The Latest On Our Cathedral Campus Redevelopment Project

Dear St. Paul’s family,

Following up on last week’s presentation to the Uptown Community Planning Group (which expressed conditional support for the project but dislikes the building height), here’s the latest on our Cathedral Campus Redevelopment Project.

The City’s Development Services Department is well into the technical review process for the building design. Review of the environmental analysis is under way.

Our next public hearing will be before the Planning Commission no earlier than late October but more likely some time in November. We will need your presence and support at this meeting! After a waiting period to allow for possible challenges, approval will hopefully take place some time between November and April. We should close on the land sale 30 days after approval.

Greystar and architects from JWDA continue to work on the building design with a goal of submitting for a building permit in October. Construction won’t start until at least six months after application for the permit.

Greystar is also currently working on a set of pedestrian circulation diagrams indicating how Cathedral staff, congregation, and visitors will safely navigate the campus during the various phases of demolition and construction.

We care deeply about the welfare of Park Chateau tenants and we expect to be able to give 60-90 days notice to vacate. At this point we don’t know if the timing will be tied to the closing or to the beginning of construction. The Greystar team has been very understanding of our pastoral concerns in this respect.

The LLC is currently reviewing various easements and the condominium declaration that will define the relationship between the Cathedral and the residential building after completion: our approval is required before the project can proceed.

Cathedral staff are developing an initial list of desired room spaces and sizes for our architect at Studio E to use in conversations about infrastructure design with Greystar: this will be refined as the cathedral community discerns the shape of our future ministry. Studio E is also helping us make plans to adapt our existing space for the construction period. A major component of this adaptation will be the replacement of our old elevator. The LLC has set aside funds from previous transactions to pay for this work.

As a reminder, the land being sold is owned by Nutmeg & Olive LLC, a corporation created by Chapter for this purpose and consisting of five managers: Ken Tranbarger, Kendall Squires, the Dean, Mark Lester, and Jim Greer. If you would like more information about the project, please contact Mark Lester at mlestersd@sbcglobal.net or see the FAQs.

Please keep the LLC in your prayers as we navigate this complex process towards a brighter future for our mission and ministry.

Your sister in Christ,

Penny