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If they make the move what do you guys want to see there. Me personally would love to see a mixed used retail office space at the bottom and an apartment, condo or hotel tower on the top.15-20 floors.Which would definitely shift a lot of development north even quicker.
They should move to the corner of Main and Elmwood and put it there. Since it is across from the homeless shelter and likely may be a hard to develop property anyway. Nice location for an iconic Courthouse Building entering downtown. Its still close to downtown and provides an anchor of sort on the far end of North Main and could fill in the gap between downtown and NOMA especially considering that the courts employ 120 people and have hundreds of visitors even if some are defendants
I would not be opposed to tearing down that horrible looking monstrosity that has no interaction with the street. If that and the old united way building were torn down and rebuilt as mixed use properties that would be a huge boon for that part of Main Street. Not to mention the empty lots and bus station that will be moving around the same time. 2019-2024 will be an interesting time for this area.
I went to the new wine bar, Lula Drake, on Main Street tonight. It's really nice and was packed. We walked in the rain from the 1600 block down to Cantina 76. Lots of people out and about on Main on a rainy Wednesday. The extent of revitalization on Main St since I moved here in 2005 is hard to put into words - and with more on the way. Perhaps the most exciting thing for Columbia is that despite all the new stuff downtown, there are still a lot of places to redevelop and areas to grow. I am extremely optimistic about what the next ten years has in store for our fair city.
I went to the new wine bar, Lula Drake, on Main Street tonight. It's really nice and was packed. We walked in the rain from the 1600 block down to Cantina 76. Lots of people out and about on Main on a rainy Wednesday. The extent of revitalization on Main St since I moved here in 2005 is hard to put into words - and with more on the way. Perhaps the most exciting thing for Columbia is that despite all the new stuff downtown, there are still a lot of places to redevelop and areas to grow. I am extremely optimistic about what the next ten years has in store for our fair city.
I went back last fall and was amazed by the breakneck speed of redevelopment. I have to say, I'm very excited about the connections between adjoining areas, most notably the University SC Tower and the redeveloped fire station that will further link the Vista to USC. As much as some may criticize Benjamin for his command-driven approach, he has helped build a business climate that has made urban infill and extremely attractive proposition.
More good things happening on North Main. The article talks about a "seemless" transition from I-20 to downtown..I think from Sunset to Downtown will likely see the major improvement... north of that it will likely only be more neighborhood serving retail.. if we are lucky. Lot of interesting sites full of potential both north and south of Sunset Drive.. but I think south of Sunset will see most of the growth. There may be some opportunities to do more around the Eau Claire Town Hall, Columbia College, and Lutheran Seminary as nodes of development.
If the city can pull this new building off, I will be one proud Columbian.
I agree.
I can only laugh at the foolish comments below the story though. It would really make sense for the City to build a building and lease excess space until it needs it and also lease additional class "A" office space (which is needed and commands high rates), retail and residential. It would be a diversified investment. The city would most likely hire a management company to handle the day to day operations. It would also sit on the balance sheet as an asset, and could improve the bond capabilities of the city, which would reduce the need to use TIF's to finance parking projects.
So the building could be 6 floors of parking at 60ft, 20 floors of office space (15 for the city eventually, and 5 for lease) at 250 ft. 7 floor of residential at 70ft (less than 130 units) and 30ft for roof and mechanical floors, we can get to a 410ft building at least. Add in a hotel and you could get close to 500ft tall.
I can only laugh at the foolish comments below the story though. It would really make sense for the City to build a building and lease excess space until it needs it and also lease additional class "A" office space (which is needed and commands high rates), retail and residential. It would be a diversified investment. The city would most likely hire a management company to handle the day to day operations. It would also sit on the balance sheet as an asset, and could improve the bond capabilities of the city, which would reduce the need to use TIF's to finance parking projects.
So the building could be 6 floors of parking at 60ft, 20 floors of office space (15 for the city eventually, and 5 for lease) at 250 ft. 7 floor of residential at 70ft (less than 130 units) and 30ft for roof and mechanical floors, we can get to a 410ft building at least. Add in a hotel and you could get close to 500ft tall.
If the city can pull this new building off, I will be one proud Columbian.
Heck yeah. I would be very proud of being called a Columbian.
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