Laserfiche WebLink
RESILIENCE <br />architecture + design atelier <br />ELEVATE HOPE HOUSE <br />City -Owned Parcel #47C <br />Sunwood Drive & Yolite Street, Ramsey, MN <br />Melinda McDermott, Founder <br />melinda@elevatehopehouse.org <br />Architectural Feasibility Letter <br />May 4, 2026 <br />To the City of Ramsey and the Elevate Hope House Development Team: <br />I have reviewed the updated program and vision for the proposed mixed -use development at City -Owned Parcel #47C at <br />Sunwood Drive and Yolite Street in Ramsey, Minnesota. Based on my professional assessment, and reflecting the <br />program direction confirmed with Melinda McDermott through April 30 and the first week of May, I can confirm that <br />this project is architecturally feasible as described and that the program is well -suited to the identified site and the <br />applicable regulatory framework. <br />Resilience Architecture + Design is prepared to provide architectural services as this project advances into formal <br />planning and design phases. <br />PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br />The proposed development is a two-story mixed -use building of approximately 8,700 square feet of conditioned space, <br />plus an exterior patio and pergola at the northeast corner of the site. The program comprises: <br />First Floor (-5,700 SF): A community -centered cafe and gathering space branded as Gather, including coffee and <br />tea service, large flexible seating with a permanent gather table for 12+, two reservable community rooms with <br />collapsible walls, a children's play area, a creative / craft space, an artisan marketplace integrated into the storefront, <br />a co-op workspace, the Elevate Hope House program office (relocated from the second floor), ADA-accessible <br />restrooms, and back -of -house support operations. <br />— Second Floor (-3,000 SF): Three two -bedroom transitional apartments serving the families supported by Elevate <br />Hope House, with shared circulation and two stair cores. <br />— Exterior Patio (-1,300 SF): A front patio at the building, with a 10' x 10' pergola at the northeast corner providing <br />privacy at the back rail and a structural anchor for a string -light run between the building and the pergola. <br />ZONING CONFIRMATION <br />The parcel is confirmed as COR-1: Mixed -Use Core Subdistrict under City of Ramsey Zoning Code Chapter 106. This <br />is the most favorable zoning designation available in Ramsey for this program type. The COR Design Framework (City <br />