Rosengarten Park Variance Request

Rosengarten Park

Neighborhood Restoration Project

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Rosengarten Park is Centrally Located Between Downtown and Boylan Heights

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BoylanHeights

Dorothea Dix

Ware-house District

DOWNTOWN

MTC

Train

ConventionCenter

RosengartenPark

Founded circa 1914By Alex Rosengarten

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One of Raleigh’s Earliest African American Neighborhoods

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Recognized as one of Raleigh’s Most Unique Streets

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“with its narrow, winding character and detached houses close to

the roadway, it is reminiscent of urban streets in much older, more unstructured cities. “

Decades of decline threatened to destroy the neighborhood

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Isolated revitalization attempts failed

Long term residents left

Homes deteriorated

A persistent criminal culture took root

City plans stalled

Homes began being demolished

Rosengarten Park

Neighborhood Restoration Project

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The Plan

1. Unify the neighborhood with a specially designed HOA

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Shared drives and parking agreements

Historic preservationcovenants

Courtyardeasements

Tree canopypreservation

2. Restore the Existing Houses

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HomeownerRenovations

DeveloperRenovations

InvestorRenovations

3. Prohibit Rentals for 1 YearTh

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owner occupancy

extensive renovations

Encourages

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4. Rebuild Demolished HomesTh

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Historic design standards ensure

appropriateScale

Proportions

SetbacksFenestration

Materials

5. Apply for Historic Protections

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Rosengarten Park

Neighborhood Restoration Project

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The Present

Raleigh City Council Granted Extensions to Prevent Demolitions

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RenovateSix

houses in six

months

-- GOAL --

RestorationProgress

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603 W. Cabarrus

506 S. Saunders

508 S. Saunders

510 S. Saunders

511 S. Saunders

512 S. Saunders

513 S. Saunders

507 S. Saunders

Currently Being Renovated

Under contract for renovation

Proposed new construction

Renovations are ongoing…

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Rosengarten Park

Neighborhood Restoration Project

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The Future

Next Steps

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New Homes On Rosengarten Alley

Joint venture redevelopment of surrounding properties

New live work (home office) building

Historic Designations

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10/09 PreliminaryNational Application

October

2009

10/10 Full National Application

Raleigh Historic Districts Application

Dedication Event -Dec 6th

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rePartnering with Boylan Heights ArtwalkRosengarten Family membersto attend

Live entertainment

Homes tours

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Variance Request

Current City Plans call for the Preservation of the existing setbacks

“The existing character and

setbacks within this area should be carefully preserved

to the maximum extent feasible or

replicated as closely as possible

with new construction. “

Sec IV.5

507 S. Saunders Variance Request

The requested setbacks are designed to match the existing setbacks along the street. The main body of the houses are 7’ from the property line, with unheated porches extending 5’ closer to the street.

Houses set back 7’

Porches set back 2’

Front Setback reduction from 20’ to 7’

Unheated encroachment from 20% to 5’