The Alley Row

Muncie Indiana, is a vibrant city with a population of 65,292 people. The City is home to Ball State University, one of Indiana’s largest public universities. Its downtown area also holds an Ivy Tech campus. Muncie has had an increase of 1.1% in its job market since 2021. The cities housing stock is evenly split between homeowner occupied and renter occupied housing units; this housing composition can be primary be attributed to the large student population found in Muncie (from both Ivy Tech and Ball State). However the overall Muncie resident population has been decreasing. While the student population continues to recover to pre COVID19 pandemic levels the overall Muncie resident population has remained stagnant.

As we transition out of the pandemic we can then expect an explosion of student housing demand and young professionals within the downtown Muncie area. To this end we believe our proposal for the development of predominately town homes near the downtown area will provide an ideal housing typology that can cater to both future young professionals and to Muncie’s growing student population. The town home model provides a higher density form of housing that can more readily be rented out to a student population or sold to younger professionals hoping to live near the downtown area and its amenities. Additionally our plan provides a transitional zone of moderately dense town homes between the downtown area and the existing adjacent residential zones.

The Alley Row Development Group Identity & Strategy

The often forgotten alley takes center stage in The Alley Row. Turned from an ancillary feature to the social space of the neighborhood. The use of the town home typology encourages a seamless transition between zones and provides th required density to make this project feasible while also providing each unit with a garage unit below each unit thus providing adequate parking per the Muncie ordinances while avoiding the creation of ancillary detached garages, thus keeping a more open spaces. With the anticipation this development may spur on intense use and development of the area we have also proposed the placement of an additional parking garage to meet the parking needs of the residents and the ivy tech students and all other potential visitors.

Muncie Indiana, is a vibrant city with a population of 65,292 people. The City is home to Ball State University, one of Indiana’s largest public universities. Its downtown area also holds an Ivy Tech campus. Muncie has had an increase of 1.1% in its job market since 2021. The cities housing stock is evenly split between homeowner occupied and renter occupied housing units; this housing composition can be primary be attributed to the large student population found in Muncie. However the overall Muncie resident population has been decreasing. While the student population continues to recover to pre COVID19 pandemic levels the overall Muncie resident population has remained stagnant.

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Executive Summary

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Muncie Indiana, is a vibrant city with a to Ball State University, one of Indiana’s also holds an Ivy Tech campus. Muncie since 2021. The cities housing stock is evenly renter occupied housing units; this housing the large student population found in Muncie ever the overall Muncie resident population population continues to recover to pre COVID19 resident population has remained stagnant.

As we transition out of the pandemic we housing demand and young professionals end we believe our proposal for the development the downtown area will provide an ideal young professionals and to Muncie’s growing model provides a higher density form of a student population or sold to younger area and its amenities. Additionally our dense town homes between the downtown zones.

Identity & Strategy

Jose Rodriguez Trujillo

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As we transition out of the pandemic we can then expect an explosion of student housing demand and young professionals within the downtown Muncie area. To this end I developed a strategy for the redevlopment of large parking areas within the Muncie downtown area to be converted into down town homes that will provide an ideal housing typology that can cater to both future young professionals and to Muncie’s growing student population. The town home model provides a higher density form of housing that can more readily be rented out to a student population or sold to younger professionals hoping to live near the downtown area and its amenities. Additionally my plan provides a transitional zone of moderately dense town homes between the downtown area and the existing adjacent residential zones.

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The often forgotten alley takes center stage feature to the social space of the neighborhood. encourages a seamless transition between make this project feasible while also providing unit thus providing adequate parking per creation of ancillary detached garages, anticipation this development may spur have also proposed the placement of an needs of the residents and the ivy tech students