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Design firm showcases downtown workforce‑housing concept as North Bend prepares URA funding
Summary
Salazar Architects presented a Catalyst Design Grant report for a proposed downtown workforce housing project that would replace City Hall with roughly 100 units, ground‑floor commercial, event space and parking. Staff described $96,000 RFP work and a $4 million URA financing package to advance design and funding.
Salazar Architects on Feb. 23 presented preliminary designs funded through a Catalyst Design Grant for a proposed downtown workforce‑housing project in North Bend that would replace the existing City Hall footprint and add roughly 100 rental units, ground‑floor commercial space, parking and public plaza elements.
The firm’s Jennifer Nye told the council the project grew from an initial hospital‑adjacent parcel to a broader site that now encompasses City Hall. Nye described three design teams — a sustainable design lab, a well‑being lab and a community design lab — whose schemes included a five‑story wood‑framed building above a concrete podium, a U‑shaped four‑story courtyard plan, and a plan that emphasizes a plaza and event space connected to Festival Street. Nye said the team will issue a draft report and renderings and aims to deliver a final report in mid‑March.
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