TROY – Residents will get a look at the conceptual plans to guide the fifth attempt to redevelop 1 Monument Square during a presentation Monday.

The concept for the 1.2-acre site where City Hall once stood is necessary before the city seeks development bids. However, the city has yet to announce when it will push ahead to find a developer.

The conceptual proposal is based on a series of public meetings with residents, business owners and other interested people held in June by consultants from Place Alliance NY of Saratoga Springs and River Street Planning of Troy.

This was the city’s attempt to avoid public opposition that arose during the previous four times projects were proposed for the site, which has been vacant since 2011 when the old City Hall was knocked down.

“The resulting concept is a large, mixed-use project, all season civic plaza that includes two levels of parking with an open-air public space that spills onto River Street and Monument Square,” the city stated in its announcement.

“It features expansive views of the Hudson River and a Grand Staircase connection through a series of distinct outdoor spaces down to William D. Chamberlain Riverfront Park with elevator access and ramps,” the announcement continued.

The concept will be unveiled at 7 p.m. Monday at the Arts Center of the Capital Region, 265 River St.

The city just cleared up a lawsuit from the fourth development proposal that involved Bow Tie Cinemas building an 11-theater movie multiplex. The $22 million concept envisioned creating an 18-hour downtown that would draw people to local restaurants, bars and shops.

But the project collapsed when local developer Sam Judge of Judge Development Corp. sued the city and Bow Tie saying that the city had failed to deal with parkland issues. The site is located at Riverfront Park's southern end and includes designated parkland. The city needs the state Legislature's permission to sell parkland.

There was also some opposition to the project from local residents and businesses who questioned whether there would be enough parking and the design of the theater in Troy's Victorian-era downtown.

The City Council eventually approved a $71,000 payment to the theater company to settle a $246,065 claim. The city paid back $60,000 that the company spent as an initial payment on acquiring the site and $11,000 for technical studies it can use when it solicits proposals for the fifth attempt at redeveloping the site.

Currently, the Monument Square site is being used to store equipment and materials for use in reconstructing the seawall along the river.