Houses, houses and more houses.
The city of Bainbridge Island has received four proposals to develop the 13.83-acre Suzuki property, an unused and undeveloped piece of city-owned land that sits at the southeast corner of New Brooklyn and Sportsman Club roads.
City officials will host a public meeting Monday night to go over the proposals for the property, which was originally purchased to be the site of a combined police-courthouse facility.
Four proposals for development of the property have been submitted: from Cutler Anderson Architects; the Housing Resources Board; Housing Kitsap; and Arcstudio. Three envision a housing development comprised of affordable housing and market-priced housing arranged in the center of the property, with the sloping edges of the property remaining undeveloped, while the fourth contains a mix of housing, community, commercial and municipal uses.
The concept for the property submitted by Cutler Anderson Architects includes 50 homes built for a variety of income levels that range in price from the low $200,000s to $500,000, with much of the mature forest and wildlife habitat on the land left intact.
According to Cutler Anderson Architects, the zoning would need to be changed to “Residential 3.5” for the concept to be feasible.
The proposal from the Housing Resources Board includes dedicating half of the number of homes toward affordable units, and half toward houses that would be sold at market rates. The proposal envisions both single-family homes and multi-family homes.
The HRB proposal does not include the expected number of homes that would be built on the land.
Instead, the HRB submittal states the “actual number of units, mix of incomes to be served and housing types to be determined based on community/neighborhood discussions, master planning process, site opportunities and constraints, and market feasibility.”
A concept plan for the HRB’s proposal depicts clustered housing in a ring around a community green space and neighborhood P-patch and community farm in the center of the property.
The proposal also includes a public trail system and the “opportunity for tiny homes.”
The proposal from Housing Kitsap includes two options developed by Central Highlands, Inc., a Poulsbo-based developer.
The first would have 60 lots, with the potential for 10 affordable lots to be sold to the Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority.
The second option would split the housing between affordable and open market units.
A total of 75 units would be built. Multi-family housing, with rental units and zero-lot line town homes, would make up the affordable housing component.
The 38 other homes would be single-family residences sold at market prices.
The proposal from Bainbridge-based Arcstudio includes housing, public uses and more.
A total of 22 single-family homes would be built along the southern end of the property, ranging in size from 900 to 1,400 square feet. Three multi-family buildings would also be located there, along with a small hotel/inn.
The Arcstudio concept also includes space for a police department, community gymnasium, trails, community workshops, art and music studios, and a community kitchen/dining pavilion.
The development is largely located on the east end of the property, while the land along Sportsman Club and New Brooklyn roads would remain undeveloped.
The Suzuki property is currently zoned R-2, which allows one unit per 20,000 square feet of land.
A base density of 30 residential units, single-family or multi-family, can be built under the existing zoning, though more houses can be permitted under the city’s affordable housing regulations.
Commercial and institutional structures can also be built with a conditional use permit.
The city is considering selling the property and will present the four concepts that have been submitted in a session at 5:30 p.m. before tonight’s workshop.
The workshop will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at city hall.
