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All I can say is wow! Macon has been on roll in 2015 when it comes to new development in the core. It's projects like these that will revive the city. It seems like every week I'm reading about some new development, restaurant or retail shop opening downtown, college hill or north macon. I can't wait to see what Downtown Macon looks like in five years. BTW, I see they have Zoe's Kitchen and Corner Bakery being part of the retail. I believe these would be their first locations in Middle Georgia. THE LOFTS AT NAVICENT 7-27-15-agenda-page-001 by brandon walker, on Flickr
With all of this development happening in the core, I love to see a grocery store like Publix open a location either downtown or in the College Hill Corridor.
An article from today's telegraph about this development...
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A new mixed-use development, with commercial, office and residential uses, is planned for downtown Macon.
An application to rezone 781 Spring St. and a portion of 879 Rose Park from a historic commercial district and a central business district to a planned development extraordinary district is expected to be heard Monday at the Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission meeting.
A five-story development -- to be called The Lofts at Navicent Health -- would be built on a 1.53-acre site, according the commission’s staff report. The applicant is Jim Daws, owner of Macon-based Sierra Development, who has built and is currently building other similar developments in Macon.
The first floor of the project will be 9,760 square feet and will include dining and retail facilities and a leasing office for residents. The second floor would be composed of offices and a fitness center reserved for the use of Navicent Health employees.
The top three floors of the development would include 60 one- and two-bedroom apartments. A parking deck will be built providing 102 parking spaces.
“The proposal would comply with the future land use plan that currently exists,” the staff report states.
A mixed-use project that would include commercial, retail and residential uses in downtown Macon was approved Monday despite opposition from members of the Intown Macon Neighborhood Association.
The Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission voted 4-0 to rezone 781 Spring St. and a portion of 879 Rose Park from a historic commercial district to a planned development extraordinary district. Commission Chairman Kamal Azar recused himself from the discussion and voting because his architect firm designed the project.
A five-story development -- to be called The Lofts at Navicent Health -- would be built on a 1.53-acre site. The applicant is Jim Daws, owner of Macon-based Sierra Development, who has built and is currently building other similar developments in Macon.
“We are really excited to take a vacant parking lot and create a destination place,” Daws said.
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Whoa, Macon is really on a role.
