jweisbrot

Since there hasn't been a whole lot mentioned on Gainesville in the past couple months, I thought I would at least update everyone about my firm's project, Gainesville Greens. For those of you who don't know, Gainesville Greens is a 11-story mixed-use retail and residential building with 144 units. It will be a LEED-certified Green building and will reduce energy consumption by 30%. The project is a full city block located at SW 2nd Ave and SW 1st Street, diagonally across from the county court house. We are currently in the process of finishing out our sales center, located on site. Our grand opening will be early April; however, we are currently taking reservations and will start taking contracts once the sales center has opened. We should break ground on the project by the end of the summer. For more information including an elevation, floor plans, pricing, and a short video animation (coming soon), please visit our website at: http://www.GainesvilleGreens.com

Dgreen, As we are still in the final design stage, the start of construction is still fluid. However, we are expecting it to occur in April of next year. Each section of the project will be contained in one main structure. The estimated completion date is January 2009. Thanks for your interest, Jason

As far as I know, the majority of the projects that have been discussed in this thread are still in the works. The only project that seems questionable is the University Corners project. Not alot has been released regarding the status of the project, but they still seem to be having some issues; here is a recent article: http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a...40340/1078/news There hasn't been any news regarding the downtown Hampton Inn, but given the developer's track record and the project's solid financials, it should happen. The only other major project is the 10-story mixed-use development called Gainesville Greens (which happens to be my firm's project). Everything is progressing smoothly and we are firmly in the site planning process. We are also gearing up our marketing campaign to sell the residential units. We just launched a teaser website at: http://www.gainesvillegreens.com/. The full site with floor plans, level plans, and a 3D animation will be up in the next couple of weeks. -Jason

I'll be happy to give you all some more information; unfortunately, I have to wait a couple days until we get some feedback from the city regarding our proposal. As soon as I hear something, I'll be happy to share. Thank you for your interest. -Jason

That parking lot is in a great location, but man what a headache it would be to assemble those parcels. That square block is divided into eight parcels with five different owners. But, I'll do my best Dale . Thanks for the suggestion. -Jason

Hello everyone. I just found out about this forum and I have to say that it is wonderful to see so much good information about Gainesville. I am espiecally interested about the redevelopment of 2nd Ave and downtown, as the city is in dire need of some change. As a matter of fact, the development firm I work for has recently submitted a response to a Request for Proposal (RFP) from the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) regarding Lot 10. Lot 10 is the city owned parking lot diagonal to the new downtown parking garage and across 1st Ave from Market Street Pub. We hope to be chosen to develop this parcel and bring an amazing mixed-use project with upscale residential, office, retail, and resturants to downtown Gainesville. I will keep you all informed as to the status of this process and our project. -Jason Weisbrot