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Neighborhoods • Western Avenue Transformation <br /> PRIORITIZING AFFORDABLE <br /> HOUSING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO <br /> DOWNTOWN AMENITIES <br /> The Housing Authority of South Bend owns a Pan ck s .,. -, _t. �� l4; j <br /> concentration of property in the Western Avenue corridor hurc r, <br /> Two properties,Monroe Circle and Rabbi Shulman were 'IIJI ' 4 l Il...or <br /> p P • '•-•trMN I I I I__ <br /> l determined to be beyond their useful life.The ninety pi. ` ,r, <br /> townhouses at Monroe Circle were demolished and the o p -.- 111,4,,i Rabbi Shulman Plaza Apartment Building currently sits vacant on Western Ave.The plan <br /> u tom. _ i� will demolish the building and replace it with a range of housing types. <br /> Rabbi Shulman Building will be demolished in the future. r I�' <br /> — <br /> Western Avenue is an important gateway into Downtown W <br /> from the west,and vacant land offers the opportunity toeg, ter- "= <br /> rebuild mixed-use housing with ground floor space for �°:�� - � _ �-. 4E4 _:+�� <br /> community-serving uses. '�0A _. " a <br /> The proposed plan for the Housing Authority property f0- " <br /> aims to reintroduce affordable units at a variety of income ,� 7 <br /> t a-. _.--r :1 - <br /> levels.creating a new neighborhood with amenities within ` ,Now •—• 1 H I <br /> MP O@. TIM! -. <br /> walking distance of Downtown.Furthermore,the Housing w. '" ^~" <br /> Authority will continue to explore options for improving the r � �� s z_ --^�� <br /> '1 ���� The vacant block south of the Rabbi Shulman apartments is owned by the Housing <br /> existing affordable units near the proposed mixed-income a Four <br /> 'TF Ii Winds Authority The former Monroe Circle townhouses were demolished because they were old <br /> neighborhood. ■■:m■■■■ <br /> g 02.124��� °�, : Field - and had fallen into disrepair <br /> isms "owns`r. <br /> ����tirlig.1 11.1:! <br /> t. <br /> ' ; i — —s ' It' , Cy <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 /> - - - NeighbonhuuO iib <br />