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south

district

office

SITE LOCATION: 6901 Elmwood Ave. STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, & OPPORTUNITIES

CLASSIFICATION: District Office The South District Office was once housed in a historic 2-story stone
COUNCIL DISTRICT: 5 structure used originally for stables and an older greenhouse, until a
fire destroyed the facility in the past decade. A new metal building was
South
PARK DISTRICT: built in its place with remnants of the old stone walls still adjacent to the
2005
YEAR ACQUIRED: building. The new facility has a lobby, offices, breakroom, men’s and
TOTAL AREA (SF): women’s locker rooms and various shops. The upper floor is accessible
18,088 sf DO;
by a lift and stairs, and the entire floor is used for storage. Larger objects
6,833 sf Storage; 25,423 sf are set on the second floor by a crane through an opening in the bay
Green Houses below. The facility is fairly new and in good condition. There are a few

PARK AMENITIES water spots on the ceiling tiles. There is a large yard to park the vehicles,
equipment and materials, but could use some additional storage. There
• Office are two buildings on site used for a shop and storage. Also on this
• Lobby site is a large grouping of greenhouses that are not utilized and are in
• Showers/Locker deteriorating condition.
• Break Room
• Shops
• Exterior Material Storage PARK ASSESSMENT RATING
• Fueling
• Wash RATING KEY: 0-24 ACCEPTABLE; 25-49 POOR; 50-74 GOOD; 75-100 EXCELLENT
• Exterior Vehicle Storage
UNACCEPTABLE POOR ✓ GOOD EXCELLENT

Comfort/Character-14
Operations-16

Existing Condititions - 32
Accessibility-14
TOTAL SCORE
76

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