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DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS CAPITAL PARTNERS GOLDMAN SACHS JONES LANG LASALLE IBERIA BANK OUR HISTORY. HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK RETAIL PARTNERS OUR FUTURE. ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE LIVE NATION ROUSES MARKETS URBAN SOUTH BREWERY PAINTED HOSPITALITY MY HOUSE EVENTS KALEIDOSCOPE EARLY LEARNING CENTER PROGRAMMING PARTNERS GNO INC. IDEA VILLAGE TULANE UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS FILM SOCIETY NOLA PROJECT NEW ORLEANS VIDEO ACCESS CENTER (NOVAC) MARCH 5, 2020 ELECTRIC GIRLS OPERATION SPARK Request For Proposal NOLAVATE BLACK Master Developer Convention Center District Development Project LIBERTY’S KITCHEN ARTS COUNCIL NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS AIRLIFT CONTEMPORARY ARTS CENTER TULANE LEPAGE CENTER NEW ORLEANS BUSINESS Respondent: ALLIANCE TULANE UNIVERSITY A.B. FREEMAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS The Shop at the Contemporary Arts Center 900 Camp Street, Suite 401 FESTIVALS FOR GOOD New Orleans, LA 70130 LA GREEN CORPS MARKET UMBRELLA RIVER PARISHES TOURIST COMMISSION NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM OUR HISTORY. OUR FUTURE. ERNEST N. MORIAL NEW ORLEANS EXHIBITION HALL AUTHORITY RESIDENTIAL HOSPITALITY RETAIL & THE SHOP RIVERFRONT / GREEN CULTURAL OPEN SPACE / 845 Units 200 Keys 150K SF Creative Office / 30% Affordable COMMERCIAL Maker / Retail INFRASTRUCTURE CENTER ACTIVATIONS LEED, EGC, Fitwell 500K SF 38K SF LOCAL SHOPS / F&B / FANO / LHC/ LIBERTY’S ENVIRONMENTAL CIVIL RIGHTS MUSEUM POP-UPS / URBAN SOUTH / ENTERGY KITCHEN MANAGEMENT ROUSES / PHARMACY TULANE UNIVERSITY / FITNESS / GNO INC. GREATER N.O. NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM / WELLNESS WELLNESS WELLNESS CENTER “GNO FUTURE” URBAN WATER PLAN RESEARCH CENTER / RIVER PARISHES Lorem ipsum TULANE RIVER AND dolor sit amet, COASTAL CENTER consectetuer adipiscing elit, EVENTS PUBLIC ART / MARKETS FILM MUSIC ARTS COUNCIL / SEAPORT PRODUCTIONS / AIRLIFT / CAC / FESTIVALS FOR GOOD NO FILM MARKET UMBRELLA ALAMO THEATER SOCIETY / TECHNOLOGY NOVAC Software / Gaming / Digital Media COMMUNITY EVENTS GNO INC. NOME / CULINARY LIVE NATION HOB FOUNDATION / ARTS THEATER NEW ORLEANS ENTREPRENEUR WEEK, ROOTS OF MUSIC BLACK TECH NOLA, NEW ORLEANS FILM CREATIVE INDUSTRIES FESTIVAL, FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL, NOFS INDUSTRY EXCHANGE, SOUTHERN FILM INDUSTRY CONFERENCE, NOFS PITCH E SPORTS VENUE / NOVAC / WORKFORCE CONTENT STUDIOS / ELECTRIC GIRLS / COMPETITION, SYNC UP CINEMA, DEVELOPMENT / THEATERS / OPERATION SPARK / ENTREPRENEURSHIP RETROSPECTIVE DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL, RECORDING & EDITING IDEA VILLAGE / SUITES NOLAVATE BLACK MUSIC FETE, GAME FETE, EVERLAB and many more... COMMUNITY MYHOUSE / PARTNERS & SUPPORTERS LIBERTY’S KITCHEN COMMERCIAL KITCHEN / FOOD LAB / EVENT SPACE CASA NEW ORLEANS, DRESS FOR SUCCESS, EDEN HOUSE, FESTIVALS FOR GOOD, FOOD BANK, HOTEL HOPE, KIDSMART, LOUISIANA CHILDREN’S MUSEUM, MYCOMMUNITY, ARTS MAKER SPACE / ARTS COUNCIL / MYDOMAIN, NEW ORLEANS REGIONAL CULTURAL CENTER AIRLIFT / CAC LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, ODYSSEY HOUSE LOUISIANA, PROJECT NOLA, RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE, SECOND HARVEST, SON GNO U / OF A SAINT, SOUL NOLA, ST. BERNARD CLASSROOMS / LIGHT TULANE-LEPAGE / INDUSTRIAL MAKER SPACE / IDEA VILLAGE / PROJECT SPECIALIZED OFFICE / BUSINESS ALLIANCE / and many more... EARLY LEARNING CENTER LA GREEN CORPS / KALEIDESCOPE TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 / EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................... 01 SECTION 2 / TEAM COMPOSITION & RESPONSIBILITIES .................... 06 SECTION 3 / GENERAL PROJECT NARRATIVE .............................. 73 SECTION 4 / DEVELOPMENT PHASING & SCHEDULE ......................... 85 SECTION 5 / FINANCIAL PROPOSAL & PLAN............................... 87 SECTION 6 / PRELIMINARY TERMS & CONDITIONS ..................... 119 SECTION 7 / SEB/DBE PLAN ....................................... 122 SECTION 8 / APPENDIX ...........................................133 SECTION 1 / EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SECTION 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Domain Convention Center LLC (“The Domain Companies”, “Domain” or “Developer”) is pleased to submit our response to the Ernest N. Morial New Orleans Exhibition Hall Authority (the “Authority”) Request for Proposals for the master developer and development plan of 22-acres in the City of New Orleans (“Seaport New Orleans”, “Seaport”, “Project” or “Site”). Together, with our development team (“Team” or “Development Team”) and in close collaboration with our diverse network of community organizations, Domain’s plan is to create transformative impact and economic development supported by visually inspiring urban design unlike anything in New Orleans today. Positioning our City for the future, Seaport New Orleans creates a true and inclusive neighborhood connected to the surrounding Warehouse and Lower Garden Districts while providing unique amenities serving both visitors and locals alike. We will execute that vision with the assistance of the world-class Development Team that will be committed to diversity and inclusion across all phases of the Project. Domain will maximize SEB/DBE participation through partners, consultants, vendors and service providers as further detailed in Section 7. TEAM The Domain Companies is a national real estate development and investment firm focused on making a positive and lasting social, economic and physical impact on the communities in which we build. Domain is responsible for a diverse range of innovative projects including affordable, mixed-income and luxury apartments, condominiums, hospitality, retail, entertainment venues and creative workspace. Domain has advanced over $500 million in successful Downtown New Orleans investments including; The South Market District – New Orleans’ first master-planned, mixed-use, transit-oriented development; The Ace Hotel and Maison de la Luz – groundbreaking, locally-focused hospitality and entertainment concepts; and The Shop – an office and coworking concept supporting creative industries, entrepreneurship and economic development. Our success is a result of our community-focused approach, collective entrepreneurial spirit and the unique skills and experience of our people. Domain has assembled a uniquely diverse and highly-qualified Development Team to execute the proposed Project. Our Team is enthusiastic and confident about the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to forge partnerships with stakeholders City-wide to create a catalytic Project that enhances the positioning of the Authority and New Orleans by solidifying its place as a center of innovation in technology, sciences and creative industries. Please see Section 2 for more information about the Development Team. Members of the Development Team include S9 Architecture, an award-winning New York-based architecture and planning firm dedicated to designing buildings and neighborhoods that respectfully integrate and enhance communities and cities. S9 is responsible for current and completed projects such as the Ponce City Market master plan (Atlanta), Empire Stores (Brooklyn), Brooklyn Navy Yards (Brooklyn) and Pier 70 (San Francisco). Joining S9 is New Orleans-based EskewDumezRipple (EDR), an internationally recognized and nationally honored architecture, interior and urban planning firm. EDR is known in New Orleans for design work on Ace Hotel, The Beacon at South Market (both Domain projects) and Crescent Park. S9 and EDR will be supported by Colloqate Design (New Orleans) and Rome Architects (New Orleans-DBE) in consultation with Buro Happold Engineering and Flick Engineering (New Orleans – SEB/DBE). The Project’s landscape architect SCAPE (New Orleans-DBE), whose work has led to several national and local awards, will be responsible for the Project’s public realm and resiliency. SCAPE is currently completing design for China Basin Park in San Francisco and recently completed the Pensacola Waterfront Framework Plan. Leading the Seaport construction will be New Orleans-based Palmisano Construction. With a new headquarters building just blocks from the proposed Project, Palmisano is a rapidly scaling commercial and civil construction firm completing over 75 large-scale projects with annual revenues of $100 million and 130 employees - $234 million in hospitality and/or mixed-use projects completed in the past 24 months alone. Palmisano will be in partnership with Malin Construction (New Orleans-SEB/DBE) and CDW Services (New Orleans-SEB/DBE) both providing project management support and construction services. SECTION 3 / GENERAL PROJECT NARRATIVE THE DOMAIN COMPANIES 1 SEAPORT NEW ORLEANS OUR HISTORY. OUR FUTURE. The following summarizes key elements of our vision for the three-phased and 2.2 million sf Seaport New Orleans development further detailed in Section 3: WORLD-CLASS PLANNING AND DESIGN, THE SUSTAINABLE NEW ORLEANS NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE FUTURE. Seeking to set a world-wide example for sustainable urban design, the Seaport is comprised of ten cohesive but architecturally distinct structures. The Seaport will target LEED for Neighborhood Development certification, with individual project elements pursuing multiple other green certifications. ACTIVATED AND CONNECTED PUBLIC SPACES, A REIMAGINED WATERFRONT The Seaport is designed to enhance social resilience and connectivity through enhanced cultural and recreational areas running west on Tchoupitoulas Street and south from Race Street towards the waterfront. Domain will work with the Authority, the Port, Tulane and the City to reposition existing uses along the river, opening up the area in front of the Seaport for redevelopment. Additionally, Domain will work with the Authority to create a financial structure that leverages revenues from other project components to help capitalize the creation