Whitefish Moves Forward with City Hall Design Plans

Cost estimates for high-ticket downtown building and parking structure could approach $14.6 million

By Tristan Scott // Oct 21, 2014 // News & Features

As the city of Whitefish moves forward with its final design plans for a new downtown city hall and parking structure, officials continue to grapple with cost estimates and a final design schematic.

One estimate recently presented to the Whitefish City Council puts the buildings price tag at $14.6 million, but the total cost could be considerably less depending on the size and design of the building.

Mosaic Architecture submitted several cost estimates for the construction of the city hall and parking structure, with the highest projected budget estimate of $14.6 million accounting for a 30,000-square-foot building and full basement.

A two-story city hall with a half-floor basement and parking structure would cost approximately $12 million, according to Mosaics estimates, while a full basement would cost an additional $500,0000, while a third floor would add roughly $950,000.

If the building includes retail space at the corner of East First Street and Baker Avenue, another $687,000 would be required in the budget.

Ben Tintinger, of Mosaic, met with the citys building steering committee on Oct. 15, and said mixing and matching design concepts from two final schematics is possible.

The council will now move into the second phase of design work while the steering committee hashes out design details for the final schematic.

Mosaic Architecture was awarded the design contract for the city hall and parking garage complex earlier this year, and Tintinger met with the steering committee again to settle the differences between the two design schemes.

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Whitefish Moves Forward with City Hall Design Plans