Contextual

A Downtown defined by taller buildings along the new Franklin Street, and lower buildings along Benton and Homestead, “stepping down” to the scale of the adjacent neighborhood.

Attributes:

• Similar to Option 2, two distinctive smaller plazas are created, one at Franklin and Lafayette and one at Franklin and Jackson.

• The first plaza has a strong cultural and entertainment focus, including a hotel, conference center and food hall while the second is jobs-focused, with more later-phase office development than in Option 2.

• Option 3 is defined by keeping taller buildings around the public open spaces and along Franklin Street, while maintaining a lower 3-story scale along the north and south edges, including townhouses along Benton Street.

• Option 3 emphasizes the preservation of existing buildings, including not only the post office and existing houses, but also the Commerce Plaza office building.