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South Bend Redevelopment Commission <br /> Regular Meeting—March 13, 2012 <br /> 6. NEW BUSINESS (CONT.) <br /> C. Airport Economic Development Area <br /> (7) continued... <br /> building, looking at the potential of <br /> integrating that building into a larger <br /> complex with Mr. Smith's project. <br /> Mr. Schalliol gave his staff report on the <br /> project. He noted that the proposed <br /> Renaissance District (RD), bounded by South <br /> Street, Lafayette Boulevard, Sample Street <br /> and Scott Street and which straddles the line <br /> between the South Bend Central <br /> Development Area (SBCDA) and the Airport <br /> Economic Development Area (AEDA)., is <br /> based on the expansion of technology center <br /> uses at the Union Station facility on South <br /> Street. The RD model is founded on the <br /> three core principles—Space, Power and <br /> Connectivity. <br /> SPACE <br /> As the Union Station Technology Center <br /> grows to capacity the next logistical step was <br /> to acquire more land and space adjacent to <br /> the rail corridor to grow the technology <br /> center concept. The project contemplates the <br /> acquisition and repurposing of the Ivy Tower <br /> complex and the former Millennium <br /> Environmental property, both located south <br /> of the tracks, for expanded technology center <br /> purposes. The total developable square <br /> footage between the Union Station facility, <br /> the Ivy Tower complex and additional new <br /> construction on the site would be over 1.3 <br /> million square feet of space. Additional land <br /> and buildings could be added to the district <br /> and there could even be a long term push to <br /> expand connectivity of the RD down into the <br /> Ignition Park campus. <br /> 23 <br />