon? Fwd=by:=Bruce=Albrigh=6/06/95=10:10am_______________________________________ Fwd to: Shirley Volk CC: David Moore I~do~not•believe.we•have•a•problem•setting•electric.meters•after•the•final•• electrical inspection is done. An .example is Jefferson 'Ridge. We are connecting electric meters as requested by the construction and management for this complex as they get the buildings ready. We have a procedure established to accommodate the electrical connection for residential accounts when the final electrical inspection is complete. They are not allowed to occupy the buildings until the CO is issued. Water meters are routinely set before the CO is issued and in some cases before much construction is done. I would have time Thursday if the need to meet but I think we do have procedures in place to meet the needs you-have addressed in the note Fwd=by:=David=Moore===6/06/95=10:48am_______________________________________ Fwd to: Bruce Albright, Shirley Volk I•believe.Bruce•covered.the•topic•very•well•and•included•my•views•precisely, but if a meeting is needed, 0. K. Fwd=by:=Shirley=Volk =b/06/95==1:15pm_______________________________________ Fwd to: Bruce Albright, David Moore CC: Jane Kee Great!.•I'm•glad.we.have.everything•in~pl.ace and•don't•have•to.have•a•••••~. meeting. I still have a pretty basic question about setting meters after a final inspection is done at multi-family units. The University Commons people came in the week I was out of town, and as I understand it from both Natalie and the contractors, their request to the building office was to get a temporary c.o. in order to get permanent electricity. They ended up having to keep their temporary power, and are living with it, but I am wondering now how come they couldn't get permanent power, without a c.o. of any kind? They really didn't want to occupy ,the apartments. They really wanted the permanent power so they could turn everything on. and show that it works when the owners come to town to do the walk through. At least, that's what Nat & the contractors thought they were asking.for. What did you understand, David, and how come they can't get it and have to continue using the temp power? Page: 1 P.r~rited by Shirley Volk b/06/95 From: Shirley Volk To: Bruce Albright, David Moore Subject: fwd: Temporary C.O.'s ===NOTE====------=====6/05/95=10:35am== CC: Jane Kee I•know•we•don't•give•temporary•C.O.'s.• for commercial or multi-family buildings, but L was wondering if our rules are so rigid that they cause problems for the City?!? An example of this is the University Commons. apartment complex. They originally asked. for temporary C.O.'s on a building-by-building basis for the buildings on the south side. After` visiting with David & Nat, they went away knowing they cannot get them, and they have convinced the owners, so they are really o.k. on this. However, they will be wanting C.o.'s for all the buildings on the south side by July SOth! I was wonderhg if it would be better for the City staff, if we could go ahead and figure out some way we could set the meters. on the buildings without letting them occupy the buildings because the outside stuff isn't complete. Let's get together to talk about this and see if we can figure out something that would be better for the City. than having this. all happen at once. What do you have on your schedule for Thursday afternoon? Fwd=by:=Bruce=Albrigh=6/06/95=10:10am== Fwd to: Shirley Volk CC: David Moore I~do.not•believe•we•have•a•problem.••.. setting electric meters after the 'final electrical inspection is done.~'~n example is Jefferson Ridge. We are connecting electric meters as requested by the construction and management for this complex as they get the buildings ready. We have a procedure established to accommodate the electrical- connection for residential accounts when the final electrical inspection is complete. They are not allowed to occupy the buildings until the CO_is issued. Water meters are routinely set before the CO is issued and in some cases before much construction is done. I would have time Thursday if the need to meet but I think we do have procedures in place to meet the needs you have addressed in the note 10:18am Page: 1 August 17, 1995 Maxus Construction ATTN` Mr. Kolb. Berryhill 901 Colgate College Station, TX 77840 RE: Financial Guarantee for Landscaping at University Commons project Dear Mr. Berryhill: After speaking with Engineering Inspector David Dobbs this morning, the Planning Division has put' together the total dollar requirement for posting a financial guarantee in lieu. of actually planting the landscaping. This financial guarantee would be effective for a period not to exceed 4 months from the date of issue of the Certificate of Occupancy for each building in your project. We have broken down the amount to possibly better address your needs, with the results being as follows:. Thee total.. amount of financial guarantee for the area to the north of Colgate Drive would be $46,752. $41,752 is required for the. regular landscaping.requirement and an additional $5,000 is for the screening. you have .chosen to include instead of the berming which had been approved on your landscape plan. The financial guarantee for the screening for the south side which you have chosen to include instead ofthe approved berming-would be $11,666. The screening requirement has been assessed on your actual frontage with shrubs spaced at 3 feet on .center,'.. each. shrub having a point value. of 10 .points, and a financial guarantee requirement of $5.00 per landscape point. We hope this will be helpful in making it possible for you to achieve your occupancy goal Yours very truly, Shirley J. 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UV / VV1 Facs~rn~le .Goner S ~ ~ ~ ~ ~~ ,~ ,~ To: Company: 243 r ~~ ,j Phone: ~ ~ Fax: ~ tf ~ ~`' 3 -- From: ~ '~ Company: 1 ~~~ Phone:. • ~ ,, Fax: '~ -Date: Pages including this cover page: lisvn~~e~ ~~~ ~ ~~~ ~ ~ ~v CUB ~ ~ ~~~ c~ ~/lre Lb c,aa~'ld~ ~'' (~ ~' Lt ~ l`c~t ~ ~ ~. ~ . !t' -- ~~~ 2~- -- ~f~ It ~~-.~s ~ ~~~ I ..r,i i ~STLt.n Gw: 1P./S -~,.r i • i w ~ _ ~~ ~.~- ~ ~, ~u ~y ~~ 9 S~ ._ '__. ,-t ~~ ~- ~~ ~o ;` _.- ~, , ~4 ~ r ~P' __ _ Mr. James M. Goodson, III Vice President Capstone Development 600 Luckie Drive Suite 424 Birmingham, AL 35223 SUBJECT: Parkland dedication -University Common's Apts. Dear. Mr. Goodson: Prior to issuance of a building permit for your project., I checked with each member of the .Development .Review Team to ascertain if everything had been done that needed to be done prior to approval of the permit. At that time, City Planner .Jane Kee determined that all required parkland dedication funds had been paid at the original time of platting the two subdivisions of which your project is a part - Eastmark Subdivision and Brentwood Subdivision. Therefore, you do not owe the City of College Station any moneys for parkland dedication. We hope this letter satisfies your needs. If we can be of additional help, please do not hesitate to call Yours very truly, ~%~~~- Shirley J. Ik Development Coordinator Horne of Texas.~F9Ni University ~- ~ ~ ~ ~_~ }~< C,, ~~ ,~ _~ ~ ..~- ,~ ,~~ _ _ ~ ~~`°"~ mac- ~•; B f ~=P r.~ e ~~.~., ~~~ -~"~~ MAXUS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY /General Contractor Meadowbrook Corporate Park Sauth 1800 Corporate Drive 7 Birmingham, Alabama 35242 Telephone (205} 991-1800 /Fax (205)_991-3064 VIA FACSIMILE September $, 1995 Ms. Sabrina. Kuenzel/Senior Planner Ms. Shirley Volk/Development Coordinator City of College Station Past Office Box .9960 College Station, Texas 77842-9960 RE: University Commons College Station, Texas Ladies, Maxus Construction Company will have seeded grass growing within.. thirty (30) days in areas disturbed by construction. I understand from a conversation with Kolb Berryhill that our money will be released early next week. Thank you for your help in making this project a success. Sincerely, MAXUS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY Barry Eady Project Manager BE/mm cc: Kolb Berryhill Via Fax: (409) 764-3496 lvls. Natalie 'Thomas, Planning Technician City of College Station 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77840 SUB Proposed University Commons Apartments Dear Natalie: As an addendum to the package we overnighted to you for receipt today, there are a few items which do not appear on the conceptual site plans. We hope that you will accept this letter as additional information. Also, is it appropriate to request a simultaneous meeting of the Design Review Board (DRB) and the Project Review Committee (PRC) ? I believe ~-ve have adequate .information to present to .both by next Wednesday: ,~~irst, the adjacent property owners are as follows: I31ock "A", Lot 1: Brazos Resources Development Corp. 900 S. W. Parkway East, Suite 200 College Station, Texas 77840 Block "A", Lot 2: Kevin Schachterle P. O. Box 10071 College Station, Texas 77842 Block "B", Lot 15R-1: Real Alchemy I, L.P. 3608 East 29th Street, Suite 100 College Station, Texas 77802 Block "C". Part of Lot 1: Real Alchemy I, L.P. 3608 East 29th Street, Suite 100 College Station, Texas 77802 u:;condly, we have identified the sanitary sewer line where we anticipate the connection ~~~ei~~g made. It is located on the North side of the development and consists of a 15" sewer ~.~ipe and the two adjacent manholes; Manhole #38 at Station 95+.05.50 and Manhole #37 _~t Station. 87+73.80. Lwill bring a site drainage and utility plan to the DRB~PRC meeting" ~~n Wednesday. 600 Luckie Drive • Suite 424 • Birmingham.. AL 35223 • (205) 871-0020 • FAX (205) 871-1465 ~~s. Natalie Thomas Iy~1ay 20, 1994 f~age 2 i also offer my apologies in advance for the incorrect sheet size for the architectural site plan sheets A103 and A104. For some reason, our architects plotted the revisions on 3'0" ~~2° sheets. I trust this will not jeopardize our submittals. ~~'inally, I did enclose an 8mm tape with about 20 minutes of a walk-thru and narrative~at our Tuscaloosa (University of Alabama) development which I consider to be an equival~e~nt site as it relates to scarcity of trees and rolling topography. Please let me know today or i~~!ocnday if you need me to bring the camera to play back the tape at the DRB. ~f this additional information raises any related questions, please give me a call. Ms. Shirley J. Volk, Development Coordinator City of College Station 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77840 SUB Proposed. University Commons Apartments Dear Ms. Volk: First, thank you for your guidance over the past few weeks in our preparation of the ' conceptual, preliminary site plan. Please accept this letter as our request for a conceptual site plan review by the Design Review Board (DRB) and the Project Review Committee (PRC). We understand once you have received our submittal and application, you will be able to advise us of a meeting schedule. To facilitate a more thorough review by both the DRB and the PRC, I have enclosed a~ . package which gives an overview of our company, our student-oriented housing concept, our , site planning approaches at other similar developments (including rendered landscape. plans), and various photographs of our apartment buildings and the Clubhouse. Those=~ buildings depicted in the. photographs will be the identical structures we are proposing for` our development in the Wolf Pen Creek Development Corridor. I have also enclosed a list of the other University Commons properties we have developed and continue to actively manage. We continue to be excited about our upcoming development in your city and after you review this material, should you have any questions, please give me a call. We look forward~~ to meeting with you and others in College Station next week. Sincerely,. Cap$tone Develo ment Corp. ___---- a es oodson, III Vice Pr ent ENCLOSURES cc: Paul Clarke We regret that there was a miscommumcat~on concerning the way m which re~l~ions were to be handled. Following our discussion, we have agreed to issue four architectural ~ sheets to satisfythe remaining concerns. In addition, Ihave enclosed a copy of our Addendum #~~, which is an attachment to our construction contract, which addressed a number of the items: I have listed those sheets and their corresponding revisions: A102F: We have .created a supplemental drawing showing all fire lane. curb painting; and, the_ required 12" X 18" signage at each entrance, per Tim Dedear's comments. All curbs arid: curb ends indicated on this sheet will. be painted red with 4" white letters- stating~~ "No> Parking" 15' spacing "Fire Lane" 15' spacing "Tow Away done" Repeat sequence- A103: Vicinity map has been added Architect has shown additional sidewalk (6' wide from edge to back of curb) We have added additional spaces to bring the total HNC spaces to 16. They were added as fells,,x~s. 1 added adjacent. to swimming pool to North of Colgate 1 added at Building 8 (total of 3 spaces) 1 added at Building 9 (total of 3 spaces) 1 added in front of Clubhouse MEPl.A: The water meter layout has been coordinated between the consulting MEP engineer and MDG, the civil engineers. Also, Standard Automatic .Fire Enterprises ("SAFE";)~ has completed design on the fire sprinkler system and this design has been coordinated w-ith the civil engineers documents. CH.10: Pool coping elevation has been corrected to EL. 286.0 600 Luckie Drive • Suite 424 • Birmingham, AL 35223 • (205)871-0020 • FAX (205) 871-1465 ' Ms. Shirley J. Volk, Development Coordinator City of College Station 1101 Texas Avenue College Station,Texas 77840 SUB University Commons Apartments 950 Colgate Drive College Station, TX 77840 Dear Shirley: First, thank you for your. eleventh hour letter on Friday afternoon. While the,letter,was; appreciated, it was not enough "assurance" for our lender. Following my eonver~ation with- . Brett McCully on Friday concerning the minor modifications to the drainagedesign, we expect MDG to complete these revisions by noon today,and Brett has agreed to~£inalize his ~~ approval by ]ate Tuesday (since the revisions are to be completed earlier thin originally promised). When these slope adjustments to the grading drainage plan are complete and approved by engineering, we need a final letter of "closure" for this project. The language should be as follows ' "The plans and specifications for University Commons Apartments have been ~ ~ ~ reviewed and approved for a Building Permit, and the permit will be issued once the "all weather surface" and the fire hydrants have been installed by the Contractor, and inspected and approved by the City of College Station. In the interim, a Drainage Development Permit has beenissued to Capstone Development so that site work may begin, based on the site grading, drainage,~~andutility~ plans which have been approved by the City. If required, a Foundations Only Permit may ~~~ be reUUested by the Contractor in order to install the building foundations before the "all weather surface" and fire hydrants are completed." ' Shirley, this delay in drainage approval has held up the chasing of our construction financing and will continue to do so. We appreciate your continued efforts on our behalf and we~ ook ~ for the City's forthcoming approval sometimelate Tuesday. Thanks again for your .help:. Sincerely, Capstone Development Corp. James .Goodson, III Vice President cc: Jeff Jones Jeff Schattinger "C~o1legSt.17 rev." 600 Luckie Drive • Suite 424• Birmingham, AL 35223 • (205) 871-0020 • FAX (205) 871-1465 LeVelUpIIlCi1L L-UUlUlllQ6U1 City of College Station 1101 Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77840 SUBJ; University Commons Apartments 950 Colgate Drive College Station, TX 77840 Dear Shirley: As you and I discussed earlier this afternoon, Capstone fully understands that the water and sewer fees are due to the City of College Station, the only difference being the issue ~qf`~`~ timing. We asked and were told that the water and sewer tap fees were to be paid just prior to the request for'the meter sets, butwe now learn that they arecurrently due and payable. The only other issue are the Parkland Fees which I originally understood to be due just .' prior to our Certificates of Occupancy being issued. If this is not the case, please let me know. Thank you once again for your help and cooperation. Sincerely, As I explained, we have established our monthly draw schedule with our lender; NationsBank, and have already received our requested November draw. We =will immediately place. the fees due, including the 244 water taps of $97,600, in our December draw which will be funded the first week in December. The sewer department will give us confirmation. tomorrow the total number of tap fees. Capstone Development Corp. es .Goodson, III Vice President cc: Jeff Jones Jeff Schattinger "C"ollegSt.24" ~?f ~ ~ ~.~~ T ~ ~ ~vs ~.~ ~~~' 600 Luckie Drive • Suite 424 • Birmingham, AL 35223 • (205) 871-0020 • FAX (205) 871-1465 C~.PSTONE ~~~~,~d ~ ~ s~~~ ~~~~ November 16; 1994 Ms. Shirley J. Volk, Development Coordinator City of College Station 1101. Texas Avenue College Station, Texas 77840 SUBJ; University Commons Apartments 950 Colgate Drive .College Station, TX 77840 Dear. Shirley: At your request, I have prepared an analysis for the reconciliation of: architect's document Site Plan A103, the civil engineer's document Site Grading Plan 1 of 5, and the landscape architect's document Tree Protection Plan S-3 of 9 Site Plan A103: Shows correct location of 16 required handicapped parking spaces with ramps and connecting walks Shows correct configuration of parking spaces: Shows 269 parking spaces on North half; 244 spaces required (this represents the addition of 4 HNC spaces up to 8) Shows 534 parking spaces on South half; 482 spaces required (this represents the addition. of 1 HNC space up to 8) Vicinity map is correctly shown Sidewalk on South side of Colgate now correctly shown on architectural and civil Fire Lane Stripin~Plan A102F: Shows the requirements for fire lane striping Site Grading Plan 1 of 5: - Shows correct pool fence configuration Shows the two protected trees: One between Building 11 and pool One just -South of Building 12 Shows the correct extent of retaining walls required Shows all correct grading and finished floor elevations .Shows correct curb cut to the South of Building 9 All hydrant location are correctly indicated as approved All curbing and paving are correctly indicated as approved Tree Protection Plan S-3 of 9: Shows the remainder of trees to be protected and the corresponding tree protectio~i device 600 Luckie Drive • Suite 424 • Birmingham, AL 35223 • (205) 871-0020 • FAX (205) 871-1465 ~~•~~~~a~ ~~; ~~ r~~,~c~,s ~dr~s~r. ca. -~ ~~a~ais~~~ rect. ~~~, Qa ~~!~ 1~~ ,t=CRM ' -~-~,.. ,~ St~biri~slan Ctl' thts MoftGa ~f W ~ d~ ~ t+~?ciatec ort~f9vnd>UOn~ pt 1 8es Atv~ts~ fbr ~ns3r~i~t%art~ Form k~praved, aNA -rn ~nraoaM apyr~ov~i rx~r, p-1.93 . t}hit6d SIatW cfiingtanQhf?C ~rctection A$ency ~' ~tt7ttCe ~t ~n~~rttt ~NQ}~ ftor $tar~1`t Water [}IsctzsrSe~ As~actate~ with industrlet ~' Ac lvlty Und~t' the NODES General permit ansittvt~ rldtiC6 Ihpi the party Idfntitted to ~iectlort t of trite 19rtn Inti±nds la pe autiaotixed by s NpOt:3 perm)t lei3tted for storm Iuit;rift utlrl~ in the StatB Ids~rtUtted in Sect~On #i of thta iarm', $~frtitlfl $~ert~)tt~ Cbl-g~te8 SUCK diSth~rgeP t0 Cpm~ly wilh ,~ ~~ ~ -~ AireCt,OV ~hief1451.1A71f1At -.,It iQY rX~ pt'lC1VIf1Fl~ N 1. 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Volk, Developme t oordinator ~ ~ SUBJECT: University Commons. (Apartment Complex) located in the { Eastmark Subdivision Phase II, between Eastmark Drive and Central Park Lane, and bounded on the north by Colgate Drive and Wolf Pen Creek I The plat .for EastmarK Subdivision Phase. LI shows a "55 ft. private access easement" between tot`2 and Lot 3. On this date, we have made an interpretation that. this "55 ft. private access .easement" should actually have' been a "private access and. parking easement" due to the unusual width. This interpretation will allow the. existing driveway and curb cut with the small parking: structure on Lot 2 which have been constructed in that ..easement. o remain, as well allowing the proposed configuration of parking in that easement on Lot 3.for the University Commons apartments to be approved and built with an additional driveway to handle this much higher intensity user. Printed by Shirley Volk 10/28/94 3:25pm From: Veronica Morgan To: Jane Kee, Natalie Thomas, Shirley Volk, Susan Macdonald- Subject: bldg permit. ===URGENT=NOTE========9/01/94==4:48pm== pls make the following note for your brains......on university commons - the plat is being filed without the monetary funds for the electrical relocation. sooooo, the building permit can't be issued until the money is given to ray havens for the relocation. i don;t know if the line is in the way of the buildings butttt if it is teh line will need to be relocated tooo before the building permit is issued.. thanks for noting this (susan, please let david moore know since he doesn't have a-mail) Dano• 1 & ` CITY OF COLLEGE STATIOI`I (~~3i 7~~Z-~5~~~ December 10, 1996 Tamara Davis Capstone Development Company 600 Luckie Dr. #424 Birmingham, AL 35223 RE: Landscape Compliance for University Commons Phase I Dear Tamara: This letter is to serve as verification that the required landscape and streetscape requirements for the above reference property have-been met as of December 10, 1996. If you have any questions. regarding this matter, please do not hesitate to give me a call at 764 3570. Sincerel , Joe unn Sta Planner C~ 5a~ ~` "' CITE' O~ COGE STATIOI`i .~ ~ ~ Fzs4~ t>ii~E ~rz;'3'3t~ea ~~xa'i ~"vx.~~~ =;~a.ta1. `.~Cr1i~yG's~ ~i-,'<`CE~IA .....3Cs.:~ -o~~s- -~S'~~r4E October 24, 1996 Mr. James L. Goodson Capstone Development Corporation 600 Luckie Drive Suite 424 Birmingham, Alabama 35223 RE: Landscape Concerns on Phase 1 of University Commons Dear Mr. Goodson: The Design Review Board met today to review the newest phase of University Commons. The Board met on site to make its review. During discussion the Board expressed concerned about the condition of the landscaping on the site of the original phase. The Design Review Board was initially going to tie this issue to the certificates of occupancy for this newest phase. Instead they voted to handle this matter through the normal code enforcement process which allows 45 days for the replacement of dead material. There are several areas on the existing site of Phase 1 where it appears that dead shrubs were removed. New shrubs should be put in theirplace in accordance with the originally approved landscape plan.. There are also. several trees that. have died. Many of these were species that do .not do well in this area. You should. consider changing species to ones that will survive and cause you less of a maintenance headache. There is also an area where grass is not being mowed and maintained. This. is around the large tree that was preserved near the creek. The City will need a revised landscape plan or a letter documenting any changes in plant material If you need any help in determining appropriate plant materials please do not hesitate to call. We will be glad to help. There are several staff members in Parks and Planning who are very knowledgeable about local trees and shrubs. Please see that these replacements are made within 45 days of this letter. 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After walking the site, we found. a large oak tree near the northwest corner of the property that was not on the, original tree survey. There were also. two large oak trees near the pool .area that were to be eliminated by an apartment building. Staff suggested that the buildings be shifted to save the large oak tree in the northwest corner of the property and one of the two large oak trees near the pool area (the second oak tree in this area did not look as `good as the .other one).. Because of-the amount of vegetation including large oak trees, between the property line and the creek, staff suggested the use of retaining walls so as not to add large amounts of fill in this area as proposed in the site and grading plan: The proposed fill would probably kill the: existing trees in this area. Through the use of retaining walls, the proposed keystone that will: be used in other areas of the complex, the elevation of the buildings could be raised the proposed S' - 6` and the existing vegetation outside of the. property line could be kept in its natural state. N tal hom s Planning Technician Auguste 5,.1994 Fwd t o : '~ organ ,yNN,q/,,,,n,NN,,,dMMJb RFa.s.lJ p/ABN.V NIW NfMNHNNNNHNMMNA ..,,.,e,,.K. This wasn't a question by way of being tricksy, I don't think! 1 think the architect was simply asking what else. he needs to submit with his building plans. Maybe I'm naive, but at least that's what 1 think he was asking AFT1ii~. the p.r.c. when we were clarifying things and procedure, 'banks for your help. Whatever Faul needs to do re: that FEi~A stuff,_Paul needs to dn. That wasn't the question. The question ', came from the apartment architect. =i+wd by: V Miorgan==-°-- 4/2814 ~.21pm= Fwd to: S Volk ok. i think your answer to him (the architect) wascorrect. ~A/~ Printed lby ~ Volk 4/28194 4:22pm 'From: S Volkr_-^_ y~ To ; V Mor gan Sub3ect: Capstone Apartments (£wd) /" ====NOTE=-===___--=_~®= 4/28/94 i0:26am= CC: Development services Group NNN NIMNNe'V NFVNNIVN N N NJMNNNNNN NNI1PN.v'NNNNN N N N NN N V: I don't know if you are famYliar with the apartment complex we 1®oked at yesterday on. Colgate at Eastmark and Central Park Lane, but the que` tion has arisen'as to what, ff anything, will be required on Impact Studies for this protect. As I understand it, the property is already platted, but has. recently been rezoned to"WFC. T told them that some type of site specific information will be needed, brut beside the regular DDF information, what .else svi`11 be required? =Fwd by': D Fallen====__ 4/28/94. 2:Oipm= Fwd to: V Moirgan NNNNNNN NNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNNN NN NNNNNNNN NNNN You are being blind sided. Unintentionally I'm sure. the developer may be aplying for a letter of map'revi,si'on. Paul Clarke has had Moir do ..some hydraulic work on the creek. I am not sure what it fs. when I asked 'that !of Fau1, his response was "It only reflects .the lake added by the city for the ..park." that is much less less than he lead me to believe over tha past' 6 months when discussing other properties nn the creek. According to PC, Mair is supposed to be providing metes and bounds desc. based on this latest work for the floodway Fine on this project. The architect lead me to believe they ;will be crowding ;the flood plain, off their property and will seek a letter o£. map revision to relieve themselves '®£ the insurance requirements. FYI =Fwd by: V Morgan====== 4/28/94 3:4Opm= Fwd to: D Pullen CC: S Volk NNNNMNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NNNNN/vNNNNNNN thanks for the info dp. i am still not sure about'. what Paul is trying to do? is he trying to get a letter of map revision?? .v'" .., ~`"°`. ~, ~~ VI~ J~ Y q mss. ^+~~ ~ . ~ ~ s,c .1t ~f ~ ' ~i ~? _ .~ ~ r~ ~} ~ P. 1. ` `d k .: 4.. ~: j ~ ~ ~ q- r.: ~ ~ _~'~ ~. ~'' } j, ~ « ;+ 4 ''' ~`#' v-$ r~ ~ ` y yS aN ~ t ~ ~~~ ~~.. i ~. ~, ~ I F ~ lOCK11S1E1INEO ~a..a~ .Vi .. .::.'. may:.. ..~. .•M ~ °a .4 .. ~. - .. - , .,. _ .... _ ~.~ e _' 41 ,:.,. i of _ r* 2 ecorative Money rea Lumens 9500 Lamp HPS Rate $ .8.16 • • ~m~naires 15000 HPS $ 9.25. X ~goo0 MH 13.64 32000 MH $13.99 Round ,~ ~ ~3 Rectangular .~ ~ . s... ! . ,tfA_4 ~ 5 ~ ~ r i5 .~• Decorative Post ~ . 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Site courtesy: Radnor Homes Lexington, Kentucky ':: •• soil:` :=t3unai: , _ .: ' ~ ~ , -, • Base •. . o o, o ° _ - Premixed , p • o ' • - : Concrete e .o, o . °' •0 -. ~~- and Water o a oo . _ . . 0 0 ' o o, • a 2 Printed by Shirley Volk 8/01/95 j From: Shirley Volk To: David Moore, Jim Smith, Jon Mies, Sabina Kuenzel, Steve Homeyer, Veronica Morgan. Subject: fwd: Clubhouse - Univ. Commons ===NOTE====------=====7/31/95=10:55am== Still waiting to hear from you regarding whether or not it's o.k. to issue a C.O. for the clubhouse only - or how they can begin to use it as an office. (All but you, David, and I didn't sent you a copy of my note on Friday, but rather had the contractor talk to you direct..) Then, later (perhaps this week) they will be wanting C.O.'s on the rest of the buildings on the south side. I believe the building numbers are #1 (clubhouse), #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 & #7. Fwd=by:=Jim=Smith=====8/01/95=11:15am== Fwd to: Shirley Volk This location only. has two double-container pads ready which will hold 4-8 yard containers. This will handle buildings #1 through #5. However, they will need at least one more double-container. pad for 2-8 yard ` containers before I can approve buildings #6 & 7. ~ Thanks!! Fwd=by:=Shirley=Volk==_________________ Fwd to: Jim Smith. Were those locations on the approved site plan? ~~" Page: 1 Printed by .Shirley Volk 7/31/95 From: Shirley Volk To: David Moore, Jim Smith, Jon Mies, Sabina Kuenzel, Steve Homeyer, Veronica Morgan .Subject: fwd: Clubhouse - Univ. Commons ===NOTE====------=====7/31/95=10:55am== Still waiting to hear from you _, regarding whether or not it's o.k. to issue a C.O. for the clubhouse only - or how they can begin to use it as an office. (All but you, David, and I didn't sent you a copy of my note on Friday, but rather had the contractor talk to you direct.) Then, later (perhaps this week) they will be wanting C.O.'s on the rest of the buildings on the south side. I believe the building numbers are #1 (clubhouse), #2, #3, #4, #5, #6 & #7. Fwd=by:=Veronica=Morg=7/31/95=11:31am== Fwd tos Shirley Volk CC: Kathryn Anthony, Paul Urso ' Shirley,~the~contractor~is•not•finished with the street repairs yet, tom brymer via public services has been asking quite often, when it will be fixed. i have told. tom through public services that it will be fixed before we see any co's issued for the complex. when they are finished with the street and sidewalk repairs they can get a co. thanks. Fwd=by:=Shirley=Volk___________________ Fwd tos Veronica Morgan Clarification•-•you•want•all~this•done• before you will issue 1 C.O. for the Clubhouse only? Or, you want this done before. you issue any C.O.'s for apartments? a~ ~ ~ 3' ~,pn~D y`' U~^' , u" /~D Page: 1 Printed by Shirley Volk 7/18/95 From: Shirley Volk To: Jon Mies, Sabina Kuenzel, Terry Thigpin, Veronica Morgan Subject: fwd: University Commons --------------------------------------- ===NOTE====------=====7/18/95==8:02am== Still waiting to hear if you are o.k. for C.O.'s on the south side of this project, or if there is anything I ~~ should be doing to help you. Jon/Terrys Did you ever get the alarm problem solved? Have you received the letter from the monitoring company? Fwd=by:=Sabina=Kuenze=7/18/95==9:50am== Fwd to: Shirley Volk i just got done looking at the landscape plan. and have only two comments: 1. put a call in to david brochu. i want him to come take a look at the .plan. this latest plan differs greatly • from the one they submitted originally (although it does not differ that much from the one that i approved a while ago). the original plan did not show very. many native plantings but the approved plan does. i just want david • to see this. 2. i have one minor note that camelias will not be awarded points (they showed ~~ this for one species claiming 0 points but not for the white ones). but thier points are still ok and i would approve the plan with that note. t Page : 1 Printed by Shirley Volk 7/19/95 From: Shirley Volk To: Sabina Kuenzel, Veronica Morgan Subject: fwd: Jefferson Ridge & ' Univ.Commons ===NOTE====------=====7/19/95==7:51am== CC: Jane Kee, Kent Laza Still.haven't•heard•back~from•either.of ~ you as to whether or not we are ready to process C.O. for Bldg 4 of Jeff Ridge and all of the south side for Univ Commons. Let me know asap. so we can process the paperwork. Thanks.. Fwd=by:=Sabina=Kuenze=7/19/95==8:40am== Fwd to: Shirley Volk CC: Jane Kee, Joey Dunn just~got•off~the~phone~with~chuck~kelly and he says that they are looking for co's on the first 3 buildings only for this week. they are trying to get a punch list by the first week in august '~ so that they can get the entire south side done by the second week. we discussed the timing of the landscaping and i told him that since _ ~ we have agreed to treat the south side separately from the norht we will apply our policy to co up to half of the buildings without landscaping checks •'` but then we will look for either. all of the landscaping to be in or for a bond on the south end. by the way i plan to go by building 4 this morning after prc. 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