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B UI LDI NG OV E R V IE W
Iconic city-owned property since 1983

10 story Art-Deco style office tower completed in 1929, approximately

50,000 Gross SF plus basement

Originally developed by Erskine Ramsey and Carr McCormack and

housed the Bank of Ensley and local offices for U.S. Steel

Concrete frame construction with brick and terra cotta cladding

Suitable candidate for historic tax credits & new market tax credits

Preliminary study indicates best use for city is for office space

Net programmable space on Ramsay McCormack:

31,980 SF + 5,000 SF Basement

Net office space required fire department administration taken from
program study, Version 9, 2/7/12:

24,500 SF + 6,000 SF Additional Storage

Net office space required for municipal courts taken from program
study, Version 9, 2/7/12:

40,000 - 52,000 SF

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RE EN RE EN
ST UE ST UE
8 TH F 8 TH F
1 EMS DRILL TRAINING
& SAFETY
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FIRE INSPECTIONS JCS OFFICES
EMS
FIRE PREVENTION
COURT REFFERAL
FIRE INVESTIGATION OFFICES
COURTROOMS C,D,E
PAYROLL & TECHNICAL PARLOE/PROBATION
(DOUBLE HEIGHT)
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LOGISTICS ADMIN

LOGISTICS & STORAGE

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LOBBY & LEASABLE SPACE RECORDS & COLLECTIONS COURTROOMS A & B
(SINGLE LEVEL ADDITION) (SINGLE LEVEL ADDITION)

FIRE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION BUILD-OUT MUNICIPAL COURTS BUILD-OUT

NO ADDITION REQUIRED FOR PROGRAM APPROX. 13,000 SF ADDITION REQUIRED FOR PROGRAM

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 FIRE DEPARTMENT
ADMINISTRATION
ORGANIZATIONAL PLAN

5 8 10

4 7 9
MAIN LEVEL FLOORS 9-10
Lobby 9 - Fire Depar tment Administration
Leasable Retail or Office 10 - Drill Training & Safety Administration
Building Addition w/ Required Egress Stairs & Building Addition w/ Required Egress Stairs
Restrooms & Restrooms

3 6
FLOORS 2-8 (SIMILAR)
2 - Fire Depar tment Logistics Storage
3 - Logistics Administration & Storage
4 - Payroll & Technical Services
5 - Fire Investigation Bureau & Overflow Payroll Records
6 - Fire Prevention Administration & Storage

1 2

7 - Fire Inspections Bureau & Overflow EMS Records
8 - EMS Administration & Records
Building Addition w/ Required Egress Stairs & Restrooms

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 MUNICIPAL COURTS
ORGANIZATIONAL PLAN

MAIN LEVEL
Lobby
OPEN TO BELOW
5
OPEN TO BELOW
7 10
Cour troom A w/ judges offices
Building addition for Cour troom B w/ judges offices
Building addition for records & collections

COURT (2 STORY)
4 COURT (2 STORY)
6 9
FLOORS 2-7 (SIMILAR)
2 - Cour troom C w/ judges offices, waiting area,
and 2 conference rooms
RECORDS COLLECTIONS 3 - Cour troom C double height space, cour t
administration, and 2 conference rooms
4 - Cour troom D w/ judges offices, waiting area,
OPEN TO BELOW
3 and 2 conference rooms
5 - Cour troom D double height space, city law
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6 - Cour troom E w/ judges offices, waiting area, FLOORS 8-10
and 2 conference rooms
8 - Parole/probation offices
7 - Cour troom E double height space, south
9 - Cour t referral offices
cour t magistrates, and 2 conference rooms
10 - JCS offices
Building Addition w/ Required Egress Stairs &
Restrooms Building Addition w/ Required Egress

1
COURT COURT Stairs & Restrooms
COURT (2 STORY)
2

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CON D I TI ON SU M MA RY
GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Ramsay-McCormack Building is a ten-story, high-rise structure with an additional full

basement and two level mechanical penthouse. The typical floor plate is 50 feet wide and
100 feet long, or 5,000 square feet. The footprint of the basement extends under the two
adjacent public sidewalks, and the tenth floor is about 5-0 smaller on all four sides with
a surrounding balcony. The underlying structure consists of a cast-in-place concrete frame
including concrete columns and beams with a cast-in-place floor and roof slab system.
Perimeter walls are infill structural clay tile with brick veneer. Decorative terra cotta,
brick veneer, and steel windows make up the exterior skin.

CURRENT CONDITION

While the concrete frame structure of the building is sound, the exterior envelope and
the interior finishes are in poor condition. A complete assessment of the exterior is
necessary. At minimum the addition of two code-compliant egress stairwells and new
restrooms shall be provided as an addition to the building.

STRUCTURAL

A walk-through of the building was performed by MBA Engineers on January 9, 2017. It

is MBAs opinion that the building can be renovated as an office building. The opinion
is based on visual observations; no calculations or selective demolition was performed. MAIN INTERIOR MAIN FLOOR CURRENT EXTERIOR
It is possible that the building will have to be modified to meet current wind loading
requirements. It is also possible that the exterior veneer will need to be removed and
replaced, or stabilized back to the structure.*

MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, AND FIRE PROTECTION

A new HVAC system will be provided suitable for office requirements. The system shall
consist of an air-cooled chilled water system located on the roof with pumps located in
the basement. A high efficiency gas-fired hot water boiler and pumps will be located in
the basement. The system will include four pipe variable volume chilled water air handlers
with hot water heating coils located on each floor with medium pressure duct to VAV/
electrical heat terminal units for zone control. Outside air will be provided to each floor.
The stairwells shall be pressurized during fire alarm. A smoke exhaust system will be
provided. A new sanitary waste system and a new roof drain system will be provided. An
NFPA 13, 14, fire sprinkler system will be provided. A flow and pressure test will determine
if a fire pump / jockey pump system is required to meet NFPA 13 and NFPA 14.*

ELECTRICAL

External to the building, we will provide space for a generator. The main electrical room
will be in the basement with new electrical main switchboard, distribution panels, lighting
panels, automatic transfer switches and emergency panels. A main IT room will also be
housed in the basement. It will house the main IT equipment, security, and other low
voltage equipment. Electrical and IT rooms will be provided on alternating floors in the
building. A fire command center will be located on the main floor of the building.*

*Structural summary provided by MBA Engineers, repor t dated January 11, 2017;
Mechanical summary provided by Davis Dumas, repor t dated January 5, 2017; Electrical
summary provided by Hyde Engineering, repor t dated January 5, 2017. MAIN INTERIOR CORRIDOR INTERIOR WITH ENTRANCE DOORS

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 D E VEL O PME N T SUM M ARY
16th Street
RAMSAY-M c CORMACK

POTENTIAL MUNICIPAL ADDITION

17th Street
CITY POLICE & COURTS

Avenue G
Avenue E
3 -STORY DEVELOPMENT

Avenue F
PARK

PARKING OPTIONS
CITY PROPERTIES & ACQUISITIONS
18th Street

BEAT DEVELOPMENTS
BETHEL ENSLEY ACTION TASK

19th Street

20th Street Ensley

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NE X T S T E P S

PROGRAMMING STUDY FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMPLEX

DEVELOPMENT & OCCUPANCY OF RAMSAY-M c CORMACK

NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT FOR ENSLEY VISION PLAN

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