The way that projects are on a rolling schedule, with some launching as others finish, I am not sure exactly what sort of action would excite anyone on this community board???
There are a lot of projects that have happened or are soon to happen.
- The Warehouse District has seen the completion of Union Station, The Dillon, & MSFH in the last year-ish. The BRT mixed use project is on the horizon as is the project on the CAM block.
- Site 83 is in full swing with the second “tower” launching that will transform the very south end of Glenwood.
- Smok(e)y Hollow and the north end of DT is a really big deal. With the addition of a possible 40 story tower in phase 3 and a possible phase 4 + the parcel across Capital, and Devereux Meadows, that’s a huge transformation over the next few years.
- The east side of downtown is seeing massive transformation of its urban neighborhood with infusion of new housing and Transfer Co.
- Seaboard is about to go under its own transformation soon as indicated by legacy businesses closing there.
- In a few days, Kane and Malik will announce their plans for a large transformational development on downtown’s south side to include a new soccer stadium worthy of a MLS team.
The aforementioned doesn’t even include Edison, 401H, the city’s municipal campus, the new hotels announced, the N&O site, S. Kane’s project across the tracks from Union Station, or a host of other smaller residential projects around downtown that are happening or are slated for the future. What exactly is the expectation here?
Frankly, I think that Smok(e)y Hollow is going to be a real trigger for downtown. It’s going to transform the daily experience of living in the greater Glenwood South neighborhood and provide a roadmap for the creation of more 18 hour urban neighborhoods.
Barring a significant recession in the near future, I expect to see a lot out of the next 5 years.
Glass half full here.