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Finding: <br />�n our professional opinion, one (1) of the three (3) b►�ildings {33 percent) in the <br />proposed TiF District is structura�ly substandard to a degree requiring substantial <br />renovation or clearance, because of cEefects in structural eleznents or a combination of <br />deficiencies in essential utilities and facilities, light and ventilatio�, fire protection <br />including adequate egress, layout and condition of interiar partition.s, or similar <br />factors which defects or deficiencies are of suf�cient total signi�cance to justify <br />substantial renovation or clearance. This exceeds the 20 percent requirement of <br />Subdivision 10a. (a) (1) (ii}. <br />Subdivision ] Oa. (a) (1) {iii) <br />Subdivisian 10a. (a) (X) (iii) requires that at least 30 percent of the other buiIdi�ngs <br />(i.e., all buildings excIuding the 24 percent minimum standard) meet the Subdivision <br />l0a (T), clause {iii) test in vvhich the "other" buildings require substantiai renovation <br />or clearance to remove existing conditions such as: inadequate street layout, <br />incompatible uses or land use relationshaps, overcrowding of buildings on the lana', <br />excessive dwedling unit density, obsolete buildangs not suitable for improvement or <br />conversion, or other identified hazards to the health, safety, and general well-being of <br />the community. <br />Finding: <br />One out of ihe two remaining buildings (SO percent} in the proposed Renewal and <br />Renovation Dist�rict exhibit existing conditions warranting renovation ar clearance as <br />deiined by Minnesata Statutes Subd. 10a. (1) (iii}, described as follows: <br />• TIF Parcel2 -- The Sutton Place Senior Apartment building was remodeled in <br />1984 from a school building originally built in 1939. While the building has <br />served its clientele weli over the years, it is no longer a desirable Iocatian for <br />senior housing for several reasons. �'irst oi ail, its remote location in relation <br />to �he main Presbyterian Hames Campus creates a sense of isolation for the <br />residents. This sense of isalation is campour�ded by the orientation oifihe <br />building, tk�e topography oftk�e site, ar�d the lacic of critical mass in a buiIding <br />with only 20 aparlxrae�nts. Curren# trends in senior housing focus on <br />comrnunity a�nenities such as a"Main Street" concept where residents can <br />mingle witH their friends and neighbors in a variety of settings. Sutton Place <br />has none of these features with the exception of one dining room. <br />The Sutton Piace building is well-rnaintained, which is why it was noi found <br />to be substandard ttnder Minnesota Statutes, Section 469.174, Subdivisron <br />10(G�. However, it do�s have signi�cant cade deficiencies (23 percent of the <br />building replacezx�ent valUe) including ADA issues at the prime entrances and <br />at every apartment bathroom. In addition, the building lacks a fre suppression <br />systenn and h.as a substandard �re ala�n system. These issues are especially <br />significant in a senior housing bailding as many o:Fthe residents ha�e i►npaired <br />Page 10 <br />