Downtown Manager Linda Kunze had good news for the Village Council at last night’s meeting. The downtown retail occupancy rate is 99 percent, up from 91 percent in 2005. Rents have increased to $24 per square foot from $21 per square foot in the same period. Not included in the figures are the Acadia on [...]
What’s that old saying about it being better to ask forgiveness than permission? Apparently the developer of the 4929 Forest condominiums has taken it to heart. Now that finishing touches are being applied to the building’s exterior, it’s clear several design changes have been made – and without the village’s blessing. Among them: the south [...]
The condo development planned for Main Street at Maple Avenue is officially a no-go. Intercapital Main and Maple LLC has pulled the plug on the project, citing higher than expected costs. Plans presented to the Village Council in May called for an 18,000-square-foot building that would house five condos over 5,300 square feet of first-floor [...]
Word has it the construction site at 4929 Forest Ave. has been closed by the village for multiple code violations. This is the site, you will recall, that has given many residents fits due to frequent unannounced street closures. The developer also reportedly has left the gates open overnight and made too-free use of the [...]
The more I think about that proposed mixed-use development for the corner of Main Street and Maple Avenue, the more I yearn for the “pocket park” originally envisioned for the site. Not that I’m against an attractive development (as the plans seem to indicate), property tax revenue (from the five proposed condos) or sales tax [...]
The Village Council last night heard final plans for two developments recommended for approval on June 5. In both cases — a three-story, mixed-use development at Main Street and Maple Avenue and the redevelopment of the Green Knolls Shopping Center at Main and 63rd Streets — the village would bring to closure years of debate [...]
DF writes: “Has anyone seen the final plans for the new building where the street leaving the parking deck heading North straight past the building into Burlington Avenue which is only a ONE WAY heading WEST? This is where commuter traffic, drop offs, etc. are all converging. This will be a major traffic congestion nightmare [...]
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