The board voted 6-0 to grant conceptual approval for Atlanta-based Columbia Ventures LLC plans to build a five-story, 341-unit mixed-use apartment development at Park and Forest streets in Brooklyn.
Renderings and plans by Studio Architects of Atlanta show a project that includes restaurant and retail spaces and a 428-space parking garage at 390 Park St.
Source: Jax Daily Record
Atlanta-based Columbia Ventures LLC plans to build a five-story, 341-unit mixed-use apartment development at Park and Forest streets in Brooklyn.
A report and renderings released May 5 by the city Downtown Development Review Board show a project that includes restaurant and retail spaces and a 428-space parking garage at 390 Park St.
The review board is scheduled to vote May 12 on Columbia Ventures’ request to approve the conceptual architectural design for the project.
Columbia Ventures bought the 0.58-acre site Nov. 23 for $3.55 million from Veritas Inc., according to Duval County property records.
Source: Jax Daily Record
Melissa Diaz moved to Colorado from California fleeing from an abusive relationship. She previously worked for different health nonprofits but ultimately her own health took a toll on her.
Diaz said she eventually lost her housing and became homeless.
“Housing is vital. That’s where it all starts,” Diaz said. “When I was in California, I saw how mental health issues were tied to homelessness. You have to wonder if it’s tied to being in the street and the survival instincts that have to come along with that. When you’re in that position, you don’t go to the doctor. You don’t take care of yourself. You’re just living to survive the next day. Housing is where it starts.”
Diaz found that housing and told her story on a dreary yet inspiring day at the Viña Apartments, a new and affordable apartment complex in Elyria-Swansea, that’s been in the works since 2015.
Source: Denverite
