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8.2.16 – The Black Olive Neighborhood Meeting
MEETING MINUTES
August 2, 2016 – Element Hotel (25 E Mendenhall St.)
Meeting Convened: 5:30 PM
Meeting Ended: 7:00 PM
• Jessica Johnson, City of Bozeman Neighborhood Coordinator convened the meeting at 5:30 PM.
o Welcomed, minutes will be taken, described position as the Neighborhood Coordinator (facilitating
meetings, supporting neighbors, answering questions related to the City)
o Jessica introduced Andy Holloran of Homebase Montana along with his colleagues Julie Hitchcock and
Lauren John.
• Andy Holloran, Developer with Homebase Montana
o Introduced self, moved to Bozeman 5 years ago, started Homebase 3 – 4 years ago; office located at 20 N
Tracy; Mission: “Transform and enhance communities with a collaborate spirit.”
o Overview of Homebase and their projects
First project: Crossing at Baxter Subdivision, was a failed neighborhood, acquired land from Bank,
80% built out to date (platting, planning & design)
Southbride Subdivision, acquired from bank, 60% built out to date (platting, planning & design)
2015 – 18 SF homes built via Homebase, at Southbridge
AH believes that Bozeman needs to focus on more density where infrastructure exists instead of
moving outwards.
All projects adhere to zoning regulations – designated by City
Downtown Projects
• Block M: 18 townhomes, completed 6/16, 18 families (of the 18, 15 full time residents),
based on neighbor comments reduced the amount of units by 2 and added a park
• The Element Hotel: top priority of City to have hotel accommodations downtown,
Starwood as partner, 104 keys, opened 9/15, estimate of pricing: $125 in winter for a
room and $250 in summer
• 5 West: responding to need for housing, commercial space (office and retail), 128,000 SF
project, ground floor retail, 2nd floor office, 3-5 floors residential, below grade parking for
residents, each unit has 1 space, for commercial uses – spaces reserved/paid at City
parking garage
o Committed:
Restaurant and bank on 1st floor
All but 8 residential units are sold (48 total)
• Pricing:
o $275,000 to $400,000 for studios and 1 BR
• Old Mercantile Bldg. in downtown Missoula
o Custom Residence Inn by Marriott
o Ground floor retail
o The Black Olive: still unsure if the units will be for sale or rentals
Pricing:
• Studios: 600 sq ft $1200-$1400
• 1 BR: 800 sq ft $1500 - $1600
• 2 BR: did not state
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Parking: seeing a trend in the US of reduction of car usage; in Bozeman more people are using
public transportation and bikes; The Black Olive will have a car sharing program (2 cars on site
that can be utilized by building residents)
Housing demand in Bozeman
Located in B-3 zone on the corner of Black and Olive surrounded by City building, Federal
building, Blackmore Apartments, and residential to the South and East
• B-3 zone: Most intense zoning, part of downtown core, variety of uses, all projects by
Homebase in DT Bozeman are in a similar zone, allows a height of 70’, not setbacks
required, meant to address the Downtown Bozeman Improvement Plan
Site is 19,000 sq ft
2 parcels – 1 with the existing building, other a vacant lot
Informal application was submitted to the City in April ‘16
• Ground level parking lot
• 2nd floor – management office, fitness center, storage
• 3rd – 6th floors – residential (studios, 1 BR, 2 BR)
• Rooftop deck located on the Western portion of the building
• Received feedback at that time from the City that confirmed the initial design was within
the City code.
• GREAT TIME TO MEET, HAVE NOT INVESTED IN SERIOUS DESIGN ELEMENTS, WANT TO
HEAR FEEDBACK/INPUT FROM NEIGHBORS TO INFLUENCE THE DESIGN PRIOR TO THE
FORMAL APPLICATION
• Opening to Questions from the audience (only answers regarding project are listed)
o Project design is in preliminary stages. As more is developed, AH will share with neighbors.
o Looked at other uses for the building. (office space, hotel space). But believe residential use is more
appropriate for this space.
o Adjacent zoning to the area is zoned B-3. (RED: B-3; YELLOW: R-2)
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o This property is not located within a Historic District but is located within the Neighborhood Conservation
Overlay District (NCOD).
o Parking is a huge concern – repeatedly stated by neighbors – no answers with the project currently in this
preliminary stage. Currently, the proposed project (see attached) meets all City Code requirements. Still,
the City as a whole has a parking issue and the community as a whole needs to address it. Maybe a
solution is the parking garage, or owners/residents forming a residential parking district.
o Children in neighborhood is a concern with traffic.
o Recommendation from the neighbor: underground parking, 4 stories, privacy screen on rooftop deck to
protect neighbors
o Question about Olive St needed reconstruction. Could the existing water/sewer/stormwater
accommodate your project? – As of right now, AH does not know if the existing pipes could sustain this
building. Part of the formal application process to the City Community Development Department includes
testing for this. At that time, AH will know. Then, they will possibly (as they’ve done with past projects)
make the improvements to the capacity (water/sewer/stormwater).
• Neighbors can petition the City Commission to make the final decision on the project (after being submitted
formally) instead of the Community Development Director.
• Jessica (Neighborhood Coordinator) will share all information received and going forward via Nextdoor and the
email distribution list
• The next meeting will be on Thursday, August 18th at Willson School
Minutes taken by: Jessica Johnson