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Redevelopment commission backs Benham infill program, approves design and plan contracts
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Summary
The commission approved a sale of a commission-owned lot and approved contracts to create preapproved infill housing plans and initial design concepts: a Carriage House contract not to exceed $45,265 and an Abbot Marsh design contract not to exceed $15,000, both aimed at easing small-scale infill homebuilding in near-downtown neighborhoods.
The commission approved multiple measures Jan. 13 to support infill housing in near-downtown neighborhoods, part of the Benham neighborhood regeneration initiative.
Adam Fan, assistant director of redevelopment, presented an executed purchase agreement for 1030 (Prince/Princeton) — staff noted they will correct the street name to Princeton Boulevard — saying the buyer intends to build single-family, owner-occupied homes. He said staff have worked with a potential buyer for several months and asked the commission to approve the purchase agreement and authorize execution.
Staff also described a preapproved plans program, modeled on programs in South Bend and Kalamazoo, to give small builders access to construction drawings sized to historic, small lots. The University of Notre Dame provided a range of plan templates; Carriage House will finalize construction drawings. The commission approved a motion to employ Carriage House at a fee not to exceed $45,265 from the Downtown Allocation Area No.1 fund to cover the work.
In a related item, staff requested and the commission approved a time-and-materials, on-call contract with Abbot Marsh to develop initial concepts and exterior refresh ideas for Woodland Crossing and adjacent outbuildings; the not-to-exceed fee is $15,000 from the consolidated TIF area.
All motions carried by voice vote.
