July 2, 2025

Downtown university cleared for $115M,on-campus student housing project

Ballfield at Auraria

A local institute of higher education has received the key approvals it needs to
move forward with building its first on-campus student housing.

The building is part of the Ballfield at Auraria mixed-use development being
spearheaded by development firm Columbia Ventures and the Auraria Campus,
formerly known as the Auraria Higher Education Center.

Summit House, as the new, approximately 200,000-square-foot student
housing structure will be called, is planned for an empty plot of land on Auraria
Parkway, across from Ball Arena, said Jim Carpenter, MSU Denver’s chief
financial officer and vice president for administration and finance.

Source: Denver Business Journal

June 18, 2025

‘Communities are what it’s all about’: Jacksonville residents helping shape final segment of 30-mile Emerald Trail

Union Terminal Warehouse

Chris Will, News4JAX Reporter, Jacksonville | June 16, 2025

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Springfield and Eastside residents are actively shaping the future of Jacksonville’s Emerald Trail project, weighing in on plans for its final segment during a community meeting at the Union Terminal Warehouse.

Segment 8, the last piece of the 30-mile urban trail network, will connect the historic Springfield and Eastside neighborhoods. The project aims to link 14 historic communities to downtown Jacksonville, Hogans Creek, McCoys Creek and the St. Johns River by 2031.

Source: News4Jax

June 10, 2025

Short stretch of Atlanta Beltline is witnessing a restaurant boom

Citizen, Columbia Ventures, Studioplex

Four new Eastside Trail-adjacent concepts open, announced in span of a few months

May 28, 2025, 1:04PM | Josh Green

The Howell Mill Road corridor and other sections of West Midtown have taken lumps this year for a wave of unfortunate restaurant closures, but on the flipside of town, it’s recently been a different story.

Within the span of a few months, high-profile patios along the Atlanta Beltline’s Eastside Trail between Irwin Street and Edgewood Avenue have sprung to life with diners and springtime revelers. And more is on the way soon.

Each of the new eateries is operating (or will soon operate) at the base of buildings with other uses above, ranging from upscale apartments to sprawling townhomes and terrace-heavy office space. A stream of nearby foot traffic, especially on weekends and evenings, is constant. And the patio spaces, even by Atlanta’s big standards, are roomy.

Source: Urbanize Atlanta

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