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Neighborhoods • Western Avenue Transformation <br /> PRIORITIZING AFFORDABLE ' -i <br /> HOUSING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO <br /> DOWNTOWN AMENITIES <br /> St. <br /> The Housing Authority of South Bend owns a Patrick's <br /> concentration of property inChurch the Western Avenue corridor. •.■■ li i mii <br /> I,p; .: <br /> Two properties,Monroe Circle and Rabbi Shulman were -- ,mod. . I I I till <br /> determined to be beyond their useful life.The ninety ,-,-; i N <br /> townhouses at Monroe Circle were demolished and the g - ^ 11i,� .;• Rabbi Shulman Plaza Apartment Building currently sits vacant on Western Ave.The plan <br /> will demolish the building and replace it with a range of housing types <br /> Rabbi Shulman Building will be demolished in the future. iido- <br /> jr Western Avenue is an important gateway into Downtown 4{1,, ■■ o <br /> from the west,and vacant land offers the opportunityT T ♦ —,�a to . „' , a <br /> &Minnv <br /> rebuild mixed-use housing with ground floor space for - • > re. ° <br /> o <br /> community-serving uses. <br /> .iw' _ 2 <br /> 1-1 <br /> The proposed plan for the Housing Authority property i ❑ f V �. —i o <br /> aims to reintroduce affordable units at a variety of income ❑ Q t ,, �� L <br /> oz <br /> levels,creating a new neighborhood with amenities within .4 .$ �--- -- , i r - <br /> Walking distance of Downtown.Furthermore,the HousingEl -• <br /> Authority will continue to explore options for improving the a --- i •�— <br /> existing affordable units near the proposed mixed income , '■ Fouleli <br /> r The vacant block south of the Rabbi Shulman apartments is owned by the Housing <br /> _._-- ` '� ► �i Winds ` Authority.The former Monroe Circle townhouses were demolished because they were old <br /> neighborhood. ' u: ::�: ::' , Field �' - T and had fallen into disrepair <br /> e. <br /> - — ,1 40 - _'...--..r... ._ '4'44. <br /> ------, -.40, ' 4, , t_ ..1 1 00= 4 - __ <br /> Proposed Site Plan with a variety of housing types.Buildings in yellow represent Adjacent retail and institutional buildings to the site.A number of the storefronts are either <br /> townhouses and buildings orange represent walk-up and elevator apartment buildings vacant or under-utilized. <br /> - - Neighborhoods 86 <br />