Karchmer Garage

[BoulderSooner]

What happened with the issue of the passenger rail connector?

the rail ROW is why this building has the "slant" on the end . post 181 shows this

[Anonymous.]

This project essentially passed this morning. Due to variance requirement, the review technically is getting pushed to November meeting. However, the BUDC is in agreement to allow that variance to pass.

The regulation is that any parking garage in Bricktown must have screening element covering vehicles for any street view.

The argument by applicant is that the lack of screening on the north side of the building is a better design element because it gives the appearance of a more breathable structure and becomes less monolithic.

To my surprise, the BUDC agreed that leaving the north with no screening was a better design. Therefore, this project passed as presented. The north side of the garage will be without screen and only have cable barriers as shown below.

[jompster]

...The north side of the garage will be without screen and only have cable barriers as shown below.

It doesn't sound like it will now. The owner of the building at 16 NE 2nd (across the railroad ROW) filed an opposition that went up before the zoning adjustment board the same day I went to argue against an AirBnB next door, and it sounds like they're going to shift the structure south by a few feet and add screening to a part of the north face of the garage nearest the opposition property.

[retrospective]

Construction should begin on the garage by summer, with an expected construction timeline of 12 months. Supposedly the connector between this garage and Santa Fe Garage is still on, though I do not know the way this will be accomplished.

Fingers crossed for it to be underground, but I expect some sort of a street level/skywalk to be done for people to be taken up and over Gaylord

[Oski]

I have OCD, and the street layout in these areas drives me crazy, lol.


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[catcherinthewry]

I have OCD, and the street layout in these areas drives me crazy, lol.

You should probably avoid Europe then.

[Urbanized]

I have OCD, and the street layout in these areas drives me crazy, lol.
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It’s easier to understand the weird parts if you just picture them chock full of train tracks.