The Wyoming City Center Mayor's Task Force presented plans for the redevelopment of its City Center late last month.

The study site, which consists of land bounded by the , was targeted in the city's 2007 master plan for mixed uses, including neighborhood-scaled retail, office, civic, and residential uses.

The cornerstone of the City Center is the 8,200-square-foot building at , formerly the home of Sturkey's, Encore, and Village Green restaurants.

The city purchased the property in July.

A housing and commercial study by Property Advisors said that the large number of affluent househoulds in Wyoming could support an additional 525,000-725,000 square feet of commercial space over the next five years.

Property Advisors also recommended that the city increase its moderately-priced housing options ($200,000-$275,000) and offer more housing styles, including attached townhomes.

GBBN Architects took preliminary task force brainstorming and developed the concept of redeveloping 400 Wyoming Avenue as a restaurant and bar, with outdoor dining and second-floor office space.

A second concept for the building reduces the dining space and adds a retail component on the west side of the building.

GBBN also proposed two new buildings north of 400 Wyoming Avenue, fronting a parking lot that serves as an extention of Wirtz way.

Both proposals for those buildings include ground-floor retail space, but interchange second-floor office and residential uses.

Recommendations will be made to Wyoming City Council for consideration.