Whiteaker project would create offices, condos.Byline: Development Report By Joe Harwood The Register-Guard Eugene real estate dealer Carlton Simons proposes to spruce up spruce up Verb [sprucing, spruced] to make neat and smart Verb 1. spruce up - make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child" a cluster of warehouses he owns in the southwest Whiteaker area, a project that would include converting an existing warehouse into offices and condominiums. Simons, doing business as Simon Investment Properties LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control and CSA (1) (Canadian Standards Association, Toronto, Ontario, www.csa.ca) A standards-defining organization founded in 1919. It is involved in many industries, including electronics, communications and information technology. Oregon LLC, owns most of the block bounded on the north by west Fourth Avenue and on the south by west Fifth Avenue, and Lincoln and Charnelton streets to the west and east, respectively. In preliminary plans submitted to the city, Simons wants to remodel re·mod·el tr.v. re·mod·eled also re·mod·elled, re·mod·el·ing also re·mod·el·ling, re·mod·els also re·mod·els To make over in structure or style; reconstruct. a warehouse on Lincoln Street to include 8,400 square feet of parking on the ground floor, 8,400 square feet of office space on the second floor, and five condominium condominium In modern property law, individual ownership of one dwelling unit within a multidwelling building. Unit owners have undivided ownership interest in the land and those portions of the building shared in common. units on the third floor totaling 6,000 square feet. Immediately south of that building, Simons proposes to construct a three-story addition onto an existing building. The first floor of the addition would have about 4,000 square feet of retail or commercial space, the second floor would have office space totaling 7,200 square feet, and the third floor would include six condominium units. Some of the area slated for the addition is now used for parking. To make up for the loss of parking spaces and to accommodate the more intense use, Simons proposes to build a staggered, eight-tier parking structure next door. The parking structure, proposed for a parking lot now sandwiched between two buildings on Fourth Avenue, would have room for 160 stalls and would stay below the 45-foot height limit in the mixed-use zone. Property records on file with Lane County show Simons' square block area to be about 2.2 acres. Many of Simons' buildings now have an eclectic mix of offices, retail and commercial tenants, as allowed under rules for the mixed-use zone. It was unclear Monday when Simons hopes to begin the project. Messages left by The Register-Guard were not returned. Simons is to meet with the city planning city planning, process of planning for the improvement of urban centers in order to provide healthy and safe living conditions, efficient transport and communication, adequate public facilities, and aesthetic surroundings. staff on Wednesday to hash out Verb 1. hash out - speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion; "We discussed our household budget" talk over, discuss details before making a formal application. Planners generally applaud redevelopment efforts that focus on increasing density in the city core. Development Report runs Tuesdays. |
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