Another building of condos, retail shops planned for Dickson
Posted on Saturday, July 1, 2006
The Mr. Tux building on Dickson Street could be soon replaced by a six-story mixed-use building if Fayetteville planning staff give the go-ahead to local developer Collins Haynes.
Haynes, of Haynes Limited, purchased the 3, 142-square-foot building at 608 W. Dickson St. from Carol Swonger-Gulley and Terry Gulley for $ 980, 000 in February. The tux shop will be replaced by the six-story building, which will include about 20 condominiums, retail space and two levels of parking on the 100-by-100 foot lot.
Members of the planning staff have been reviewing designs of the project, which was originally offered as an eight-story building, said Jeremy Pate, director of current planning.
Pate said Haynes had proposed the taller building before he was made aware of the height restrictions recently added by the City Council. The developer also originally tried to submit the project for large-scale devel- opment, though it is not required because the project is planned on less than an acre, Pate said.
The initial design was reduced to meet the ordinance passed in May that limits building height to six stories or 84 feet, Pate said, though its Dickson Street facade would not meet design standards because it is all glass. The code does not allow for unarticulated wall surfaces, he said, so other architectural elements will have to be added.
The building steps back from the streets it faces after the first two floors and again after the fourth floor, which would comply with the new ordinance, which requires a 15-foot set back after four floors. However, Pate said the current design includes balconies that extend into the setback, and therefore would have to be removed.
Pate said he has received calls from other downtown property owners who are also interested in building six-story buildings on parcels under an acre.
If a project is less than an acre, it does not have to be reviewed by the Planning Commission, but it still must meet the Unified Development Code. If planning staff approve the project, the developer can then apply for a building permit.
The Barber Group’s sevenstory Legacy Building, which is going up behind Roger’s Rec, is an example of a project that did not have to be filed as a large-scale development.
Haynes is most noted in Fayetteville for his springwoods development, which is under construction on the former Wilson Springs Business Park property, which he purchased from the city for $ 5. 2 million.
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