Revitalize Your Business Space with CRA’s Project Consultancy & Design Services Program
For those business owners who would like to update their business space, but don’t know the first step to take, the Project Consultancy & Design Services Program is for you! The CRA recognized that many commercial buildings in the Northwest/Southwest Neighborhoods, as well as the West Atlantic Avenue corridor and the Osceola Park commercial areas suffered from both aging office spaces as well as a lack of investment for needed improvements.
This Program, which was established in April 2019 as a way to catalyze commercial property improvement projects, offers business owners with project consultancy and professional design services. All new and existing tenants in CRA-owned commercial properties are invited to apply for this Program!
One of the many goals of the CRA team is to foster new and retained business activity, as well as property activation. One way in particular that we are able to achieve this goal is by helping business and property owners determine the scope and feasibility of proposed improvement projects, and by facilitating site plan approval and/or construction plans. We know that there are many aspects of operating a business and no one business owner can manage it all. This Program offers much needed guidance and assistance to help businesses succeed.
Businesses in the pre-leasing and early planning phase of a project may receive one-on-one consultations with a professional architect to explore a project’s scope, space planning, general design elements, preliminary project costs, and anticipated city development services.
The architect consultation is intended to assist the applicant in determining the feasibility of a proposed business use, improvement project or design concept. The design services are intended to facilitate site plan approval, and assist in expediting the issuance of all required building permits.
The CRA offers the Project Consultancy & Design Services Program at two levels of assistance. Level 1 includes project consultancy services, which are to give direct hours of consultation that help to evaluate a potential commercial space as well as create a Feasibility Plan. Level 2 includes project design services that focus on delivering signed and sealed plans for City site plan approvals and/or building permits.
For both assistance levels, the CRA commits to funding 100% of eligible design costs, up to a maximum award amount of $15,000, as approved by the CRA Board.
If you are a current or soon-to-be business owner in the CRA District and believe you could benefit from this Program, please complete an application online today!
