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Council reviews North Mall redevelopment options; staff seeks direction on intensity and mix
Summary
City staff presented four redevelopment scenarios for the North Mall downtown site ranging from modest mixed-use to a high-intensity option; council signaled preference between options 2 and 3 and asked staff to refine plans and return with next steps.
Economic Development Director Joel Belden presented four redevelopment options for the North Mall that vary in residential intensity, retail square footage and hotel size and asked the council for direction on the preferred scale. The council discussed design, economic feasibility and historic context and generally directed staff to pursue an option between the staff-recommended options 2 and 3.
Belden said the study area (the “North Mall” retail blocks and city-owned parking lot) is roughly 7.8 acres; including the two-story Horvath office building increases the planning footprint to about 9.6 acres. The options show a range of residential units (about 138 up to 452), hotel rooms (roughly 108–224 in the…
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