[frgeek-michiana] Re: South Bend Range walkthrough today
- From: Phil Goldbach <shadowvar8541@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 13:28:59 -0700 (PDT)
I have the feeling that the state of the former South Bend Range plant will be
the state of most places we are currently offered-either in desperate need of
major refurbishing or requiring more secure facilities.
While the aim of the Freebox program is to help low-income families, a location
in a low-income neighborhood also tends to have a higher crime rate, which
means the possibility of FGM having to invest into more secure methods such as
a security system or video monitoring.
Phil Goldbach
"Men cry not for themselves, but for their comrades."
--- On Tue, 9/8/09, Tom Brown <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Tom Brown <tbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [frgeek-michiana] Re: South Bend Range walkthrough today
To: frgeek-michiana@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 11:40 AM
Mike and I completed the walkthrough with the current owner. In our opinion,
the plant is nowhere close to occupancy. There are no heat or air conditioning
systems. Electricity is available in a tiny portion of the plant. There is no
interior lighting and no fire suppression system. Restrooms and plumbing
fixtures are damaged so we would have to rent a chemical toilet. There is a
dock, but it is inaccessible right now. The building has been stripped by
thieves and ransacked by teens, indicating security will be a problem.
Renovating the building will take longer than FGM has to find a new warehouse
space. Portions of the building will not meet code without virtual rebuilding;
it is a big project requiring considerable capital investment.
On the upside, the building is in the airport TIF (tax incremental financing)
district so there is probably capital available from local, state and federal
sources as well as private sources. It is located in a low income neighborhood
were FGM could have an impact. The plant has over 100,000 sq. ft. of space.
There will be adequate parking once adjacent empty lots are converted to
parking.
Tom
Tom Brown wrote:
> Goose:
>
> Mike and I made an appointment to walk through the former South Bend Range
> plant on Cherry Street, one block south of west Washington in South Bend.
> Cherry is several blocks west of Walnut Street. Cherry runs north/south,
> intersects with Washington and dead ends at the plant so you can't miss it.
> The appointment is 5:00 PM.
>
> Tom
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