The Park View Pavilion Coming Soon

[KuroiKetsunoHana]

i do, actually.  i think it's beautiful in its own way--but i don't delude myself into thinking that anyöne agrees with me.

[Timkin]

ummmm....okay..

[thelakelander]

Hmmm...as expected, pharmacy it is.

Demolition and renovation of the old Park View Inn on State Street hasn't kept pace with previous predictions. But work has begun.

In September, one of the owners said a contract would be let within two weeks and the new parking garage open by April. In December, the word was the demolition would start in January and the garage open by summer.

Tyler Saldutti, who is handling leasing for the project, said a contract was signed a couple of weeks ago and that the first demolition crew is now working on the motel. But it's primarily doing asbestos removal and it will be another 45 days before major demolition starts.

Meanwhile, Saldutti said that he has a letter of intent from an Atlanta-based retail developer for a project that would include a 24-hour pharmacy.

Saldutti, who also represents the owners of the old Claude Nolan Cadillac building next door, said he's in discussion with other developers for a possible nightclub and/or boutique hotel there.

Read more at Jacksonville.com: http://jacksonville.com/business/2011-03-23/story/works-progress-updates-park-and-king-tulsa-welding-and-more#ixzz1HXygSs6k

[JeffreyS]

24-Pharmacy will work out fantastic.

[Wacca Pilatka]

Happy news.

[duvaldude08]

Great News!! I passed by today and they are removing the asbestos. Im glad to see atleast one projet is moving as expected.

[Bativac]

"Letter of intent" which translates to "I'll believe it when I see it."

I will say that this is one building whose time has come and gone. I won't be sorry to see the Park View torn down... but I do not believe we will see the site developed anytime soon. I hope I'm proven wrong!

[thelakelander]

The site won't be abandoned.  They aren't tearing the entire thing down.  Only the old hotel room tower portion.  They're keeping and remodeling the existing garage.

[CS Foltz]

Goody...............just what we need ......another parking garage down town! I guess they want in on the parking garage gravy train too? Makes me wonder just which power/money circle will be involved on this blight to downtown..............maybe Vescor is branching out into other area's!

[Captain Zissou]

Goody...............just what we need ......another parking garage down town! I guess they want in on the parking garage gravy train too? Makes me wonder just which power/money circle will be involved on this blight to downtown..............maybe Vescor is branching out into other area's!

Dude, it's an already existing parking garage.  They are taking an existing garage and adding retail to it.  How is that a bad thing??  Check your facts before you rant.

[tufsu1]

CS..chill....this is a pretty decent development that includes an EXISTING parking garage...parking on that site would be a must for a pharmacy (or any other retail really), so a gargae is better than more surface parking.

[Timkin]

This is good news.  At least they are moving forward with something on the site. The Hotel portion is the worst looking , as it has the front and rear windows, doors, etc, already missing.  Glad to hear work has finally begun.

[uptowngirl]

24 hr pharmacy is another word for convenience store. I am not as excited about this as other seem to be. Heck Walgreen's and CVS sell singles at some sites. OK, so it might be a little more upscale than say Blue Front....but a 24hr Pharmacy on that spot is not going to be like the CVS at the Epicenter in CLT.

[tufsu1]

what did you think it would be uptowngirl?  It was pretty clear to some of us from the beginning that the one proposed building (around 15,000 sf) was set up perfectly to be a drugstore...and given the nearby Walgreens up by Shands, I'm betting on CVS

[thelakelander]

I'll be okay with a standard CVS or Walgreens box, as shown on the conceptual renderings. However, I never expected the development to be like Charlotte's Epicenter.