bristol park neighborhood - City of Champaign

RedevelopmentIt is the intent to redevelop the Bristol Place portion of the neighborhood with newhousing. The City’s Comprehensive Plan contains a goal to provide “completeneighborhoods” where residents have access to decent, safe and sanitary housing.Additionally, the plan envisions neighborhoods that contain a mix of housing types, amix of uses in close proximity to residents, and a functional urban design that fostersfunctionality, safety and long-term value. The redevelopment of Bristol Place willproceed with the following overall goals:The redevelopment of Bristol Place will embrace the goals of the City’sComprehensive Plan and Sustainability Plan and will achieve LEED-NDcertification;The new development is expected to contain mostly rental housing but with oneownership structure providing consistent tenant selection criteria and a smallniche of homeownership units;The redevelopment will incorporate five elements of the Bristol ParkNeighborhood Plan: public safety, human development, housing and land use,transportation and parks/open space;Bristol Place will be an inclusive community that welcomes all and its residentswill be able to enjoy a great quality of life in a healthy neighborhood;Bristol Place will contain an oasis of public safety with the relocation of a firestation featuring a storm shelter and a community center. This facility will servethe needs of the residents not only in Bristol Place but also the nearby ShadowWood and Garwood neighborhoods.Redevelopment should incorporate existing infrastructure (streets, sidewalks,sewers, etc.) that are in good condition and contribute to the other goalsidentified above.Eventual DeliverableThe selected firm will ultimately be expected to produce a conceptual master plan forthe redevelopment of the Bristol Place neighborhood that would achieve LEED-NDcertification. Deliverables would include a plan and/or rendering views of theredeveloped area along a report that documents actions necessary to achieve LEED-ND certification. The creation of the plan would be completed working with a smallsteering committee of city staff and neighborhood residents. It is the intent of the City touse this product to eventually solicit proposals from developers for the redevelopment ofBristol Place. It is understood that some refinement may be necessary after theconceptual master plan is completed and before construction starts on the site.6

Details on the expected deliverables for this contract will be further negotiated with thefirm selected as a result of this RFQ process.ATTACHMENTSBristol Park Neighborhood MapBristol Place Redevelopment Site MapBristol Place Aerial MapBristol Place Photos7

BRISTOL PLACE PHOTOSFamily Dollar at Bradley and Market

BRISTOL PLACE PHOTOSBristol Park (Park District)

BRISTOL PLACE PHOTOSBellefontaine Street

BRISTOL PLACE PHOTOSGarwood Street

BRISTOL PLACE PHOTOSBoneyard Creek ditch looking north from Bradley Avenue

BRISTOL PLACE PHOTOSMarket Street looking north