933 notana survey report 042513
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933UniversityDevelopmentSurvey
NeighborhoodoftheArtsNeighborhoodAssociation(NOTANA)
SubmittedbyLarryOHeron,JeffreyMehr,co-chairs,NOTANACoreCommittee;
EvanMichaelLowenstein,chair,NOTANADevelopmentMonitoringCommittee
25April2013
I. ExecutiveSummary........................................... ............................................ ............................................. .......................1
II. SurveyResults............................................. ............................................ ............................................ ...............................3
III. ContactInformation....................................... ............................................ ............................................ .....................13
IV. Appendix:The933UniversityDevelopmentSurvey.......................................... ..........................................14
I. ExecutiveSummaryInlateDecember,2012,browsingtheCitywebsite,EvanLowensteinoftheNeighborhoodoftheArts
NeighborhoodAssociation(NOTANA)learnedofaproposeddevelopmentandletothersknow:
ProjectDescription:Toremovea2-story,veteransclubhousebuilding,asurfaceparkinglotandexistinglandscaping;constructa4-
story,174,000sf,110-unitapartmentbuildingwitha118-space1stfloorparkinggarage,a3400sfveteransclubhousebuildingand
21surfaceparkingspaces.
A-037-12-13933UniversityAvenue
Applicant:BobMorgan,MorganManagement
ZoningDistrict:PD-14PlannedDevelopmentDistrict
EastAvenuePreservationDistrict
Quadrant:Southeast
SectionofCode:120-194
StrongneighborhoodinterestpromptedaspecialmeetingonDecember29,wherethedevelopermetwith
neighborhoodattendees.Avarietyofviewsemerged,anddiscussionhascontinuedthroughthepresent.
NOTANAsurveyedtheneighborhoodstakeholders,andweconcludedthattheneighborhoodisopposedto
theMorganproposalfor933University.Consideringtheopinionsoftheneighborsinthesurvey,twopublic
meetings,andmanycorrespondences,NOTANAopposestheproposeddevelopmentbecausethesizeand
scaleoftheprojectisincongruentwithpropertyintheEastAvenuePreservationDistrict.However,weare
opentoworkingwithMorganManagementonbuildinginanothermoreappropriatelocationinthe
neighborhood.
ThesurveywasdesignedonSurveyMonkey.comandmaintainedonlinefrom30March2013to19April
2013(seetheAppendix).95validresponseswerecollectedandthedatachartedinthisreport.Question1wasonlytopreventduplicates,andsowasexcludedhere.Questions2-10provideddataaddressingopinions
rethe933Universitydevelopment.
Asummaryofresponsesfollows.
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SummaryofResponses(95total)
Q Question Topresponse %oftotal Tally
Q2 WhyareyoumostinterestedinNOTAcurrently?
Resident 62.11% 59
Q3 RegardlessofyouranswerstoQ1andQ2,about
howlonghaveyouhadarelationshipwithNOTA?
0-2Years 30.53% 29
Q4 Overall,areyousatisfiedwithyourexperiencesin
thisneighborhood,neithersatisfiednordissatisfied
withit,ordissatisfiedwithit?
Verysatisfied 49.47% 47
Q5 Howdoesthedescriptionoftheprojectfitinwith
thestyleoftheneighborhood?
Moresuitedtoanother
location
42.55% 40
Q6 Consideringthedesignoftheproject,wheredoyou
mostimagineitinRochester?
Downtown 32.98% 31
Q7 Whateverhappensat933UniversityAve,
regardlessofhowthechangecomesabout,whichstatementmostcloselyexpressesyourviews?
Iobjecttoanydesign
thatdoesnotblendin.
51.06% 48
Q8 WhatshouldthePreservationBoardmoststrongly
consider?
Supportsneighborhood
aesthetic
50% 47
Q9 WhatshouldthePlanningCommissionmost
stronglyconsider?
Affectonqualityoflife
forresidents
51.06% 48
Q10 HowshouldNOTANeighborhoodAssociation
respondtofutureproposeddevelopments?
Establishpolicyand
expectationsfor
proposeddevelopment
inNOTA.
39.36% 37
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II. SurveyResults
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62.11% 59
14.74% 14
6.32% 6
5.26% 5
1.05% 1
1.05% 1
9.47% 9
Q2WhyareyoumostinterestedinNOTAcurrently?
Answered:95 Skipped:0
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Resident
Business
Owner
BusinessEmployee
FormerResident
PoliticalFigure
Artist
Visitortothe
neighborhood
62.11%
14.74%
6.32%
5.26%
1.05%
1.05%
9.47%
Resident
BusinessOwner
BusinessEmployee
FormerResident
PoliticalFigure
Artist
Visitortotheneighborhood
TotalTotal 9595
AnswerChoices Responses
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30.53% 29
22.11% 21
17.89% 17
29.47% 28
Q3RegardlessofyouranswerstoQ1andQ2,abouthowlonghaveyouhadarelationshipwithNOTA?
Answered:95 Skipped:0
0-2Years30.53%(29)
2-5Years22.11%(21)
5-10Years17.89%(17)
Morethan10Years
29.47%(28)
0-2Years
2-5Years
5-10Years
Morethan10Years
TotalTotal 9595
AnswerChoices Responses
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49.47% 47
47.37% 45
3.16% 3
0% 0
Q4Overall,areyousatisfiedwithyourexperiencesinthis
neighborhood,neithersatisfiednordissatisfiedwithit,ordissatisfied
withit?
Answered:95 Skipped:0
Verysatisfied49.47%(47)
Satisfied47.37%(45)
Dissatisfied3.16%(3)
Verysatisfied
Satisfied
Dissatisfied
Verydissatisfied
TotalTotal 9595
AnswerChoices Responses
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20.21% 19
21.28% 20
15.96% 15
42.55% 40
Q5Howdoesthedescriptionoftheprojectfitinwiththestyleofthe
neighborhood?
Answered:94 Skipped:1
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Nicechangeup
Jarringtosenses
Neutral
Moresuitedtoanother
location
20.21%
21.28%
15.96%
42.55%
Nicechangeup
Jarringtosenses
Neutral
Moresuitedtoanotherlocation
TotalTotal 9494
AnswerChoices Responses
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32.98% 31
20.21% 19
21.28% 20
25.53% 24
Q6Consideringthedesignoftheproject,wheredoyoumostimagine
itinRochester?
Answered:94 Skipped:1
Downtown32.98%(31)
PenfieldorPittsfordor
Perinton20.21%(19)
EastAvePreservation
District21.28%(20)
Genesee
Riverfront25.53%(24)
Downtown
PenfieldorPittsfordorPerinton
EastAvePreservationDistrict
GeneseeRiverfront
TotalTotal 9494
AnswerChoices Responses
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21.28% 20
51.06% 48
11.70% 11
15.96% 15
Q7Whateverhappensat933UniversityAve,regardlessofhowthechangecomesabout,which
statementmostcloselyexpressesyourviews?
Answered:94 Skipped:1
Iobjecttoanylargestructure.21.28%(20)
Iobjecttoanydesignthatdoesnotble...51.06%(48)
Almostanyproposalwould
beokay.11.70%(11)
Iprefersmall-scale
projects.15.96%(15)
Iobjecttoanylargestructure.
Iobjecttoanydesignthatdoesnotblendin.
Almostanyproposalwouldbeokay.
Iprefersmall-scaleprojects.
TotalTotal 9494
AnswerChoices Responses
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26.60% 25
10.64% 10
50% 47
12.77% 12
Q8WhatshouldthePreservationBoardmoststronglyconsider?
Answered:94 Skipped:1
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Proximitytoneighborhood
landmarks
Structural
appearance
Supportsneighborhood
aesthetic
Projectfootprint
26.60%
10.64%
50%
12.77%
Proximitytoneighborhoodlandmarks
Structuralappearance
Supportsneighborhoodaesthetic
Projectfootprint
TotalTotal 9494
AnswerChoices Responses
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51.06% 48
7.45% 7
5.32% 5
36.17% 34
Q9WhatshouldthePlanningCommissionmoststronglyconsider?
Answered:94 Skipped:1
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Affectonqualityof
lifefor...
City'sneedtoincrease
thetaxbase
Developer'sreputationwithcity...
OpinionofNOTA
non-profit...
51.06%
7.45%
5.32%
36.17%
Affectonqualityoflifeforresidents
City'sneedtoincreasethetaxbase
Developer'sreputationwithcityofficials
OpinionofNOTAnon-profits,associationsandorganizations
TotalTotal 9494
AnswerChoices Responses
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39.36% 37
5.32% 5
27.66% 26
27.66% 26
Q10HowshouldNOTANeighborhoodAssociationrespondtofuture
proposeddevelopments?
Answered:94 Skipped:1
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
Establishpolicyand
expectatio...
Letthecitygovernment
manage...
Encouragesupportfor
oroppose...
Relayinformation
andactas...
39.36%
5.32%
27.66%
27.66%
EstablishpolicyandexpectationsforproposeddevelopmentinNOTA.
Letthecitygovernmentmanageprocess(economicdevelopmentandzoningboard).
Encouragesupportfororopposeprojects,dependingontheproposal.
Relayinformationandactasaconduittothecommunity.
TotalTotal 9494
AnswerChoices Responses
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III. ContactInformationLarryOHeron,co-chairofNOTANA,25BeaconStreet,Rochester,NewYork14607,585-278-7501mobile,
JeffreyMehr,co-chairofNOTANA,718UniversityAvenue,Rochester,NewYork14607,585-295-3310
mobile,[email protected]
EvanMichaelLowenstein,NOTANA,28ArlingtonStreet,Rochester,NewYork14607
585-820-4068mobile,[email protected]
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IV. Appendix:The933UniversityDevelopmentSurvey
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To maintain the credibility of survey responses (and prevent multiple responses from individuals), you must provide name,
address, phone number and email address so that we can randomly audit responses. We will not give the information to
anyone. It is for auditing responses only.
1. Enter your name, address, phone number and em ail address (or your survey
responses be deleted).
2. Why are you most interested in NOTA cu rrently?
3. Regardless of your answers to Q1 and Q2, about how long have you had a
relationship with NOTA ?
4. Overall, are you satisfied with your experiences in this neighborhood, neither satisfied
nor dissatisfied with it, or dissatisfied with it?
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Summary of Proposed Development at 933 University Ave:
To demolish the Monroe Voiture clubhouse building and an 80-space parking lot construct a 3- and 4-story, 102-unit
apartment building with 132 indoor parking spaces, a 32 -space surface parking lot and a 2-story clubhouse for the
Monroe Voiture.
5. How does the description of the project fit in with the style of the neighborhood?
6. Considering the design of the project, where do you most imag ine it in Rochester?
7. Whatever happens at 933 University Ave, regardless of how the change comes about,
which statement m ost closely expresses your views?
Proposed Design
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Neutral
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Downtown
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Penfield or Pittsford or Perinton
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East Ave Preservation District
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Genesee Riverfront
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I object to any large structure.
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I object to any design that does not blend in.
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Almos t any propo sal woul d be okay.
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I prefer small-scale projects.
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The Preservation Board and the Planning Commission are charged with certain responsibilities in coming to decisions.
8. What should the Preservation Board most strongly consider?
9. What should the Planning Commission most strongly consider?
Role of City Boards
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Structural appearance
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Project footprint
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Affe ct on qual ity of lif e for resi dents
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City's need to increase the tax base
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Developer's reputation with city officials
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Opinion of NOTA non-profits, associations and organizations
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Role of NOTANA
10. How should NOTA Neighborhood Association respond to future proposed
developments?
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Establish policy and expectations for proposed development in NOTA.
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Let the city government manage process (economic development and zoning board).
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Encourage support for or oppose projects, depending on the proposal.
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Relay information and act as a conduit to the community.
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