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Kansas City, MO-based MW Development Enterprises, LLC. seeks Conceptual Review approval of DDRB Application 2023-012 for the development of a 275-unit mulit-family project at 91 South Myrtle Avenue in LaVilla.
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Interesting... this will break new ground, literally, for that area... the beginning of the remaking of Myrtle Avenue South. This is at the boundary, too, of LaVilla and the Rail Yard District. Down the street is the Glass Factory and Myrtle Avenue Brewing and directly across on Dennis Street is Lemon Street Brewing and the Dennis & Ives project so this corner could become a new center for robust activity - transformative from its history of heavy industrial.
I do wonder how the constant closure of the adjacent Myrtle Street underpass due to City pumps not working more than not will impact the desirability of this project. Also, not sure the exterior isn't mostly plain save for a little brick and multicolored paints.
How many parking spaces in their garage? And, will the windows resist the I-95 and FEC railroad noise? Lastly, I recall that FDOT will be spending a good while redoing the Myrtle Street overpass soon so how will that impact this project, if at all?
I can see a lot more developments like this popping up along the Emerald Trail. This has been the case with similar projects like Atlanta's BeltLine. Something to keep an eye out for locally is FDOT. FDOT has been pushing to modify the intersection of Myrtle/Forest and I-95. If successful, that modification would hurt the prospect of infill development projects like this one, by limiting the direct connectivity between the Rail Yard District and Five Points. I'm holding out hope that local stakeholders can convince FDOT to leave that intersection alone.
Frankly, I love this project. It's a little isolated, so I hope they can make it work. I like that these infill projects are starting to add some height and stack the residential on top of the garage. This is much better in my opinion than Artea or the Station at San Marco that span multiple blocks due to the garage being integrated horizontally. I really hope this comes to fruition.
By the time they get this thing built, it will be right in the middle of everything, as much around it is going to be a part of the McCoys Creek Trail and park system.
Quote from: thelakelander on May 08, 2023, 12:33:19 AM
I can see a lot more developments like this popping up along the Emerald Trail. This has been the case with similar projects like Atlanta's BeltLine. Something to keep an eye out for locally is FDOT. FDOT has been pushing to modify the intersection of Myrtle/Forest and I-95. If successful, that modification would hurt the prospect of infill development projects like this one, by limiting the direct connectivity between the Rail Yard District and Five Points. I'm holding out hope that local stakeholders can convince FDOT to leave that intersection alone.
Yes, this project gives even more ammunition to arguments against FDOT's proposed change to the Myrtle/Forest intersection. Unless FDOT falls back on their argument the "design process is too far along to change it" (that is, we drew it on the back of an envelope, and don't want to change it).
What is the status of the structures across Harper and Hanover Streets from the project? Do they stay, or will they be removed as part of the McCoys Creek Park? The building on Hanover, near Dennis, looks to be some sort of utility (JEA?) structure.
Quote from: Charles Hunter on May 08, 2023, 12:04:58 PM
What is the status of the structures across Harper and Hanover Streets from the project? Do they stay, or will they be removed as part of the McCoys Creek Park? The building on Hanover, near Dennis, looks to be some sort of utility (JEA?) structure.
My guess is that they stay. There's a cell phone tower back there and one of the buildings belongs to Century Link, so I'm assuming that they have fiber optics running along the rail line.
Seems like they could do a better job with the elevation along Myrtle. Other than that not complaint here.