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Portage & Elwood Neighborhood Center

City of South Bend Closing Presentation Community Workshop Ma May 9th

th,

, 20 2018

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Illustrate and Test Design Alternatives

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What’s Inside

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Summary of Big Ideas

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Next Steps Q&A 03

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Big Ideas

Summary of Our Thoughts from the Week

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Guiding Framework

Elwood Vassar

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Stre Strengthe ngthen the types and quality

• f servi

services and am ces and ameni eniti ties es within

the neighborhood center for existing residents and broader customer base

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Maintain and improve grocery store and hardware store

A larger hardware store is viable: 5-10,000sf Smaller but better grocer is viable: 12-20,000sf

Grocery Hardware CVS

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Convert additional space into business incubator space/market hall

Small food business incubators along outer edges Inexpensive 400-800 square foot artist/maker spaces

• Est. $300/month rent

Business Incubators Business Incubators

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Introduce a promenade from Portage

Drawing people in from Portage Food trucks Simple lighting Lots of seating

Market

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Introduce a promenade from Portage

Market

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Introduce a promenade from street

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Introduce a promenade from street

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Target other spaces in the parking lot to activate with Tactical Program

Small, inexpensive business incubators Strategy: “Fill the gaps”

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Integrate services provided by local institutions

Holy Cross College Holy Cross Parish Notre Dame

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Integrate better/safer

pedest pedestri rian co an connect nnections ns to the

site

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Integrate sidewalks leading into the site

Easy first step

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Introduce a new network of pedestrian- friendly streets through site

Formalizing and improving current routes

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Reinforce the Coal Line Trail connection

Create connection from trail to retail plaza Orient some buildings along coal line trail

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Create stro

strong co ng connecti nnections ns

between the Drewrys site and retail plaza site

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Introduce a new street

Providing a strong physical connection between the two site

CVS Drewrys Market

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Introduce a new street connecting the two areas

New micro maker spaces Connecting two sites Breaking Through existing mall to introduce new, shared street Opening existing space onto new street New building at brewery site terminating view

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Psychological: Shared branding

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Portage and Elw

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Stre Strengthe ngthen id identity tity/shift the

perception of the area

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Start with street design improvements along Portage: Extend lighting

Extend lighting Improve frontages

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Start with street design improvements along Portage: Extend lighting

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Start with street design improvements along Portage: Extend lighting

After perspective Transition slide

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Integrate murals throughout the area

Utilize large blank walls as a canvas Murals create by local artists or organizations

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Integrate murals throughout the area

Blank walls as a canvas Create by local artists

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Rebrand the area

Give it a name Palette of materials Colors Etc.

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Reinforce a unique, funky, warehouse district feeling

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Provide

af affordable rdable spaces to spaces to i incu ncubate bate

local businesses and artists

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Spaces from reuse of existing buildings

Rents likely starting at about $300/month 400sf-800sf Creative build out

Artists at Work

Images Courtesy of Monte Anderson

DeSoto Market Place

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Newly constructed flex/maker spaces

Rents likely starting at about $300/month 500-1,500sf simple one story structures. $75sf construction. CMU walls, Glue lam roof structure, metal roof Ductless split HVAC system Bathroom in the corner Roll up garage door

Design by Principle Maker Loft: 750 sf Micro Maker: 500sf

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Economically Viable: Proforma Tested

Summary

Micro Maker Maker Box Maker Loft Maker Apartment DIY Living Quonset Hut Made-It Maker Loading Bar Unit Size (SF) 500 750 750 750 1,250 750 11,250 7,000 Land Cost $3,000 $3,750 $3,750 $3,750 $7,500 $3,750 $45,000 $45,000 Construction Cost $32,500 $48,750 $73,125 $97,500 $187,500 $48,750 $787,500 $490,000 Sale Price $60,900 $83,300 $116,375 $149,250 $295,000 $83,500 $1,212,500 $928,000 Mortgage $310 $420 $590 $760 $1,490 $420 $6,140 $4,700 Rent $480 $660 $930 $1,200 $2,320 $660 $9,610 $7,250

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Act Activat vate t e the park he park

and make it safer

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Bring Park Space Into Site

Due to existing conditions: Location of historic pond Exchange park area on south end with central park space Equal amount of space Plan does not hinge upon this idea

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Integrate a tree-lined, pedestrian-

• riented street along the edge

Provides passive

• bservation/security

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Program the Park

Playing fields: South Bend Cubs Dog park Splash park, bigger play area, etc. Natural habitat: educational component Bees and butterflies

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Enable the Drewrys site to evolve into a

un unique ue creative district that

reinforces its industrial history

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Creative Adaptive Reuse and New Buildings

Next generations industrial uses Low impact Few large trucks

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Seemlessly Integrated into Community

Engaging Elwood Streets connecting through site into neighborhoods Orientation of buildings are outward at edges

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Seemlessly Integrated into Community

Engaging Elwood Streets connecting through site into neighborhoods Orientation of buildings are outward at edges

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Introduce a variety of high-quality hou

housi sing ng choices

at southern end of project area

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Missing Middle Housing

Consider a new range of housing. Missing Middle is a range of multi-unit or clustered housing types compatible in scale with single-family homes that help meet the growing demand for walkable urban living.

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Variety of Choices and Types

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Variety of Scales

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Next Steps

Keeping the momentum moving forward

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Next Steps

City and Opticos Team:

• Refine framework plan and document the ideas

generated at this workshop. Retail Plaza:

• Continue to engage and develop a relationship

with new property owner.

• Discuss ideas for activation and place making

within the parking lot to promote the center.

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Next Steps

Drewrys:

• Continue to work with the property
• wner to follow through with their

responsibility to clean up the site.

• Continue the conversation with

recently hired Drewrys development team to ensure principles developed in the workshop are considered within their business plan

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Next Steps

AEP:

• Work with AEP to develop a

neighborhood appropriate edge to Elwood that screens substation infrastructure.

• Coordinate with AEP to improve the

sidewalk infrastructure along Elwood as part of the installation of new transmission lines.

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Next Steps

Infrastructure:

• Portage Avenue and Elwood Streetscape

Improvements including new side walks, lighting and intersection upgrades.

• Continue to work with landowners adjacent to

the Coal Line Trail to promote connectivity to the trail network.

• Finalize design and engineering of Coal Line

Trail which is expected to be bid in late 2019

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Q&A

For more information, visit: www.southbendin.gov/PortageElwood