While this site is privately owned with the intention of developing it in the future, the concepts shown are independent, and do not reflect the intentions of the owner, developer or their design team.

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The long term vision for this site is a future mixed use residential development that could over time weave in some of the short term spaces developed in the initial impact phase.  This site can support a variety of scales of housing – mixing from the traditional single family homes of the existing neighborhood all the way to the density of a mixed-use development, balanced out with open space that could continue to be shared by the community.

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The first thing considered for the future vision of this site was to begin to re-establish the neighborhood scale of the block between 8th and 9th  street.  This block used to be filled with rows of houses and unfortunately only three remain today.  An opportunity exists to re-build the homes on this block to re-establish the streetscape along Bullitt and Jamison, helping to restore a welcoming residential neighborhood feel.  Adding public art installations along Jamison avenue will also help to create interesting outdoor spaces for residents to interact with.

The next step proposed is to create a neighborhood playground, decreasing the dog park in size to create a family friendly environment where residents can bring their kids, dogs, or both.  Along with creating additional foot traffic comes the necessity to enhance safety measures.  Considering the high traffic speed along Bullitt and Jamison, flashing walk signals have been proposed to make crossing those streets to get to the site less dangerous for pedestrians, as well as acting as an additional traffic calming measure.

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West of 7th Street, more housing density is introduced, starting with repeating the neighborhood feel and streetscape with a series of townhouses continuing along Bullitt Ave.  

Where Bullitt and Jamison converge, a mid-rise mixed use development is proposed.  This will allow for even more housing density, as well as allowing for services for the community, such as medical facilities, in the ground floor of the larger building.  The open space that was created in the initial immediate impact phase has been preserved, as it is important for this development to be a part of the community where everyone feels like they are allowed to come and spend their time together.  

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These are concept sketches of what a development like this could look like at ground level.  Since multifamily buildings are largely amenitized, this could be a great way to not only provide amenities needed for a typical mixed-use development, but also create a vibrant, social gathering spot for the community as a whole.  

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Through this series of proposals, the neighborhood can gain some of the housing density that it needs, all while maintaining a residential scale that’s welcoming to everyone in Belmont-Fallon.