1. Innovative Teacher Housing
November 19, 2013

2. Agenda
• Welcome & introductions
• Review of process & ground rules – 5 minutes
• Presentation – 25 minutes
• Similar successful projects
• RFP process
• Station process - 60 minutes
• What’s next?

3. Ground Rules
• There will be multiple opportunities for input
• Everyone can help the facilitator keep on task and on track
• The meeting will end no later than 8:00 p.m.
• All ideas are good ideas
• This is about possibilities for the project as detailed in the RFP
• All data will be collected and reviewed
• Issues not specific to the RFP for teacher housing should be directed
to the Office of the Superintendent for follow-up
• Developers or would-be respondents to the RFP:
• Please respect the process by not participating in feedback and
sharing any questions in writing as requested in the RFP

4. Innovative Teacher Housing
Background
• MPS is hiring hundreds of teachers
• Most are single adults looking for support system in new
community
• City Year, Teach for America partnerships
• Millennial educators need affordable, comfortable housing
• 62% prefer mixed-use housing
• 52% like pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods
• 55% want to be close to public transportation
• GMC Teachtown initiative

5. It’s been done before
Baltimore, Maryland
• Two abandoned, but structurally sound buildings
• Refurbished into desirable housing
• Near public transportation, shopping, restaurants
• Amenities
• Gym
• Restaurant
• Lounge areas
• Copy room

6. Baltimore, Maryland

7. Baltimore, Maryland

8. Baltimore, Maryland

9. Impact in Baltimore
• Spurred economic development and neighborhood
revitalization
• Provided teachers with peer-support community
• Teachers report living in teacher housing made their
jobs easier
• Ninety-seven percent of those living in teacher
housing wouldn’t live anywhere else

10. What about Milwaukee?

11. Jackie Robinson Senior Housing
• Former middle school
• Community input process
• Indicated desire for senior housing
• Private development by local developer
• All units rented – current waitlist

12. Jackie Robinson Senior Housing

13. Jackie Robinson Senior Housing

14. Why Bay View?
• Bay View offers:
• Vibrant, safe neighborhood
• Walkable business district
• Access to public transportation
• Converts vacant, unused space into vibrant housing with
professional neighbors
• Places the units back on the tax rolls, supporting the City of
Milwaukee and local taxpayers
• Survey of new teachers showed Bay View is a desirable
neighborhood

15. Why Dover?

16. Why Dover?

17. Why Dover?

18. Request for Proposal (RFP)

19. Property Sale Principles & Goals
• Public property available to public
• Fair process/consistent
• Balance city-wide goals and neighborhood concerns
• Don’t sell on speculation/performance required
• Expand City Tax Base & Increase Revenues
• Protect Historic Assets
• Revitalize the City & Neighborhoods
• Promote Quality Design – Building & Site
• Promote Sustainable Development

20. Neighborhood benefits
• Continued shared parking space with St. Lucas
Church and School
• Compatible with existing residential property in the
area
• Landscaped green space and community space
• Continued use of playground by St. Lucas and the
community

21. RFP Project Requirements
• Convert building to provide multi-family housing targeted for
teachers with an emphasis on market-rate, but affordable units
• A marketing strategy to allow a mix of teacher experiences is
encouraged
• Possible additional housing units along Dover and Potter that
are compatible with the neighborhood
• Common areas to foster resident interaction and collaboration
• Centralize parking to minimize
adverse neighborhood impacts

22. RFP Project Requirements
• Attractive landscaping with vegetable and rain gardens in the
existing green space
• Retention of the existing tot lot for public use
• Maintain partnership with Saint Lucas Church for use of
playground and parking areas
• Replace chain link fencing with
decorative metal fencing
• Increase the City’s tax base
• Meet the City’s SBE policies

23. RFP Timeline
• Last day for questions
• Proposals due
• Committee meetings
• Board approval
• City timeline

24. Review & Selection
• Goal achievement for teacher housing and peer collaboration
• Financial viability of proposal
• Housing mix that maximizes market-rate units and is compatible with
the neighborhood
• Expertise of the development team with an emphasis on
rehabilitation/adaptive reuse experience
• Quality and attractiveness of renovations and site improvements
• Tax base to be generated
• Compliance with SBE goals
• Extent of sustainable or green elements
• Offering price

25. Station Options

26. Innovative Teacher Housing
November 19, 2013