This project was a multi-phase, multi-year NSP Stabilization project for long time client, the City of New Castle, Indiana. As part of their commitment to Historic Preservations and a viable downtown commercial/residential area, the City of New Castle has been awarded a $2.3 million NSP grant to combine 4 Historic Downtown Structures into one. The focus was to make the downtown ADA accessible, and an economically viable “Maxwell Block” of mixed use tenants. Diana Brenner, with partner Silver Creek Engineering are currently bidding new construction package two.
The historically sensitive adaptation of 1400-1410 Broad Street is part of New Castle’s larger plan to transform its alleys into semi-pedestrian malls with wide, inviting side walks while maintaining Broad Street as a main thoroughfare for commerce. Brenner had been working since 2008 to combine concepts by the Mayor’s Office, Public Works, Indiana Landmarks Foundation (Formerly HLFI), and New Castle’s own Historic Preservation Commission. The end result is a 100% publicly funded, renewable facade improvement trust based on an initial $500,000 OCRA grant, $2.9 M HUD investment, and $250,000 TIF district.
SIZE
40,000 sq. ft. — 16 contiguous city blocks
Client
- City of New Castle
- 227 N. Main Street New Castle, IN 47362
- Ms. Jeana L. Davis, Director of Public Works
- (765) 529-7605
Services
- Field Investigation and Survey
- ADA Accessibility Planning
- Urban Planning
- S.H.P.O. Historic Approval
- Design Development
- Multi-phase Construction Documentation
- Construction Execution
