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Real Estate Services, Inc.
April 18, 2022
City of Little Rock
Planning and Development
Attn: Rommie
RE: PCD application for the adaptive reuse of 8500 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR
Dear Sir:
Attached is the PCD Application and the supplemental attachments for the adaptive reuse of 8500
West Markham Street, Little Rock, Arkansas. This property is presently zoned 0-3 and is configured with
a 3-story masonry and glass office building with space for a drive-in bank branch and open parking for
about 151 open parking spaces including ADA parking spaces. The property as presently configured has
one pylon sign on Rodney Parham Road and one pylon sign on West Markham Street. The building has
sign panels affixed to the top of the existing structure. There is one curb cut onto Rodney Parham Road
and two separate curb cuts onto West Markham Street. The present structure was developed sometime
in the 70's.
This PCD application requests approval to change the use of the existing structure to become an
enclosed heated and cooled self -storage facility with an on -site residence that will be located generally in
the area that was once the space utilized as a bank branch. The exterior of the present 3-story building
will not be structurally changed and the existing parking lots will remain and be used for the parking of
personal property. The existing signage will receive new sign faces. Additional landscaping will be added
along the West Markham frontage and the parking lot will be fenced and gated along the eastern and
southern sides of the parking lot. The boundary lines along the west and north of the property are already
fenced with 6' wooden privacy fencing which will not be changed. Electronic access will be installed to
control access to the parking areas from the existing interior drive that extends north/south from
Markham Street to Rodney Parham Road. The westernmost existing Markham Street access point will
be gated but not be equipped for electronic access and that Markham Street access point will be specified
for emergency ingress and egress only.
The interior of the existing building will receive structural modifications to increase floor loads,
improve and update the elevators and install self -storage units with roll up doors. All fire codes will be
considered during the conversion. There is no roof work anticipated other than any repairs and
maintenance that might be evident. Access to the facility will be through the existing doors under the
existing canopy. A separate entry into the proposed residential unit will be added near the primary
building access point.
P.O. Box 241087 • Little Rock, AR 72223
18303 Denny Road • Little Rock, AR 72223
Office 501-590-1604 ,
This adaptive reuse of an existing structure is intended to service the self -storage needs of
residential and commercial customers within two or three miles of the property.
We are prepared to address any questions you might have regarding this project.
Thank you,
Olan J. Ash
Agent for the Developer
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