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SECTION "B" - PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br />1. Brief Project Description: <br />This project involves the rehabilitation of the old <br />South Bend Central School which is located on the west <br />by Williams Street, North by Colfax Avenue, South by <br />Washington Street and on the East by James Court, <br />South Bend, IN. <br />This project consists of 136,534 S. F. and is intended <br />to be converted into 141 units of Congregate Elderly <br />Housing with 20 beds of infirmary care. This facility <br />will provide three mandatory meals per day and will <br />consist of the following amenities: <br />Laundry Rooms <br />Housekeeping Areas <br />Main Project Kitchen •960 S.F. <br />Main Project Dining Room 3,460 S.F. <br />Little Theater 1,428 S.F. <br />Main Auditorium 8,064 S.F. <br />Therapy Pool 1,871 S.F. <br />Meeting Areas <br />Lounges <br />Craft Areas <br />Patio Deck <br />Walking Paths <br />Shuffleboard Court <br />Garden Plots for individual gardens <br />98 Proposed one Bedroom Units <br />Approx. 540 S. F. <br />13 Proposed Two Bedroom Units <br />Approx. 650 S. F. <br />10 Infirmary Units (20 Beds) <br />The cost estimate for rehabilitation is approximately <br />$6,188,703• This construction will provide approximately <br />65 new full time positions and 80 -100 construction jobs. <br />The Central School is currently designated as a historical <br />building by the Historic Association of South Bend. The <br />developers of this project will syndicate this project and <br />apply for Historic Register designation. <br />This project will serve a multi - purpose, first being the <br />overwhelming need for elderly housing and most importantly <br />the revitalization of an old, beautiful structure in the <br />