Just off campus: ‘Favorably received’
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After years of squabbling and legal battles with breakaway property owner Jimmy Davidson, coupled with recent weeks of uncertainty, Girard Park residents finally got to hear and see plans for an apartment complex planned for attorney Davidson’s 4.1-acre tract at the Girard Park Drive/Hospital Drive intersection that will benefit the expansion needs of adjacent Lafayette General Medical Center.
At a Wednesday-night meeting at the Petroleum Club, neighbors saw architectural renderings depicting a two-phase development on the property that includes a 135-slot parking lot in the rear that will only be accessible via Hospital Drive (hence virtually invisible from the neighborhood) as well as the apartment complex comprising two four-story buildings (parking for the complex will be beneath the buildings on the ground level).
The land is under contract for purchase and will be developed by the Dwight Andrus Co., a four-generation real-estate development firm with deep and respected roots in the Hub City. Renderings for the project depict an attractive, leafy development with modern stucco-and-metal buildings with balconies. The developers hope to incorporate a pond in the center of the housing development that will connect via an underground aqueduct with the lake at Girard Park.
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Re: Just off campus: ‘Favorably received’
This is the property on the oil center side of this intersection. With the acquisition of UMC, LGMC will use these apartments to house doctors who are completing their residencies. Also says that they will change the Hospital Drive/Girard Park Drive intersection into a roundabout, which is needed.
Re: Just off campus: ‘Favorably received’
Interesting, I hope they do good work this can really be a nice area.
Re: Just off campus: ‘Favorably received’
Are they building trees or apartments? I can barely see the complex in this rendering.
Re: Just off campus: ‘Favorably received’
That's likely intentional, because the owners of very expensive property around those apartments are protective of the neighborhood appearance. And, were actually burned by inadequate tree coverage previously.
Re: Just off campus: ‘Favorably received’
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BlueDawg
Are they building trees or apartments? I can barely see the complex in this rendering.
How do you build trees exactly?
Re: Just off campus: ‘Favorably received’
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BlueDawg
Are they building trees or apartments? I can barely see the complex in this rendering.
May be. Let's just say that is a heavily forested piece of property.
