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City of South Bend Community Investment <br /> <br /> Option B) A simple two -bayed parking garage which is constructed directly west of the PAC <br />expansion only. <br />Both garages are anticipated to include 400 +/- spaces with vehicular ingress and egress off of Main <br />Street. Access to the Morris PAC loading dock will remain on Main Street. The parking garage levels <br />will all be constructed above grade. <br />The City is desiring to enhance the parking garage with a housing development that can bring <br />additional vitality to the downtown. The housing development contemplated includes placing units <br />on top of the “L” shaped garage (Option A) or constructing the housing development as a separate <br />building, adjacent to the parking garage (Option B) which will necessitate the housing spanning over <br />the loading dock access. The construction of the parking garage will be either a cast-in-place <br />concrete structure or a precast structure. This decision will be based on construction cost and <br />compatibility with the proposed housing development. <br />Additionally for both options, the City’s Municipal Utilities Office, located at the northeast corner of <br />Colfax and Main Streets, will be demolished allowing this parcel to be included with the housing <br />development. This will allow the housing development to have street presence and pedestrian <br />access at this corner. The housing development on this site can then span the alley to the north and <br />connect to the remainder of the housing placed on top of the “L” shaped garage (Option A) or <br />connect with the housing placed over the loading dock access (Option B). The housing <br />development for both options is anticipated to include 60 – 90 housing units, depending on the mix <br />of unit types. <br />The parking garage will be a shared garage for use by the tenants of the housing development and <br />the public, including patrons of the Morris PAC for scheduled events. It is anticipated that 90 – 135 <br />spaces will be made available for the housing development depending on the final number of units <br />constructed. The remaining balance of the spaces will be available as public parking spaces. It is <br />anticipated that the housing spaces will be nested / separated on the upper floors of the parking <br />garage for both the LaSalle Apartments, the Hoffman Apartments, and the new housing. <br />The architectural character of the proposed development (reference attached renderings) suggests <br />a cohesively designed development consistent with downtown urban design. The City will provide <br />an architectural façade for the parking garage for either option. The housing development’s exterior <br />will complement the parking garage facade design to create a cohesive look to the overall <br />development. Collaboration with the design of both components will be needed to accomplish a <br />successful result. <br />Developer Qualifications / Incentives / Development Framework <br />This Request for Proposals (RFP) is directed to interested developers who have demonstrated <br />experience with urban housing developments that include parking garages. These housing <br />developments need to have either integrated garages with the housing (similar to Option A) or <br />stand-alone garages adjacent and connected to the housing (similar to Option B). The developer <br />will need to have been in the urban housing development business for a minimum of 10 years. <br />Familiarity with the City of South Bend’s on-going downtown revitalization, demographics, and <br />overall housing market will be beneficial.