Recommendations / Downtown Development / Big Idea #2: Mixed-Use Community Center

Big Idea #2: Mixed-Use Community Center

Part of the "Heart of Dublin" initiative

Downtown DevelopmentDublin/LaurensNot specified

Overview

Create a mixed-use community center in Downtown Dublin to increase the customer base, attract new people, support merchant retention, and create demand for a hotel downtown rather than off I-16. Suggested locations include the old grocery store building along US 80 at 120 North Jefferson Street and an area near East Madison Street between South Washington Street and the river.

Action plan

Short-term
Create an action committee with City and County officials, the Development Authority, and community members; identify potential mixed-use center properties and ownership status; contact public and private funding sources.
Medium-term
Develop a project survey or drawing to promote funding and community support; evaluate property reuse options; build a public-private redevelopment strategy for the selected site.
Long-term
Redevelop the selected property into a mixed-use center connected to the River Walk, Farmers Market, Downtown Dublin, and the Oconee River; use the center as a catalyst for surrounding commercial revitalization and hotel demand.

Expected impact

Projected Public Private PartnershipsInstitutional

Tracks public-private partnership needed to redevelop the mixed-use center.

Timeframe: Medium-term
Projected Recurring Revenue StreamsEconomic

Tracks customer-base expansion for Downtown Dublin merchants.

Timeframe: Short-term
Projected Facility UtilizationInfrastructure

Tracks potential uses inside the mixed-use center.

Projected: 9 Facility / use types · Timeframe: Short-term
Projected Recurring Revenue StreamsEconomic

Tracks retention of merchants through increased downtown patron activity.

Timeframe: Long-term
Projected Community Self SufficiencyCommunity

Tracks creation of a unique urban living community.

Timeframe: Long-term
Projected Recurring Revenue StreamsEconomic

Tracks potential demand for a hotel in Downtown Dublin rather than off I-16.

Timeframe: Medium-term
Projected Public Space ImprovementInfrastructure

Tracks conversion of blighted commercial properties into more productive mixed-use space.

Timeframe: Medium-term
Projected Facility UtilizationInfrastructure

Tracks suggested mixed-use center location options visible in the report.

Projected: 2 Location options · Timeframe: Short-term
Projected Recurring Revenue StreamsEconomic

Tracks ripple-effect revitalization from a central mixed-use center.

Timeframe: Long-term
Projected Facility UpgradesInfrastructure

Tracks redevelopment of a mixed-use community center in Downtown Dublin.

Timeframe: Short-term
Projected Community Self SufficiencyCommunity

Tracks reduction in downtown crime through more patrons and neighborhood investment.

Key stakeholders

Mixed-use community center developer or operatorJefferson Street grocery store propertyEast Madison Street / South Washington Street area property ownersBusiness center usersConvention and trade show usersHotel developers or operatorsLocal governmentsPrivate-sector partnersFormer or declining shopping center property owners

Estimated budget

No specific project budget is provided in the visible pages. Funding opportunities include public-private partnerships, local city/county funding, SPLOST/TSPLOST funding, private/business matching funds, and possible philanthropic support.