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City News - Welcome the New
New Neighbors
Viva-city welcomes new Downtowners moving into Aria.
New Buildings/Projects Completed
Bayview Motel and Apartments: 4-story, 79 apartments, 113 parking spaces. South side of Fir between Columbia & State. Columbia Neighborhood.
New Children’s Museum: 2-story, 13,000 sq ft of galleries, public lobby, retail store, café, activity areas, 2,500 sq ft multi-purpose performance space. North side of Island between Front and Union. Marina Neighborhood.
Schieffer Building: 3-story existing historical building is being converted into 10,000 square feet of commercial office and 4,000 square feet of ground floor retail. Southeast corner of 8th & J St. East Village – Ballpark Neighborhood.
Candy Factory: 4-story, 20,000 square feet of commercial, 7,000 square feet of ground floor retail, conversion of historical structure moved to the existing site. Northwest corner of 10th & K St. East Village – Ballpark Neighborhood.
New Buildings Beginning
Ten Fifty B: 23-story (236’), 229 affordable apartments, 13,450 square feet of ground floor retail, 3-1/2 level underground garage has 132 parking spaces. North side of B St between 11th & 10th. Anticipated completion: April 2010. East Village - Upper West Quadrant.
New Buildings Approved
No projects approved during June.
Buildings Going or Gone
The removal of Burger King on the north side of B St between 11th & 10th to make room for Ten Fifty B, a 226 price-restricted apartment complex.
The Volunteers of America Inebriate Reception Center has successfully relocated from 1111 Island to 101 16th (the west side of 16th between L St and Imperial). The VOA opened on June 15. Soon, the building located on Island between 11th and Park will be demolished to make way for the Thomas Jefferson School of Law.
Children’s Museum Park is Open
If you’ve strolled down the westerly portion of Martin Luther King Promenade recently, you have noticed our newest park.
The Children's Museum Park is located south of Island between Union and Front.