The long awaited groundbreaking ceremony for Avondale Estates’ first modern mixed-use development is 11 a.m. March 10 at 2718 East College Ave.
South City Partners has planned a four-story project including 197 apartments, 8,000 square feet of retail/restaurant space and a gateway park that’ll be approximately one acre.
The three-acre project is vital for the city on several fronts. It will mark the official western gateway to Avondale Estates, and city officials hope it will spearhead further development within the downtown business district. Indeed, it appears that Avila Real Estate, which owns 15 acres in Avondale, including the old Fenner Dunlop property, is beginning to stir.
“Avila is definitely getting more robust,” Mayor Jonathan Elmore said last week. “There is more movement than we’ve seen on their end. They are preparing to submit some kind of permit.”
Since closing on the College/Sams Crossing property in January, South City has already demolished three buildings and scooped out a foundation, likely for a parking deck behind the apartments.
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