 Champion
Development's $80 million mixed-use development in Downtown Burbank held
its groundbreaking on Monday, March 6, and is set to begin construction
immediately. Called "The Collection," it is anticipated to open in 2008.
As with most construction projects, there will be trucks delivering
construction materials, as well as site demolition, excavation, and
building activities. Although there will be some inconveniences caused by
this construction, City staff is making special efforts to minimize
impacts on the community.
Please note the following:
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To accommodate storage, staging and construction trailers, the east side
of First Street adjacent to the project will be closed to traffic (see
map below).
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One lane of traffic in each direction will remain open as well as the
center turn lane on the west side of First Street.
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Construction times will be 7 am - 6 pm Monday - Friday, with some
interior work on Saturdays.
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Six parking spaces on the lower level of the Orange Grove parking
structure will be set aside for small construction equipment.
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Construction workers are required to park in the vacated portion of
Front Street between Verdugo and Burbank Blvd.
"THE COLLECTION" QUICK FACTS
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The Collection will occupy the lot immediately adjacent to AMC 16, with
40,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space on ground level and
118 residential units above.
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Residential units will range from 630 to 2,200 square feet with a
mixture of studios, 1-, 2- and 3-bedrooms and lofts.
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 Prices
are anticipated to range from $400,000 to $1.2 million.
Fifteen of the units will qualify as affordable to moderate income
households, with the rest at market rate.
MORE PARKING
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As part of the development, Champion is fully providing for the parking
needs of the project's residents and retailers.
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The Collection will add 487 new spaces to Downtown's parking inventory -
209 commercial spaces and 279 public spaces. Champion will create an
additional 236 spaces for the The Collection's residents.
NEW TENANTS
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The retailer Urban Home has signed a letter of intent for 14,000 square
feet. The store currently has five locations, and is similar to Pottery
Barn.
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Hip shoe store Skechers has also signed a letter of intent for the
property.
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DO YOU WI-FI?
Surfing the web in Downtown Burbank is as easy as 1-2-3. And best of
all, it is free. All a customer needs is a laptop with a wireless card
(most models built after 2002 have them already installed. Even
without a built-in receiver, it is easy to buy and install a "wireless
card" from any major computer store.) Downtown's Wi-Fi coverage area
extends from the Holiday Inn to Burbank Boulevard,and from the
Metrolink Station to Glenoaks. The hotspot offers many opportunities
for users to access the Internet on laptops, notebooks, smart phones,
personal digital assistants (PDAs) or hand-held game devices.
If you haven't tried using this latest step in computer technology,
please check out the complete "how-to" on the Downtown Burbank
website, www.downtown-burbank.org.
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