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Sebastian,
Thank you for this information. I agree, I believe we need to start working
very seriously together to get a good understanding of the neighborhood plan as
it exists today and to alter it (as we are allowed) to refine our vision for our
area.
The woman who runs the cleaner and alteration business in that small strip
center on Lamar, just north of Fashion Floors has moved to 700 N. Lamar. She
told me that the owner of that property told her that the strip center will be
torn down for a condo project. She was quite sure about that.
As for 5117 North Lamar. The FOR SALE sign is still up and the land has been
mowed. Not sure what that means. I know that the owner had intended to put a
small condo with retail below project there. Who knows now what is planned once
it is sold.
As the fellow who built the monster behind my house told me in February of 2006
- "Lady, developers and investors are going to be swarming this neighborhood".
He didn't seem to bright, but I guess he was right. By the way, the monster is
for rent. They complied with the "duplex" building requirement by attaching the
northwest corner of the new structure to a corner of the old, run-down garage -
with - a 2" by 6 or 8" board. Wow! Also, I went into the monster two weeks
ago and I still cannot figure out what it is supposed to be. All I know it is
HUGE and has a very small kitchen at the back of the structure downstairs.
Vigilance and effort on our parts.
Onward.
Mary
Quoting Sebastian Wren :
>
> I had a good conversation with Jamil Alam about the BOA application for
> the Howard's property. He confirmed that indeed he no longer has a
> contract on the Howard property, and he is not at all interested in
> pursuing a variance from the BOA without a letter of support from the
> neighborhood.
>
> In this conversation, he told me that he has gotten very mixed messages
> from individuals in this neighborhood about the desire for mixed use,
> and he asked me what I thought neighbors really wanted. He asked
> point-blank what I thought neighbors would prefer if it came down to a
> choice between (for example) an apartment complex versus a mixed-use
> development.
>
> I honestly couldn't say.
>
> I think we need to talk as a neighborhood over the next few months and
> see if we can get some common visions for development. Not only for the
> Howard's property, but for 5117 N. Lamar, which is also for sale, the
> large lot on Middle Fiskville, and for some of the larger properties
> that are not currently for sale, but may be in the future.
>
> We have a neighborhood plan, but maybe we should go back to that from
> time to time to just check that we still have that common vision for
> development, or we should fine-tune the details of that plan. I use the
> plan as my guide in my position, so it is very important that we really
> talk out the details of development.
>
> At this point, I'm not sure the door is completely closed with Endeavor.
> Jamil certainly isn't going to try to get a variance without our
> support, and he doesn't even have a contract pending to purchase the
> property. But he is still willing to talk to me, and he does seem
> interested in finding out what kind of development the neighborhood
> would support on the Howard's property.
>
> Jamil told me several times that the property is for sale, and that
> somebody else is likely to purchase the property and build something
> else. As Clay reported, Centro is already looking at the property for a
> different project. But if we decide that we really do support a
> mixed-use project for that site, then I think Jamil would like to stay
> in the loop.
>
> I would like to broaden the conversation to include other sites in our
> neighborhood. We have the same compatibility problems with the lot at
> 5117 N. Lamar. If the VMU project at North Loop and Lamar (West side)
> is approved and construction begins, I think other developers will get
> similar ideas about properties on our side of Lamar.
>
> Cheers.
>
> ____________________________________________
> Sebastian Wren, Ph.D.
> Director
> http://BalancedReading.com
>
>
>
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