May 2, 2017

Here's what Vulcan is planning for Red Apple site on South Jackson

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The buildings will be separated by a mid-block pedestrian pathway.

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The southeast corner is being redeveloped first, with 520 units in two seven-story buildings, retail and parking for 525 vehicles underground.

On May 9, Vulcan Real Estate will show its final plans for a major redevelopment project on 3.6 acres it owns at 2309 S. Jackson St.

The property at the southeast corner of Jackson and 23rd Avenue South is generally called the Red Apple site or Promenade 23. Last year, Vulcan purchased this site, along with 2.4 acres on the northeast corner, for $31 million.

The southeast corner is being redeveloped first. Vulcan is proposing two seven-story buildings with 520 residential units, 49,000 square feet of retail and 525 parking spaces on three underground levels. Total project size, including the parking, is about 788,500 square feet.

The Red Apple and other existing retail structures will be removed.

Runberg Architecture Group is designing the project. The buildings will be separated by a north-south mid-block pedestrian pathway, open to the public, with landscaping, seating and entrances to individual townhouses. The pathway will connect 24th Avenue South at the south end.

A large grocery store is indicated for the northwest corner of the site (in the larger building), but no tenant has been named. The building will have two courtyards, one of them connected to the mid-block pathway, and a small roof deck. A dog washing area and large bike room — for about 150 bicycles — will be in the garage.

The north side of the project, facing Jackson, will have a retail mews, with single-story pavilions and a pedestrian plaza. This area is also a major bus stop.

The entrance to the retail garage will be on Jackson. Tenant parking and the retail loading dock will be on South King Street.

Vulcan is using the city's Multifamily Tax Exemption program, which means about 20 percent of units will be affordable, based on percentages of area median income, for 12 years.

The Vulcan team also includes Hewitt, landscape architect; Pace Engineers, surveyor; Coughlin Porter Lundeen, civil engineer; and Geo Engineers, geotechnical. No general contractor has been announced.

The design review meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 9 at the Giddens School, 620 20th Ave. S.