PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY THEME PUTS TOWN CENTER IN DRIVER'S SEAT.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - Town Center Drive, with its old-fashioned streetlights and Main Street USA facades, is a finalist in the Urban Land Institute 2000 Awards for Excellence, the top awards in the building industry. The four-block-long stretch at the heart of Valencia was nominated for its mix of land uses, from pricey Pricey Term used for an unrealistically low bid price or unrealistically high offer price. pricey Of, relating to, or being an unrealistically high offer. An offer to sell a security at $50 when the current market price is $47 is pricey. apartments to boutiques, multi-story office buildings to service industries. The idea behind Town Center was a return to the ``Leave it to Beaver'' style downtown, where shopping, work and entertaiment were within walking distance of home. The Newhall Land and Farming Company The Newhall Land and Farming Company is a land management company based in Valencia, California, United States. The company is responsible for the master community planning of Valencia, as well as the management of farm land elsewhere in the state. , which is developing Town Center, is confident of a shot at the top prize, which will be announced in October. ``We feel Town Center Crive is a strong contender for the award because it is a pioneer of the new Main Street Development trend, company spokeswoman Marlee Lauffer said. ``It is one of the first in the country, and the first to be largely completed in California.'' Town Center Drive, a pedestrian extension of the enclosed en·close also in·close tr.v. en·closed, en·clos·ing, en·clos·es 1. To surround on all sides; close in. 2. To fence in so as to prevent common use: enclosed the pasture. Valencia Town Center mall Town Center Mall may refer to:
The result is a center with a large employee base that draws still more consumers. The Urban Land Institute, a nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. research organization specializing in land-use issues, looks at developments and how they meet community needs. Town Center Drive was entered in the large-scale mixed-use develoment category, projects of more than 500,000 square feet and at least three revenue-producing assets. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Mixed-use development Mixed-use development refers to the practice of allowing more than one type of use in a building or set of buildings. In planning zone terms, this can mean some combination of residential, commercial, industrial, office, institutional, or other land uses. has Town Center Drive in Valencia a finalist in the Urban Land Institute 2000 Awards for Excellence competition. Eric Grigorian/Special to the Daily News |
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