Gateway Feature | West Atlantic Beautification | NW/SW 5th Avenue Improvements Library and Parking Garage | Old School Square Expansion | A-1-A Sidewalk Widening SE 4th Ave Library Site Redevelopment | Conversion of One-Way Bypass System US 1 Corridor Project | La France Apartments | Atlantic Grove | Public Plazas Infill Development at Tennis Center | Median Installation at East Atlantic Ave Shared Public/Private Parking Garage | Swinton Avenue Traffic Calming CRA Funded Projects Old School Square Expansion Artistic Rendering of Parking Garage at Old School Square Location: East of Old School Square campus, between NE 1st & 2nd Avenues Architect/Engineer: Garage design - PGAL/Eliopoulos Contact: Joe Gillie, Director, Old School Square, 561-243-7922, Diane Colonna, CRA Executive Director, 561-276-8640 Project Description: The Downtown Plan incorporated ongoing plans to expand the Old School Square campus by creating a 2-acre park on the parking lot immediately to the east. This required the elimination of more than 170 public parking spaces that serve Old School Square and several nearby businesses. This parking is being replaced by the construction of a 500+ space parking garage at the north end of the block (fronting on NE 1st Street, between NE 1st and 2nd Avenues). The four-story public parking garage will also house 16,000 square feet of ground level retail space along Pineapple Grove Way (NE 2nd Ave.) The park will include landscaped areas, resting areas, lighting features, and public art. The project is being funded from a voter-approved bond issue and a Florida Community Trust grant. In addition, the CRA contributed approximately $6.5 million toward the cost of the garage construction. The total project has an estimated cost of $15.7 million. Garage construction began in the fall of 2006 and is projected to be completed by the end of 2007.