Awarded the prestigious “Stellar Community Pilot Grant”, Greencastle, Indiana proposed quality of life improvements to integrate the cultural and intellectual assets of their city and position the city as a regional center for economic development. A collaboration between OCRA, INDOT, IHCDA, IFA, and USDA Rural Greencastle began the process to revitalize it’s downtown area and strengthen it’s link with DePauw University. Diana Brenner assisted with planning and implementation with the City of Greencastle in 2010 through an initial IOCRA-CFF grant. Studies identified community needs, structurally at-risk buildings, historic preservation needs, retail business, and economic initiatives and proposed comprehensive signage and parking solutions.
· Revitalize central business district
· Improve streetscapes and parking solutions
· Preserving historical integrity of buildings
· Wayfinding to support community visitors
· Create pedestrian friendly community
· Enhance variety and cost of housing
Brenner also completed the Construction Documents for Phase One for the Restoration of 14 buildings downtown in 2013. The project bid under budget.
SIZE
15 block– IOCRA, IHCDA, INDOT, IFA, USDA
Client
- City of Greencastle
- City of Greencastle
- Susan Murray, Mayor
- (765) 653-3100
Services
- Stellar Grant Consulting
- Community Planning
- SHPO Historic Approval (Section 106)
- Schematic Design
- Design Development
- Construction Documentation
- Cost Estimating
