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JACOB L.

LOOSE

PARK

GARDEN

CENTER

SITE LOCATION: 1801 White Ave. STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, & OPPORTUNITIES
The Loose Park Garden Center is a unique mid-century modern facility with
CLASSIFICATION: Other rental areas. It houses the Rose Society and boasts a Japanese Tea Room on
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 4 the lower level with its own entry through a Japanese garden. The “U” shaped
facility centers around an elevated courtyard where the walls on each side have
PARK DISTRICT: South
large, oversized sliding doors. The floor to ceiling glazing daylights the interior
YEAR ACQUIRED: 1958 spaces. The upper-level entrance is centered on the front and opens into a large

TOTAL AREA (SF): 6,496 sf lobby with stairs to the lower level. The Rose Society has a meeting space on
the east wing with a large library filling three of the walls. The west wing is a rental
space and includes a kitchen with an exterior entrance. The director’s office is
PARK AMENITIES on this level. The only restroom on this floor is in the office. The public restrooms
are on the lower level. These are not accessible and there is not an elevator in
• Meeting Rooms the facility. The lower level has a breakroom which can be used as a kitchen
• Offices for the large meeting room on this level. The exterior is stone and stucco. The
• Kitchen stucco has some conditional issues. The windows and sliding doors are original
• Multi-Purpose Room and operational, but not thermally broken or insulated and the thresholds are not
code compliant. The lower-level entrance on the west has drainage issues.
• Showers/Locker
• Basketball Courts PARK ASSESSMENT RATING
• Volleyball Courts
• Pickleball Courts RATING KEY: 0-24 ACCEPTABLE; 25-49 POOR; 50-74 GOOD; 75-100 EXCELLENT
• Weight Fitness
• Other Fitness UNACCEPTABLE POOR ✓ GOOD EXCELLENT
• Boxing
• Lounge
• Classroom
• Lobby
• Storage
Comfort/Character-18
Operations-14

Existing Condititions - 24
Accessibility-15
TOTAL SCORE
71

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