Heirs of Bronzeville Road Show
Human Creativity being manifested through art and cultural activities.
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Table of Contents
Project description
Where is Bronzeville ?
TIF Funded
Phased Development
Heirs of Bronzeville Development Team
Benefits
The Heir Gallery
Other Community Benefits
Additional Development Activity
Cost Schedule
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Project description
Project description 1
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The project being submitted for consideration is called Heirs of Bronzeville, with an ultimate goal of creating a mixed used development and cultural center in a historically underserved section of
Chicagoland
The Project will include a Festival Marketplace for artisans from many disciplines including visual arts, culinary arts, and performance arts.
This Marketplace will be combined with a Supper Club, Black Box Theater facility, ground floor retail (including restaurants), and office space, forming a cultural hub for the Bronzeville neighborhood.
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South Shore
Community Center
Illinois Institute of Technology Great Migration monument
From a Transit-Oriented perspective, the project essentially surrounds the existing
“ L ” station at 314 East 43rd Street, and is also serviced by the private Trolley line on
Martin Luther King Drive. The project is located within walking distance of Chicago ’ s
McCormick Place Convention Center, one of the largest convention centers in the country.
Heirs of Bronzeville will benefit from heavy retail re-development along East 43rd Street.
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Project description 1
The Marketplace will serve as showrooms, retail locations, and a gathering space
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The Marketplace will serve as showrooms, retail locations, and a gathering space for a wide variety of artisans from globally diverse cultures from around Chicagoland. Current plans also include a Supper
Club space, which will revive the spirit of the Checkerboard Lounge, a blues and jazz institution that was part of this community for decades up until the early 1990s.
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Where is Bronzeville
Photography: A. Alexander
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Principal Location
314 East 43rd Street
Chicago, IL 60653
Where is Bronzeville?
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Where is Bronzeville?
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Development Sites
As currently conceived, the Heirs of Bronzeville
Project consists of four distinct sites located near the following intersections in the Bronzeville neighborhood in the City of Chicago:
E. 43rd Street and S. Prairie Avenue (Site A)
E. 49th Street and S. Indiana Avenue (Site B)
E. 47th Street and S. State Street (Site C)
E. 50th Street and S. State Street (Site D)
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TIF Funded
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The anticipated capitalization will be funded under a local
TIF based facility of approximately $13.3MM. This will be combined with $8.3MM of New Markets Tax Credit based equity and Private equity of $11.8MM, resulting in gross proceeds to the project of $33.4MM .
To help fund the Project, Heirs of Bronzeville anticipates seeking assistance from the
City in the form of unencumbered funds from Tax Increment Financing ( “ TIF ” ) districts in and around the Project. SB Friedman Development Advisors has been retained to identify TIF districts that could be sources of funds and estimate the funds that could potentially be made available to the Project.
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TIF Funded 3
The anticipated capitalization will be funded under a local
TIF based facility of approximately $13.3MM. This will be combined with $8.3MM of New Markets Tax Credit based equity and Private equity of $11.8MM, resulting in gross proceeds to the project of $33.4MM .
SB Friedman estimates that approximately $20.5 million in unencumbered funds are potentially available in 2013, including $5.0 million in the TIF district in which Site A is located (47th and King Drive) and $15.5 million in adjoining TIF districts.
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The Project is located in the following TIF districts:
47th and King Drive TIF District:
Sites A, B, and portions of Site C
47th and State TIF District: portions of Site C and Site D
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D
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In addition, the Project is surrounded by the following four
TIF districts, which could potentially transfer funds to the two TIF districts in which the Project is located:
41st and King Drive TIF District
43rd and Cottage Grove TIF District
47th and Halsted TIF District
Bronzeville TIF District
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Phased Development
Phased Development 4
The Project is anticipated to occur in phases, proceeding initially with Site A.
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Heirs of Bronzeville Development Team
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Byron Brazier, Jr.
DEVELOPER
Build America
DEVELOPER
Kevin Lewis
MARKETING STRATEGIST
Lisa Mazique
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Cedric Whitten
COMMUNITY ORGANIZER & GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT
Moody Nolan
MASTER ARCHITECTS
PERSPECTIVE ARCHITECTS
Jackie Koo
Solomon Caldwell Benz
Kenta Bacus Hosaka
Gensler, Inc.
Architecture is Fun
JOHN MORRIS
Loewenberg Architects
The Griffin Company
INTERIOR DESIGN
ARUP
ENGINEERING
Birkdesign Inc.
MARKETING, SOCIAL MEDIA, BRANDING AND WEBSITE
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Benefits
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Community Benefits of Development
Estimated temporary (construction) and permanent job creation and retention
270 job opportunities during the construction period (direct and indirect construction employment)
215
FTE Jobs based on current projected tenant mix
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Community Benefits of Development
Job training programs
A wide and varied host of potential job training programs exist during construction and upon completion of the facility, direct or indirect opportunities
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Community Benefits of Development
M/W/DBE/veteran targets for construction and/or permanent jobs
Job opportunities, direct and indirect during and after construction, will exist across all economic spectrums
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Community Benefits of Development
Employment benefits such as living wage, health care, retirement savings, etc.
Upon full operating capacity, direct and indirect employment, wages paid are projected at $6,880,000 annually , with employee spending generating an estimated $702,040 in local tax revenue
Annual wage growth is projected to average 3% over the next year.
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Community Benefits of Development
Expansion of educational and/or cultural amenities available to the low-income community
The Festival Marketplace will serve as a central community gathering place for community and artistic activities. The Black Box Theatre will support education programming for the performing arts. Local musicians and entertainers will perform at the Festival Marketplace and the Supper Club.
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The Heir Gallery
The Heirs Gallery 7
The Heir Gallery, Inc.
An Heirs Of Bronzeville Project Seeks To Build The Catalyst
For Neighborhood Change In Bronzeville.
This project will spark growth and progress within Chicago ’ s urban core by creating a socially and environmentally sustainable community facility that will empower inner-city youth with marketable creative skills in the art, technology, and film industries. Housing and commercial spaces will complement the creative and community facilities and programs that will further develop the economic activities in both the immediate neighborhood as well as throughout the greater South Side.
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The Heirs Gallery 7
The Heir Gallery, Inc.
An Heirs Of Bronzeville Project Seeks To Build The Catalyst
For Neighborhood Change In Bronzeville.
This community facility will engage unique and contemporary design as well as sustainable strategies to achieve these goals. In other words, this project aims to create a nexus of creativity, technology, and commerce to reinvigorate the South Side while simultaneously providing a home for Chicago ’ s creative community.
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The Heirs Gallery 7
The Heir Gallery, Inc.
An Heirs Of Bronzeville Project Seeks To Build The Catalyst
For Neighborhood Change In Bronzeville.
With this development, the Heir Gallery, Inc. will bridge the gap between creative education and employment opportunities while connecting development prospects with the needs of the creative community. The Heir Gallery, Inc. intends to achieve these goals through partnerships with organizations, corporations, and individuals who share similar visions. The intention is to work with a variety of people for a holistic approach grounded in existing social infrastructure that can operate and grow synergistically.
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Other Community Benefits
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The commitment to green technologies and design elements will yield important environmental long-term benefits and lifestyle benefits. The green systems will create a reduction in energy consumption that will reduce utility costs, conserve water and generate significant financial returns.
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Other Community Benefits 8
The development projects will strive for
“ Platinum ” LEED, but will achieve a minimum of
“ Bronze and/or Silver ” LEED certification. Green buildings reduce environmental impact through the following practices:
Energy efficiency and renewable energy
Use of environmentally preferable building materials
Waste reduction during the construction process
Healthy indoor environments
Water conservation
Environmentally conscious site planning
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Additional Development Activities
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Bronzeville has a sizeable population with approximately 50,000 households and is bordered to the north and south by stable neighborhoods that have experienced positive population and income growth in recent years.
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Additional Development Activities 9
The Festival Marketplace will create increased retail development west and east of King Drive along 43rd St. and will bring significant additional transit revenues to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA).
The focus of activity at the Festival Market Place will bring additional traffic from the participants in program activities that take place 365 days a year at McCormick Place. McCormick Place is approximately 20 blocks from 43rd Street site and will be reached by walking, CTA bus, private
Trolley, bicycle, and auto.
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The Festival Marketplace will create increased retail development and will bring significant additional transit revenues to the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) at Green
Line “ El ” stations at 43 rd St; 47 th St; and 51St.
HEIR Gallery will take the lead in redeveloping the closed CPS, Overton
School facility located at 49th and Indiana to bring about a new public/private educational opportunity to create art, media, and communications educational program located in Bronzeville.
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Cost and Schedule
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Total Estimated Project Cost
Four Phases
$250,000,000
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Total Site A Phase 1 Estimated Project Cost
Festival Market Place 100,000 Sq. Ft./$ 13.43MM
Festival Market Retail 40,000 Sq.FT./$ 6.14MM
Festival Market Supper Club 12,000 Sq. Ft./$ 6.23MM
Festival Market Black Box Theatre 17,500 Sq. Ft./$ 7.62MM
$33,417,000
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Total Site B Phase 2 Estimated Project Cost
Media & Technology Center 20,000 Sq. Ft./$ 9.75MM
Artist Housing 80,000 Sq.FT./$ 23.40MM
Public Amenity 50,000 Sq. Ft./$ 8.45MM
Site Prep & Parking 105,000 Sq. Ft./$ 4.50MM
$46,100,100
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Total Site C Phase 3 Estimated Project Cost
Fine Arts & Cultural District 100,000 Sq. Ft./$ 15.40MM
Artist Housing 80,000 Sq.FT./$ 23.40MM
Public Amenity 50,000 Sq. Ft./$ 8.45MM
Site Prep & Parking 105,000 Sq. Ft./$ 4.50MM
$51,750,000
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Total Site D Phase 4 Estimated Project Cost
Performing Arts Center 100,000 Sq. Ft. / $ 72.00MM
Public Amenity 200,000 Sq. Ft. / $ 33.80MM
Site Prep & Parking 350,000 Sq. Ft. / $ 12.94MM
$118,740,000
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CONTACT
J Bryon Brazier, Visionary jbb@heirsofbronzeville.com
Branding, Website and Design: Birkdesign.com ©2014 Heirs of Bronzeville. All rights reserved.
