Makeover for Suburban Shopping Center

Montgomery Suburban Mall Retrofit Deepnath Majumder Himadri Kundu Karan Gandhi Urban Design Studio, Spring 2017

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Existing Land Use

Existing Structures

• Lot of residential neigborhoods surrounding the site • Patches of greenery provide good buffer between the commercial and the residential development

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Site Analysis

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Demand Analysis 5 mile driving distance

New Jersey

• Median Age in most Census Tracts over 40 years • Lowest Median Age 21 years

• Census Tract Median HH Income • Lowest = $77,984 • Highest = $ 200,000

• Census Tract Population Growth from 2010 to 2015 • Lowest -ve 35% • Highest +ve 26%

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• Median HH Income = $ 71,637

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SWOT Analysis

Strength Good road connectivity Presence of well-established anchors

Opportunity Proximity to Princeton Presence of a lot of vacant land

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Weakness Lack of good public transit service nearby Significant changes in slope at different parts of the site

Threat Future competition from large commercial developments nearby

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Design Principles

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Design Principles

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Site Plan

Circulation Plan

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Existing Buildings

1. Cinema 2. Shop Rite

Shared Streets

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Vehicular Circulation

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Pedestrian Circulation

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Landscaping Plan

Ground Floor Plan

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Shared Streets

Canal Walk

CanalPocket Walk Park

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Shared Streets

Canal Walk Retail Frontage Montgomery Shopping Mall Retrofit

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Canal Walk

Canal Walk

Canal Walk with Retail

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Canal Walk

Intersection Designs for Traffic Calming

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Canal Walk

Canal Walk

Bringing People Closer to Nature

Canal Walk Blue and Greena as a Relief from Hrash Urban Environment

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3D Massing & Site Sections

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3D Massing & Site Sections

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Development Program and Parking Needs

East West

Residential Units Parking 1 BR 2 BR 3 BR need 141 259 71 942 55

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Canal Walk Integrated Car Parks

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Commercial Parking Area (Sq ft) need 246164 738 126220

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Total Parking provided need 2100 1680 359 2459

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Phasing Plan and Development Program

Phase I Residential 1-BR: 45 2-BR: 82 3-BR: 22

Parking Requirements: For Residential: 299 For Commercial: 50 Total: 349

Commercial Total Area: 16580 sq.ft

Parking Provision 1192

Phase II Residential 1-BR: 97 2-BR: 177 3-BR: 48

Parking Requirements: For Residential: 644 For Commercial: 256 Total: 900

Commercial Total Area: 85188 sq.ft

Parking Provision 908

Phase III

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Residential 1-BR: 55 2-BR: 101 3-BR: 27

Parking Requirements: For Residential: 366 For Commercial: 223 Total: 589

Commercial Total Area: 74264 sq.ft

Parking Provision 359 Montgomery Shopping Mall Retrofit

LEED Checklist for Neighborhood Development Expected LEED Points

Additional LEED Points

Smart Location and Linkage

Transportation Demand Management (2) Optimize Building Energy Peformance (2) Indoor Water Use Reduction (1) Outdoor Water Use Reduction (2) District Heating and Cooling (2) Infrastructure Energy Efficiency (1) Wastewater Management (2) Recycled and Reused Infrastructure (1) Solid Waste Management (1) Light Pollution Reduction (1) Innovation (5) LEED Accredited Professional (1)

Preferred Locations (8/10) Brownfield Remediation (2/2) Housing and Jobs Proximity (3/3) Steep Slope Protection (1/1)

Neighborhood Pattern and Design

Walkable Streets (8/9) Compact Development (4/6) Mixed-Use Neighborhoods (4/4) Housing Types and Affordability (5/7) Connected and Open Community (2/2) Access to Civic and Public Space (1/1) Access to Recreation Facilities (1/1) Visability and Universal Design (1/1)

Green Infrastructure & Buildings

Certified Green Buildings (3/5) Optimize Building Energy Performance (1/2) Building Reuse (1/1) Historic Resource Preservation and Adaptive Reuse (2/2) Rainwater Management (3/4) Renewable Energy Production (3/3)

Total Points: 53 (LEED Silver) Urban Design Studio

Total Points: 21 With the help of these additional points and maybe some Regional Priority Credits, LEED Gold Certification can be achieved as well.

LEED Certification Requirements:

Certified: 40-49 points Silver: 50-59 points Gold: 60-79 points Platinum: 80+ points

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Thank You

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