Architectural Control Commission

1 APPROVED 2 MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE ARCHITECTURAL CONTROL COMMISSION 3 VILLAGE OF NORTHBROOK 4 COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS 5 March 13, 2014 6 7 Commissioners Present (5) 8 Alan Schwall 9 David Menn 10 Cliff Town 11 Robert Katz 12 F. Dirk Heidbrink 13 14 Village Staff Present 15 David Schoon, Development and Planning Services, Village of Northbrook 16 Lori McLeod, Recorder 17 18 Others Present 19 Mark Kurensky, Landscape Architect, HKM 20 Brian Pawlik, Developer, Morningside Crossroads, LLC 21 David Strosberg, Developer, Morningside Crossroads, LLC 22 Peter Theodore, Architect, C&T 23 Terri & John Crettenall, Architects, Susan Freedman Design Group 24 25 1. Call to Order 26 Alan Schwall called the meeting to order in the Terrace Room of Village Hall, 1225 Cedar Lane, at 5:35 p.m. A 27 quorum was present. 28 29 2. Roll Call 30 31 3. Public Comments Not on the Agenda 32 There were no comments from the public. 33 34 4. Review of Minutes 35 David Menn moved, seconded by Cliff Town, to approve the February 13, 2013 Architectural Control 36 Commission (ACC) meeting minutes as submitted. On a voice vote, the motion was unanimously carried. 37 38 5. North Shore 770 – Review of Proposed Plan Elements (Building Design & Materials, Signage and Landscape) 39 Gateway entry sign: 40 41 Schoon stated the ACC is reviewing the final design features of the proposed building, signage and landscaping 42 for the NorthShore 770 mixed use development at 770 Skokie Boulevard, which is an application submitted by 43 Morningside Crossroads Partners, LLC, to develop the property with a luxury apartment building and grocery- 44 anchored shopping center. 45 46 Mark Hopkins, HKM reviewed changes and further refinements that had been made to the proposed residential 47 building and discussed the changes with the Commission:  Page 2 Minutes of the March 13, 2014 Architectural Control Commission Meeting 1 1. The lobby entranceway has been redesigned. Replaced the Trespa panel with limestone, re- 2 proportioned storefront, aluminum composite canopy system with can lights at main entry in lieu of 3 glass, added brise-soliels at flanking windows. 4 2. Added mechanical roof screens on 8th (not 9th) floor roofs. 5 3. Regarding the gateway feature, reconfigured previously submitted components to improve appearance 6 and legibility from intersection and to coordinate with final grades and parking and building geometry. 7 4. Re-proportioned the top of residential building within previously submitted overall height: add 12” to 8 ceiling height and transoms on 9th floor, reduce parapet heights on 8th and 9th floors, re-proportioned 9 differential height between high and low parapets, reduced coping profile height from 16” to 4”, and 10 change brise-soliel design and profile (match lobby system), increase 9th floor corner brise-soliels 11 projections 12 5. With the podium used face brick in lieu of 12” trim band at top of podium wall, finalize louver sizes and 13 locations, overhead and service door location adjustments. 14 6. Added Centria system window trim, inside corner and outside corner trim, color to match metal panels. 15 7. Regarding balconies and rail systems, all rails are aluminum, painted, with mesh panels in lieu of cable 16 system. The balconies are a manufactured painted aluminum system. 17 8. Corner units have a two panel slider in lieu of three panels. 18 19 Bob Katz made a motion, which was seconded by Cliff Town, to recommended approval of the residential 20 buildings as presented on the plans dated February 4, 2014, which included the following major changes since 21 the ACC last reviewed the project: 22 23 1. Changes in the facade of the south elevation as a result of addition of five units; 24 2. Changes to the exterior lobby entrance including the replacement of the Trespa material with limestone 25 and changes in proportion of the windows and other elements; 26 3. Changes in the coping detail; 27 4. Enlargement of the trellises over the upper balconies; 28 5. Lowering of the parapet wall and the addition of screening for the rooftop mechanical equipment; 29 6. Changes in balcony detail. 30 31 The motion was approved unanimously by a voice vote. 32 33 Peter Theodore, Architect for the retail component discussed the refinements to the design of the commercial 34 buildings and discussed the following items with the Commission: 35 36 1. At the Mariano’s space there is no curb, and they are using decorative bollards and truncated domes to 37 alert that the areas are designated for pedestrians. They would rather not use safety bollards as they 38 are generally not attractive. Every building has strategically placed benches, garbage cans and bike 39 racks that complement each building. 40 2. A lattice element was added to the facades of Buildings A & B. 41 3. Mariano wants to add a pergola on the east walkway in order to display plants. The pergola is aluminum 42 and consistent with the overall development design and it is permanently anchored. 43 44 Bob Katz made a motion, which was seconded by Cliff Town, to recommend approval of the commercial 45 buildings as presented on the plans dated February 1, 2014, which included the following major changes since 46 concept plan approval: 47  Page 3 Minutes of the March 13, 2014 Architectural Control Commission Meeting 1 1. the addition of the trellis elements on Buildings A & B; and 2 2. the addition of the pergola along the front of the Mariano’s building. 3 4 The motion was unanimously approved by a voice vote. 5 6 Mark Kurensky, Landscape Architect, reviewed and discussed the following landscaping details with the 7 Commission: 8 9 1. The gateway feature was redesigned to bring the sign element closer to the street. The sign wall was 10 raised to make the signage more easily seen over the landscape in the planter in front of it. The other 11 walls were then also raised. The sign font style was changed and made larger. The previously 12 proposed backless bench was replaced with a bench that has a back and is the same as the bench used 13 throughout the rest of the development. 14 2. Commission Member Jordison’s concerns regarding some of the proposed plant materials. 15 16 After some discussion by the Commission regarding the changes in the proposed gateway sign, David Menn 17 made a motion, which was seconded by Robert Katz, to recommend approval of the landscape plan dated 18 February 4, 2014, subject to the following changes: 19 20 1. Regarding the gateway element: 21 a. Raise the brown wall on which the signage is attached by approximately one foot; 22 b. Raise the short wall in front of the brown wall in an amount in proportion to the height the 23 brown wall is raised; 24 c. Change the material of the back wall along the parking lot to brick; 25 d. Raise the letters that make up the signage and consider eliminating “Village of”; 26 e. Use the benches as presented on the plan sheets; and 27 2. Plant materials to be reviewed and substituted to address Commission Member Jordison’s concerns 28 regarding overuse of Spirea and the massing of the perennials. Applicant will contact Commission 29 Member Jordison for suggestions. 30 31 6. New Single Family Homes Elevations 32 a. 75 Constance Lane (R-3 District) – Mike Buhr, Architects 33 b. 1258 Walters (R-4 District) – Susan Freedman Design Group – Architect 34 Bob Katz made a motion, seconded by Cliff Town, to approve of the single family home elevations. On a voice 35 vote, the motion was approved. 36 37 6. The compiled code amendments will be reviewed at the next ACC meeting in March. 38 39 8. New Business 40 There was not any new business. 41 42 9. Old Business 43 There was not any Old Business. 44 45 10. Adjournment  Page 4 Minutes of the March 13, 2014 Architectural Control Commission Meeting 1 2 There being no further business, Commissioner David Menn moved, seconded by Robert Katz, to adjourn the 3 meeting. On a voice vote, the motion unanimously carried, and the meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m. 4 5 Respectfully submitted, 6 7 8 Lori McLeod 9 Recorder 10