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91ºÚÁÏÍø Presentation from July 16 Community Meeting

Presentation cover: 91ºÚÁÏÍø's Innovation Neighborhood Project Development

Image showing what is possible to develop by right and what 91ºÚÁÏÍø proposes within a Specific Plan.
What is possible to develop by right and what 91ºÚÁÏÍø proposes for development within a Specific Plan.

Information about community connections, including: 30 + Meetings with Metro Agencies 550 + Community Meeting Attendees And a timeline of engagement with the following dates: 2024-09 TO 2025-05 Small Neighborhood Input Meetings 2024-09 TO 2026-06 Plan Development with Metro Agencies 2025-06-11 Community Meeting 2025-06-23 Community Meeting 2025-06 TO 2025-11 Continued Plan development with Metro Agencies + Community Input 2025-11-17 Community Meeting with Building Heights 2025-11-25 Submitted SP Document to Metro Planning TO ALLOW FOR CONTINUED ENGAGEMENT AND MEETINGS VANDERBILT DEFERRED PUBLIC HEARING 6 TIMES

Information about community connections: 200 + Individual Meetings and Conversations And a continued timeline of events: 2026-01-14 Community Meeting 2026-01-22 Community Meeting with traffic + multimodal improvements 2026-03-04 Community Meeting with Metro Planning 2026-03-25 Community Meeting with NDOT, Choose How You Move (CHYM) and WeGo 2026-04-23 Unanimous Approval at Metro Planning Commission 2026-05-22 Deferral at 1st Reading at Metro Council TO ALLOW FOR CONTINUED DISCUSSIONS AND NEGOTIATIONS 2026-05-26 Virtual Community Meeting 2026-08-04 Scheduled 2nd Reading at Metro Council

Additional 91ºÚÁÏÍø Concessions Following Planning Commission Approval

HWEN RequestVU Concession
Show building heights in feet, not storiesAdded max heights in feet to SP
Reduce building heights especially in Subdistricts A (request of 135’) and BCapped subdistrict A to 135 feet with height caps on other subdistricts
Funding for traffic calming measuresTraffic Calming Fund totaling $750,000
Adopt a parking planPhase 1 parking plan adopted; future major phases require NDOT-approved parking studies
Limit certain land uses and reduce uncertainty for future/unknown land usesZoning will adapt to new Metro regulations, protecting against unforeseen uses and STRPs capped at 120 neighborhood-wide; STRPs, bars, liquor sales, and active rooftops are prohibited along 31st Avenue
Ongoing advisory committeeInnovation Neighborhood Impact Committee created by Councilman Cash
Preserve as many existing trees as possible and add more green space to the planSite design is 26%+ green space and multimodal network AND
Streets and green spaces designed to support tree preservation and enable larger canopies than typical Metro standards
Expand the required pre-blast survey areaDoubling the state standard in Subdistrict A in respect of historic homes
Reduce the size and brightness of signage near the neighborhoodSignage in Subdistrict A is consistent with standards for urban corners within single-family neighborhoods. AND Video and LED signs are prohibited; dark-sky ordinances apply
Set strict construction traffic routes away from the neighborhood and prohibit construction workers or equipment parking on neighborhood streetsContractors to abide by appropriate construction traffic routes outside of HWEN Neighborhood
Materials storage and equipment outside of HWEN neighborhood
Required parking plan for workers that does not utilize street parking in the HWEN neighborhood
Hotline for non-compliance complaints

Image of the current height strategy

A rendering of the existing conditions of the proposed Specific Plan.

Rendering of the current allowed maximum height of 720 feet

Rendering of what could be developed by right on the site

A rendering of the maximum build out for the proposed site plan in November 2025

Rendering demonstrating block porosity on the proposed site as shown in November 2025

Rendering of the SP Maximum Buildout Envelope demonstrating additional restrictions to be implemented post planning commission approval

Rendering of the Current SP Maximum Buildout Envelope showing the pedestrian realm

A rendering of the proposed layout showing the tree canopy

Rendering of what the street scape may look like once developed

Rendering of what the meander may look like once developed

Rendering of what the meander may look like once developed

Rendering of what the meander may look like once developed

A rendering of the proposed layout explaining the additional restrictions including Max. building lengths, Max. building sizes (with square foot limitations), Spaces between buildings is required, and increases with height

A sample of what the new development could look like for building and green space

A sample of what the new development could look like for building and green space

A sample of what the new development could look like for building and green space

Thank you slide that encourages people to reach out to chat in person or send an email to westendinnovation@vanderbilt.edu

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