Lincoln High School Redevelopment - Portland State University

Lincoln High School RedevelopmentDevelopment StrategyPotential Partnerships (Continued):• Churches - Local churches could rent the LHS Meeting Hall as needed forcommunity events.• Daycare/After School Care – A daycare facility would benefit from sharedfacilities such as a gym and underground covered parking/dropoff. Greater familyinvolvement for teachers or residents, especially those with children of different ages,whose parents could drop off their children in one location. Students interested inearly childhood education could assist in caring for the children.• Kaplan- could rent testing facilities for large group examinations, providing a closerfacility to college bound students.• YMCA / YWCA – Could provide before and after school programs in schoolfacilities, and run other community programs. They would not have to buildadditional facilities.A market analysis has shown that residential uses, along with a few supporting neighborhoodcommercial uses, are the best options for this site. Because of its proximity toPSU and to other PSU student housing, and as a way to increase the potential of LHS toserve college-oriented students, workforce housing designed in a way that could be usedby upperclassmen and graduate students from PSU would be a viable housing option aspart of the residential component. In the event that Lincoln is also used as a statewidemagnet, or develops an international exchange program, such housing could be used byexceptional students from around the state/world who might choose to attend Lincoln.Workforce housing that could accommodate teachers is another piece of the residentialcomponent, as well as a few affordable family-sized units, for those families that wanttheir children to be near the school and the advantages of downtown. Once the marketrecovers from the current recession, an absorption rate of up to 300 workforce housingunits per year is expected for this site, translating into a six-year phased developmentschedule.• Library – community library, community center, readings, performance space, civicfacilities• Portland Parks and Recreation – Could contribute to the capital costs in order tohave off-hour access to the facilities, pool, tennis courts etc.• Boys and Girls Club – Could share the use of athletic facilities, mentor programsbefore and after school and on weekends.• International School - Could make joint use of language labs, immersion programs,guest lecturers.• MAX/Streetcar – Would gain ridership; students and teachers improve accessibility.• Health Care Facility – Public health clinic could serve students during week; publicon weekends.• Parking Partner – SmartPark could manage daily/monthly parking, increase revenues,decrease, labor, etc. in return for a portion of the revenues. Students could assist inonsite management.16Center for Real Estate • BOMA Development Workshop • Summer 2009