Many previously-reported changes are now under construction, but this one somehow came in under my radar. A new mixed-use development has broken ground at 530 Center Street. That site was a big, underutilized public parking lot, next door to the Calvary Episcopal complex.
There are usually a lot of empty spaces, so this lot was probably the best downtown candidate for asphalt removal - good riddance.
The under-construction photo above left is from last week's Sentinel, and to the right is a conceptual rendering from the developer's submittal to the city. The viewpoint is from the corner of Cedar and Cathcart, approximately the same spot as in the Google Street View image at top right. To the left of the new building can be seen the 25-foot-wide public "paseo" that will run through from Cedar to Center.
As can be seen in the photos, the large parking lot fronts on both Center and Cedar Streets, and is right across Cedar Street from the lot where the Farmers Market happens every Wednesday, which is also where the City Council wants to build the controversial library/housing/parking structure.
A non-binding referendum on that project has qualified for the November ballot, so we'll see how that turns out.
The under-construction photo above left is from last week's Sentinel, and to the right is a conceptual rendering from the developer's submittal to the city. The viewpoint is from the corner of Cedar and Cathcart, approximately the same spot as in the Google Street View image at top right. To the left of the new building can be seen the 25-foot-wide public "paseo" that will run through from Cedar to Center.
Like most of the recent mixed-use downtown projects, this one has retail/commercial spaces on the ground floor and apartments above. Unlike most of the others, however, this building has no internal parking for residents, and only 12 on-site parking spaces.
