Major Developments

[thetoolman]

Has anyone heard news of a retail/lifestyle center modeled on Destin Commons being planned for the I-10 Mahan (east) area? I hear rumors that I cannot substantiate related to DeVoe Moore and a developer working on some retail in the area.

I see the new Car Museum going up in this area, and I think the new center would be in close proximity to that from what I hear.

This sounds like it would be similar to the retail project proposed by St. Joe for SouthSide, but is there any way to find out if this is real or not?

[Florida]

something like that has surfaced in my circle... I didn't know DeVoe was involved, I figured it was Rick Kearney.

[poonther]

Sounds good to me, but when this proposed one opens and/or the one at Southside, Tally Mall or Gov. Square is gonna feel it in a very negative way. Hey serves them right for not updating their products as they should. I find both malls to be very drab and depressing from the inside. That's why I only go to them 3 or 4 times a year.

For this project I'd rather have Kearny in on it that Moore b/c just based on what I'v seen from them, Kearny is more capable of producing a better quality product IMHO. Besides Moore always seems from the newspaper to be as ornery as a hornet.

[Go Gators]

Sounds good to me, but when this proposed one opens and/or the one at Southside, Tally Mall or Gov. Square is gonna feel it in a very negative way. Hey serves them right for not updating their products as they should. I find both malls to be very drab and depressing from the inside. That's why I only go to them 3 or 4 times a year.

For this project I'd rather have Kearny in on it that Moore b/c just based on what I'v seen from them, Kearny is more capable of producing a better quality product IMHO. Besides Moore always seems from the newspaper to be as ornery as a hornet.

[Florida]

Great news! All the Gov Sq. needs to do to really modernize things is replace the floor.

[poonther]

Great news! All the Gov Sq. needs to do to really modernize things is replace the floor.

[seminole]

Huh? A discussion of making Tallahassee a major city.

http://www.tallahassee.com/special/blogs/bizmatters.html

[poonther]

Huh? A discussion of making Tallahassee a major city.

http://www.tallahassee.com/special/blogs/bizmatters.html

[Florida]

^Exactly. Notice in that piece about making Tallahassee a major city, there is still some resistance to the notion that things around here could get serious. Many in power are comfortable with status quo.

[BHCav]

I disagree with his point about the lack of workforce. I know a lot of people at school that would love to stay here for work, but are planning to go elsewhere due the lack of decent earning potential. If businesses moved here lack of workforce would be a nonpoint.

[Florida]

Good point... and imagine the boost the universities would get from there being more economic opportunity in the region. It would allow them to attract higher caliber students who would otherwise not consider a school in a community this size.

[seminole]

Interesting.

Seminole, instead of you linking UP to them and their one article, you should link them to UP where were talk about it everyday.

[poonther]

Okay, consider it done.

[Florida]

Wal-Mart planning smaller store

By Bruce Ritchie

Staff writer

Wal-Mart is moving forward with plans for a 101,000-square foot store on North Monroe Street.

The Board of Adjustment and Appeals in August refused to grant the company's request for a store with more than 120,000 square feet. As a result of the vote, Wal-Mart will have to demolish the former Sam's Club, the YMCA and other surrounding commercial buildings to build stormwater ponds to treat runoff.

Some surrounding residents remain opposed though and say the ponds are not large enough to protect Lake Jackson. An opponent says a neighboring hydrogeologist contends that the ponds would have to be at least 10 times larger to provide the treatment required by Leon County regulations protecting Lake Jackson.

Wal-Mart's site plans eventually will go before the County Commission for approval

[Florida]

Another WalGreens breaks the ground

This is at the Southwest corner of W. Tennessee Street and Capital Circle SW. Walgreen's loves those corner lots!

Hopefully this one won't be brick!

[BHCav]

Wal-Mart planning smaller store

Do they just not want another WAL-MART???

[Florida]

I share your taste for Wal-Mart, however, unlike these people I'm not going to sit and pretend I'm concerned about the environment when my true concern is with the store itself. People ought not be afraid to say, "We want something else, not another Wal-Mart".

[Florida]

Yep, I hate Wal-Fart also, so I can't blame them.

[poonther]

You are right TJ, this project has always been about NIMBYism IMHO. While I am definitely no fan of Wally-mart (I can count on my fingers the number of times in my life I've been in one of their stores) I was hoping that at this location Wally-mart would build one of their new stores : Neighborhood Market Stores which is what they often do when they are forced by communities to build smaller stores. I've never been in one of these type stores, has anyone here been in one of these??

[Florida]

I've seen them but they aren't nearly as magnetic as the real deal.

[mracca]

You are right TJ, this project has always been about NIMBYism IMHO. While I am definitely no fan of Wally-mart (I can count on my fingers the number of times in my life I've been in one of their stores) I was hoping that at this location Wally-mart would build one of their new stores : Neighborhood Market Stores which is what they often do when they are forced by communities to build smaller stores. I've never been in one of these type stores, has anyone here been in one of these??

[BHCav]

I agree it is nothing but NIMBYism, but in this rare occurence I am all for it.

[poonther]

So wouldn't the neighborhood store be a better solution/option for this location even if they aren't as magnetic as some people say???

[Florida]

Absolutely.... anything is better than a vacant building. I think it not being as magnetic is a good thing for this type of controversy.

[Florida]