The Infill TOD Circus: Step Right Up Developing within a built-up transit corridor has unique challenges: demolition, infrastructure improvements, increases in scale, access improvements, community opposition (or support) and financing. Add to those, managing expectations for a new transit facility in an existing community, and infill TOD can be a real circus. Hear our panel of developers talk about their experiences. What does it take to develop that mixed-use environment everyone wants? How can you manage expectations? And what does it take to establish a brand? Moderator: Mariia Zimmerman, AICP, Principal, MZ Strategies, LLC, Arlington, Virginia Meea Kang, President and Founder, Domus Development, Davis, California Tony Barranco, Vice President of Development, Ryan Companies USA, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota Norman Bjorness, Developer, Oaks Properties, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1. M E EA KANG
President
Domus Development
Rail~Volution 2014
AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND BROWNFIELD REMEDIATION REVITALIZE A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD

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Mixed-use
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Adaptive Reuse
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Transit-oriented
DOMUS DEVELOPMENT: INNOVATIVE INFILL LEADER
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Affordable
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Supportive Services
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Revitalizing Communities

3. Case Study: L A V A L E N T I N A

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Case Study: La Valentina
CASE STUDY:
La
Valentina
Located in Sacramento, CA
Nestled between two historic neighborhoods
7 blocks from California State Capitol
15,000 drivers per day and 2,000 riders per week

5. LA VALENTINA
profile
La Valentina is the region’s first true TOD
81 units
Former brownfield site
Mixed-use
Designed by David Baker + Partners Architects (Station)
and YHLA Architects (North)
66 dwelling units per acre

6. LA VALENTINA
awards
National Award for Smart Growth Achievement, 2013
U.S. EPA
Gold Nugget Award:
Best Sustainable Residential Development, 2013
Pacific Coast Builders Conference
Best Infill Project, 2012
Sacramento Business Journal
TOD of the Year, 2012
Sacramento Regional Transit
Blueprint Excellence
Award, 2012
Sacramento Area Council
of Governments

7. LA VALENTINA
changing
the code
Re-zoned from RMX(36 du/ac) to R-5 (70-150 du/ac)
Reduced parking
16 special variances
Precipitated citywide update of 50 year-old zoning code

8. LA VALENTINA
brownfield
remediation
Main chemicals of concern: lead, arsenic, mercury
4,600 tons of material removed
230 semi dump truck trips
Over 93% of the soil removed had to be transported by rail from California to Utah

9. LA VALENTINA
green
features
Near Net Zero Energy Usage
at La Valentina North
Designed to LEED Gold standards
Exceeds 2008 Title 24 requirements by 53%
50kW PV System
Home of the Future Program, public-private partnership with public utility district

10. LA VALENTINA
stats
40%
of residents walk, bike, or take transit for their daily commute
36%
of households have at least one child
71%
of residents living at La Valentina are under age 30
10%
increase in ridership at La Valentina Station
400+
jobs created/saved during the Great Recession

11. Out-of-the-Box: A L T E R N A T I V E S T O T O D s

12. Curtis
Park
SACRAMENTO, CA
Anticipated completion Summer 2016
Sacramento region’s first TOD for seniors
Part of master-planned community in former railyards that required $30 million in brownfield remediation
Public-private partnership: City used state and local funding to construct $12 million bike/pedestrian bridge over light and heavy rail tracks

13. Laurel
Terrace
SAN PABLO, CA
TOD Serving Seniors in the East Bay Area
Adjacent to bus rapid transit (BRT) line
Part of city’s master-planned redevelopment project to include regional hospital, clinic, and pharmacy
BEFORE

14. Temple
Art Lofts
VALLEJO, CA
Completed in 2013
Historic preservation and adaptive reuse
Walking distance to ferry
to/from San Francisco
Mixed-use community of artists

15. Thank You!
MEEA KANG
Domus Development
meea@domusd.com
www.domusd.com