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• July 28, 1998 Code #:VM Facility Address Highway US 1 & 12th Street Vero Beach, FL Contact: Bob Scarbrough, Sr. V.P. Jim Wilson & Associates, Inc. Phone: 334-260-2500 E -Mail: NIA Total BGSF: 170,489 s.f. Total OSF: 154,138 s.f. Building Efficiency: 90% as a Mall Leased/Owned: Owned by Jim Wilson & Associates, Inc. Montgomery, Alabama Year Built/Added: 1978 Number of Floors: 1 floor plus 2 small mezzanines Overall rating by A/E team (for use as County Admin. Facility): D Building/Site-Architectural Site: • Access into the site from U.S. Highway 1 is less than optimum. Southbound traffic access is better than northbound, but a traffic light on Highway 1 would aid access. The central entrance along the tree -lined drive funnels all traffic directly to the front door with- out allowing distributed access to the parking lot. All cars must fan out after arriving at the front door. • D.O.T. deceleration lane might be required entering from the southbound lane and leaving in the southbound direction. • Parking and entrances to the building are primarily on the east side, making distributed parking and access on the north, west, and south impractical. • Parking for handicapped has been provided at the central entrance (9 stalls), at the Penney's entrance (3 stalls), and at the Upton's entrance (5 stalls), but none comply with current Florida Accessibility Code requirements. Walking or moving a wheelchair behind parked cars is not allowed. • The asphalt parking lot is generally in good condition, but requires re -striping. • Landscaping is minimal and would require substantial upgrad- ing with additional materials. The existing trees are attractive and appear healthy, especially the double row of oaks leading to the main entrance. Landscaping at the perimeter of the building is minimal, and almost no ground level planting remains. The sea of open parking on the east side would benefit from additional inter- spersed islands of planting. 33 n BM 106 P,AU 406