Downtown Living
Three Light Dims a Notch
By Kevin Collison The Three Light luxury apartment tower has been downsized slightly from its original scope from 321 apartments to 288, and from 32 stories tall to 26, according to new bid documents. The fresh information on the Bidclerk trade publication website indicates the luxury apartment tower, which had been expected to break ground earlier…
Covid Scuttles Riverfront Mid-Rise Apartment Concept
A big mixed-use project contemplated for the downtown riverfront that would have included two, 10-story apartment buildings has been shelved, at least for now, an apparent victim of the Covid-19 pandemic. An undisclosed local developer had been considering what would have been a project that included apartments, office and retail on a 2.6-acre site near…
Leather Elevator Lobbies? Luxury Digs Bring New Settlers to Old Westport
By Kevin Collison Westley on Broadway, an upscale apartment development so big it prompted a new master plan, has opened, adding hundreds of residents to the evolving, eclectic and sometimes rowdy blend that is Westport. The 256-unit project on the southeast corner of Westport Road and Broadway quietly began accepting tenants in mid-July and is…
DGX Opens New Urban Living Store in Crossroads
By Kevin Collison The new DGX store, Dollar General’s urban store concept, opened Friday at 1979 Main in the Crossroads and manager Luci Koan is happy to be part of the downtown revival. “I feel honored and so excited for all the people down here,” she said, “and I think they’ll be excited about what…
Quinlan Development Bring Affordable Apartments to Eighth and The Paseo
By Kevin Collison The developers of Paseo Gateway have opened residential projects totaling 79 affordable and market-rate apartments on the northeast edge of downtown at Eighth and The Paseo. The 57-unit Quinlan Place apartments and 22-unit Quinlan Row townhomes are the latest round of residential investment by Brinshore Development and its public partners that’s added…