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Consultant recommends EDC-owned Legacy Square be renovated as arts campus, urges operator RFPs and fundraising
Summary
A consultant presented a two-phase feasibility study saying Legacy Square could fill a regional gap for a higher-quality music-focused venue and arts campus; he recommended EDC ownership, three targeted RFPs for separate operators, and fundraising (not renovation debt) to cover capital costs.
Duncan, the consultant who led the feasibility study, told the Tomball Economic Development Corporation that the project should proceed in two phases: a needs assessment followed by a business plan tied to an operator-led operating model. He said the 30-minute drive-time market will include about 1.5 million people by 2030 and shows demographic demand for arts participation in Tomball and the surrounding area.
"There are gaps in the regional inventory," Duncan said, describing a market opportunity for venues in the roughly 900–1,500-seat range and recommending that the sanctuary be adapted as a music-forward performance space with flexible seating. He advised using the historic chapel for visual arts and roughly 2,500 square feet of gallery/classroom space and converting Fellowship Hall into an arts-education center with studios, rehearsal space and a small working theater.
Duncan presented financial…
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