1922 School Building
ReUse Project

Let's Find a New Purpose for our Old School
...Once It's Gone, It's Gone...

Slide Show

To explain their ReUse Report, ReUse Experts John Lauber and Bob Claybaugh spoke from the slide presentation below at the October 29th Public Meeting


The Team

•       Local Sponsors

•       Preservation Planner

•       Historical Architect

•       Structural Engineer

•       Mechanical Engineer

•       Cost Estimator

•       Financial Analyst


The Process

•       Assess rehab potential

•       Talk to stakeholders

•       Identify obstacles and opportunities

•       Evaluate alternatives

•       Prepare schematic designs

•       Assign costs

•       Work the numbers


Disposition Alternatives

•       Continued School Use

•       Demolition

•       Do Nothing

•       Interim Use

•       Phased Rehabilitation

•       Full Rehabilitation


Parameters

•       Find a productive reuse of the building

•       Serve a community purpose

•       Reduce burden on School District

•       Find a compatible use

•       Anticipate future of site

•       Maximize use of incentives

•       Minimize cost to taxpayers


Use Alternatives

•       Community Center

•       Technology Center

•       Affordable Housing

•       Upscale Condominiums


Scenarios

•       Interim Use—Core of a Community Center

•       Community Center/Affordable Housing

•       Community Center/Upscale Condominiums


Interim Use Floor Plan: (Click Here for pdf view)

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Community Center Floor Plan: (Click Here for pdf view)

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Dwelling Units-Level 1 - Floor Plan: (Click Here for pdf view)

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Dwelling Units-Level 2 - Floor Plan: (Click Here for pdf view)

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Site Plan: (Click Here for pdf view)

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Costs

•       Interim Use:       $12,000-$30,000

(Prep only—does not include operating costs)

•       Partial-Community Ctr:  $4,573,000-$6,338,000

(Reduces amount of incentives available)

•       Full-Community Ctr/Affordable:  $6,000,000 

•       Full-Community Ctr/Condos:  $7,960,000

•       Site Work:  $665,000-$861,000

(Included in overall costs, includes garages)


Financial and Ownership

Key Themes for Funding:

•       Partnerships

•       Taxability

•       Phasing


Project Finance Tools

•       Federal and State Tax Credits

•       TIF/Tax Abatement

•       Grants

•       Private Lending


Comparisons

Community/Affordable

COST:                    $7,000,001

LI Tax Credit       $ 2,565,000

Fed Tax Credit   $1,260,000

State Tax Credit                $1,260,000

TIF Finance         $   269,825

Private Donation              $   500,000

Private Lending $   600,000

GAP:                      $   544,893

Both assume dollar sale
School District Funds not Included

Community/Condos

COST:                    $7,000,001

Fed Tax Credit   $1,260,000

State Tax Credit                $1,260,000

TIF Finance         $   269,825

Sale of Units       $1,317,450

Private Donation              $   500,000

Private Lending $1,030,000

GAP:                      $1,362,726

 

 


Examples (details)

•       Orono Discovery Center

•       Central Square-Glenwood

•       Chatfield Center for the Arts

•       Glencoe Civic Center

•       Detroit Lakes Community Center

•       Central Park Bluff View Suites– Red Wing


Next Steps

•       Establish an organization

•       Buy time

•       Implement measures for interim use

•       Develop programs

•       Articulate a case statement

•       Seek partners

•       Raise funds