In this option, the senior housing facility (up to 70,000 square feet) is located at Central and Emporia providing a transition between the neighborhood and the Central Business District and helping to redefine the gateway at Central and Emporia. A major new parking garage that could park approximately 1300 cars is shown at St. Francis and Murdock. More than 18,000 square feet of commercial space could be provided within new buildings along Murdock and along the ground floor of the parking garage.
Target Area Development Option C - Pros (+) & Cons (-)
- Provides most efficient approach to parking problem (+)
- Introduces significant amount of new park space (+)
- School and small business center are retained (+)
- Parking is buffer between railroad tracks and neighborhood (+)
- Structured parking is an expense for which the hospital or City may not be prepared (-)
- School parking relocated to surface lot at Pine and Santa Fe (-)
- Hospital employees and users may not prefer to park in structured lots - perception of difficulty/safety (-)
- Surface parking for hospital users may seem too remote from the hospital (-)
- Costs associated with park space development are not immediately recoverable (-)
- Some single-family homes (between Pine and Murdock) are wedged between commercial uses and townhomes (-)
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