"Bexley condos getting new life as Capital apartments" Business First of Columbus

Link: Bexley condos getting new life as Capital apartments
Carrie Ghose
Business First of Columbus
May 9, 2008

A Bexley development that went bust as a retirement community is filling with tenants from the other end of the age spectrum.

Capital University has purchased the former Woodsview at Bexley LLC condominiums for $4 million and will use the rechristened Capital University Apartments as independent housing for juniors and seniors.

Only 11 of the 30 condos sold since the three-story building went up in 2004 a block from Capital's campus, according to Franklin County property records. After the college bought the complex, students nabbed all available spots for this fall in two days, said Susan Tate, Capital's vice president of business and finance...

"Council tables Capital condo request" ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Link: Council tables Capital condo request
Bonnie Butcher
ThisWeek Community Newspapers
March 11, 2008

Bexley City Council on Tuesday night tabled Capital University's request for a variance to allow student housing in the Woodsview Condominium complex, 2130 Astor Ave. Members said they hope to bring it to a vote at their next meeting, March 18.

The request received its third reading at council's meeting Tuesday, with council member Ben Kessler recommending to table it to allow the city and residents in the area of the condos to review a good-neighbor agreement that Capital's attorney, Don Plank, drafted...

"Cold reception for housing request" ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Link: Cold reception for housing request
Bonnie Butcher
ThisWeek Community Newspapers
February 28, 2008

An unsuccessful condominium complex was the impetus for an emotional Bexley City Council meeting Tuesday night.

The 30-unit complex, Woodsview at Bexley Condominium, has sold only 11 units to date, though it was built in 2004. Bexley Heritage Properties LLC, owner of the remaining 19 units, has decided to sell the complex.

According to bylaws filed with the Franklin County Recorder's Office, the condo complex has an age restriction requiring that at least one of the occupants of a unit must be 55 years of age or older...

"Bexley's low-income areas obscured" The Columbus Dispatch

Link: Bexley's low-income areas obscured
Alayna Demartini
The Columbus Dispatch
March 3, 2008

...The same city that houses the governor's mansion is also home to people who live in federally subsidized apartments and don't have winter coats for their children. Nineteen percent of Bexley households reported that their income was less than $30,000 last year, according to surveys taken by Acxiom Corp., an Arkansas data company. That pocket of poverty is little known outside Bexley...

"A brand-new Bag of Nails" The Columbus Dispatch

If you head out on East Broad, just before you drive into Bexley at Nelson Road you'll see what remains of the Old Bag of Nails restaurant that was mostly burnt down earlier this year. The remaining strucutre has a lot of character and I'm hoping they'll be able to save the shell but the article isn't clear on that point:

Link: A brand-new Bag of Nails
in article "Bigger Brewery on tap"
Bill Chronister
The Columbus Dispatch
November 6, 2007

...But Purdum just approved plans for the new building, and he hopes to have it ready for customers during Lent -- middle to late February -- to feed any cravings for fish and chips on Friday nights.

He's spending $1.3 million to rebuild, and the new restaurant will feature many of the amenities featured in his seven other central Ohio pubs, including an outdoor tiki bar.

He's also hinting that the new pub will include an exterior feature that he hopes will become a landmark on the city's East Side...

"Bexley Gateway's condos are selling, developer says" The Columbus Dispatch

Because of the prominence of this mixed-use project in Bexley, I had decided to add Bexley to RetroMetro a year or so ago.

I actually eat lunch in the Rusty Bucket about once a week and have been watching the project come together for some time now. The parking is completely wrapped up within the development and sets a great example in Columbus for this type of residential, retail and office space mixed-use development in my opinion:

Link: Bexley Gateway's condos are selling, developer says
Mike Pramik
The Columbus Dispatch
October 1, 2007

...Larry Ruben said potential buyers have spoken for five of the six penthouses he's building inside the Alexander, the condominium building at the Gateway project. Despite a tough overall housing market, Ruben said the upscale units are moving and that he expects more than half of the 31 condos to be spoken for when ready for occupancy in early 2008.

Gateway is one of the highest-profile mixed-use developments in central Ohio. It's a true upscale infill project, promising amenities such as enclosed parking and a fitness center in a building that's integrated in Bexley's cozy downtown. Gateway also has contracted with local company I'll Do It! to operate a concierge service for the condo owners.

It's also taken about a year longer than first planned to get up and running, despite the city's 15-year, 50 percent property-tax abatements on the units. That doesn't bother Ruben...

"Brick streets still hold their appeal" The Columbus Dispatch

It's the last line of the following article quote that I thought was an interesting factoid regarding brick streets:

Link: Brick streets still hold their appeal.
Gail Martineau
The Columbus Dispatch
July 25, 2007

...Bexley decided to save its bricks.

Within the next couple of weeks, Bexley will start repairs on N. Roosevelt Avenue between Broad Street and Maryland Avenue, a project that will cost about $120,000.

The city has also uncovered a portion of brick street adjacent to the Governor's Residence on N. Parkview Avenue that was paved over with asphalt, said Dorothy Pritchard, Bexley's service director.

Like Bexley, the German Village Society has come up with a plan to take up the asphalt and uncover the brick on 3rd Street between Livingston Avenue and Schiller Park.

Although there isn't a timeline yet, the group is looking for grant money and donations, said Jody Graichen, the society's director of historic-preservation programs...

...For Bexley, the attraction is twofold: Residents like the brick because it slows traffic, while city officials say the roads can last 100 years...

"Developers' sights still set on parcel" Suburban News Publications

Link: Developers' sights still set on parcel
David J. Cross
Suburban News Publications
July 18 -25, 2007

Two people have indicated they are interested in purchasing the former site of Bexley's tree nursery -- the same two who have been seeking the land since it was first put up for bid more than three years ago.

Development Director Bruce Langner said developer L. Ryder Brice and resident Jay Schottenstein have approached the city in private negotiations to seek the land near Parkview and Caroline avenues.

Both men previously attempted to buy the land through a bid process but had their plans rejected by Bexley officials. Schottenstein wanted to build a nature preserve on the site, while Brice had plans to construct more than 30 condominiums...

"Council votes to sell tree nursery privately" ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Link: Council votes to sell tree nursery privately
City has until July 31 to work toward negotiated sale; reappraisal will be sought
By QUINN BOWMAN
ThisWeek Newspapers
Thursday, May 24, 2007

After nearly four years of debate over the fate of the city's former tree-nursery site, Bexley City Council has decided to take a new path and sell the property privately.

Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to enter into private negotiations to sell the property along Alum Creek, continuing the saga that began in June 2003...

"Technology commission explores survey options" ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Link: Technology commission explores survey options.
Quinn Bowman
ThisWeek Community Newspapers
May 17, 2007

The newly formed Bexley Technology Commission met May 9 at Jeffrey Mansion to discuss a variety of technology-related issues, including a proposal for a city-wide survey to measure how Bexley residents use technology.

According to Bill Minckler, Bexley's director of technology, the strategic planning subcommittee of the commission is working to create a direct mail survey to gauge what the city could do with computers and online resources to better serve residents.

Minckler said the survey will likely ask residents how they use technology. Do they read news online? What are their favorite Web sites? Do they even have a connection the Internet?

Additionally, Minckler said, the survey will ask residents what services they would like the city to provide through technology and how residents would like to use technology in the future.

The commission's communications subcommittee is already working on a related project. Chairman Mark Bonneville said the subcommittee is looking at developing a demonstration version of a Web-based system for paying and singing up for Bexley recreation department activities, like sports leagues...

"Council mulls funding ideas for gateways" ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Link: Council mulls funding ideas for gateways.
By QUINN BOWMAN
ThisWeek Community Newspapers
Thursday, May 10, 2007

A project manager with Bexley's city planning contractor presented a proposal for four new gateway areas at Tuesday night's council meeting.

MSI's Kyle Albert showed council detailed landscape architecture drawings showing the proposed gateways, which consist of rock pillars with "Bexley" plaques and landscaping to tie the area into existing plants, buildings and sidewalks.

The gateways for entrances to the city are planned at Main and Gould, Delmar and Cassady, College and Livingston and at Clifton Avenue near the new city pool...

"Bexley Gateway nearly finished; Rusty Bucket to open next week" ThisWeek Community Newspapers

Link: Bexley Gateway nearly finished; Rusty Bucket to open next week
Thursday, May 10, 2007
By QUINN BOWMAN
ThisWeek Staff Writer

Rusty Bucket restaurant in the nearly completed Bexley Gateway project opens next week.

Andrew Schiffman, a representative from developer Plaza Properties, led ThisWeek on a hardhat tour last week through the complex of condominiums, upscale apartments at Main Street and South Parkview Avenue. Although there's still much work to do, workers have installed cabinets and wall moldings in some of the 35 condominiums and penthouse apartments...

...Bexley Gateway is one of 11 new developments on Main Street. First Bexley Bank and a CVS store also have opened. Langner said that level of development is unprecedented and was encouraged by tax abatements for mixed-use properties and guided by the city's Main Street Redevelopment Commission, which decides standards for new buildings on Bexley's main commercial corridor.

Schiffman said plans are in the works for Bexley Gateway South, on the south side of Main Street, but details haven't been ironed out...

"Schottenstein attorney wants to negotiate, but threatens suit" ThisWeek Newspapers

Link: Schottenstein attorney wants to negotiate, but threatens suit
Thursday, May 3, 2007
By QUINN BOWMAN
ThisWeek Newspapers

A week after Bexley City Council voted unanimously to reject the Schottenstein bid for the city¹s vacant tree nursery property, Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein¹s attorney, Mike Shannon, said his clients are prepared to sue the city, but would like to negoiate a settlement for the property if possible.

Shannon said the proposed Brice development of condominiums on the property, which was accepted by council but not approved by the city planning commission or board of zoning appeals, was a radical departure from the homes on North Parkway, which are large and expensive...

"State approves Cassady-Delmar Community Reinvestment Area" ThisWeek Community Newspapers

There are so many tools at the disposal of our neighborhoods that we are not aware of. A big chunk of my long-term goal is to make sense of all the programs and initiatives and organize it into an online resource so that communities can be empowered with information.

Forming and maintaining neighborhood and community organizations can be challenging enough, never mind trying to navigate city, state and county policies and programs:

Link: State approves Cassady-Delmar Community Reinvestment Area
By JEFF DONAHUE
ThisWeek Newspapers
Thursday, December 28, 2006

Bexley development director Bruce Langner told city council members Dec. 19 that the North Cassady Avenue/Delmar Drive Community Reinvestment Area (CRA) has been granted state approval.

Langner said he received the official notification from Thomas W. Carton Jr., director of the Ohio Department of Development.

"This will be Bexley's second CRA where tax abatement can be awarded by City Council for projects and investments that meet certain criteria," Langner said...

"Budget's passage doesn't mean officials' work is done" Suburban News Publications

Bexley and Grandview are great places to study for a variety of reasons. With their financing issues a little less complex than Columbus', they are great working examples to learn from if you are interested in the econmics of cities and how the machines work:

Link: Budget's passage doesn't mean officials' work is done
Council knows uncertainty of estate tax could change the city's financial picture quickly.
By DAVID J. CROSS
Suburban News Publications
December 27, 2006 - January 3, 2007

When it's all said and done, Bexley will spend about $1 million more than it takes in next year.

At the Dec. 19 City Council meeting, officials unanimously passed the the 2007 budget after several weeks of pruning line items.

The city is expecting to bring in $11.3 million next year, although about $1.75 million is from bonds, which will have to be prepaid in the future. Excluding the bond funds, Finance Director Beecher Hale said the city will bring in $9.5 million but spend $10.5 million...

"Attorneys at odds over bid for tree- nursery site" ThisWeek Community Newspapers

I've been keeping a slight eye on Bexley over the last year and this story seems to be a continuing saga over in their neck of the woods (pardon the pun):

Link: Attorneys at odds over bid for tree- nursery site
Despite Schottenstein's objections, city could start bid process again
By JEFF DONAHUE
ThisWeek Newspapers
Thursday, December 28, 2006

The ongoing dispute over the future of the former Bexley tree-nursery site appears to be far from resolved.

During Bexley City Council's Dec. 19 meeting, attorneys representing the city and an unsuccessful bidder took opposing positions regarding the city's remaining options and obligations...

"Idea of community gardening grows on commission" Suburban News Publications

Link: Idea of community gardening grows on commission
By DAVID J. CROSS
November 8 - 15, 2006
Suburban News Publications

...Commission members unanimously approved the endorsement of a community garden program that would set aside unspecified land inside the city to create a gardening program linked to Franklin Park Conservatory's Growing to Green, Columbus' largest organized program to promote and provide free community resources for community gardening...

"Motion gives plan more time" Suburban News Publications

Whew...this project is getting quite a workout over in Bexley. I was pretty sure it was dead and buried the last time I read about it but it's still fighting for it's survival. I can't say I've seen the plans myself but I am definitely curious especially with all the controversy in the council and commission regarding the project:

Link: Motion gives plan more time
Due diligence period for Brice's condominium project is extended to Sept. 29 while review continues.
By DAVID J. CROSS
Suburban News Publications
July 19-16, 2006

Members of Bexley City Council have returned a controversial empty-nester condominium project proposed for the site of the city's former tree nursery to various city commissions for re-evaluation.

By a 4-2 vote during the July 11 City Council meeting, officials returned developer L. Rider Brice's proposed condo project at Parkview and Caroline avenues to the Planning Commission and the Board of Zoning Appeals. The vote also extended the project's due diligence period to Sept. 29...

"Gateway South gets early OK" ThisWeek Newspapers

Mixed-use development continues in Bexley with the next phase of Plaza Properties Gateway project. This type of "first suburb" development which augments existing neighborhoods with mixed-use projects should serve as an example for Columbus as various neighborhoods consider their own development plans:

Link: Gateway South gets early OK
$25M project includes office, retail, condos, restaurant
Thursday, June 15, 2006
By INA HORWITZ-WHITMORE
ThisWeek Newspapers

Bexley Gateway South received conceptual approval from the Main Street Redevelopment Commission to continue with plans for a mixed-use complex.

The development will be across the street from the Bexley Gateway North project, under construction on East Main Street.

Gateway South, a $25-million development, will include parking facilities, office, retail, restaurant and condominium uses with frontages on Main Street and Sheridan Avenue...

Is this type of development aesthetically correct for neighborhoods with mostly homes and 2 story commercial buildings? My answer would be yes, if designed correctly to transition from a lower height area of homes into the the mixed-use project. But aesthetics are a small portion of what makes this type of development so important for the future growth and design of Columbus as a whole.

Designing and creating a neighborhood planning framework that moves towards more self-sufficient layouts that allow for more people to live, work and play within a walkable distance of their home is paramount to the growth of Columbus as we look to wean ourselves off of a car dependency.

Most developers that I have heard in the recent past say that our addiction to cars here in Columbus is factor that we just have to deal with. My perspective is that if that is where you start out...then you are right.

Slowly implementing planning, zoning and other measures to be less car friendly and more oriented to mass transit is a long and slow process but if we never start it, we're sure to never get there.

Kudos to Bexley and Plaza Properties for looking forward in their own way.

"Phase 2 addresses streetscapes" ThisWeek Newspapers

Bexley is also continuing on with plans for their streetscape on Main St.. With detailed planning such as they are doing, the Main St. commercial corridor will get the type of attention that is required to ensure that is can continue to serve as a destination for the neighborhood and serve as a sufficient backbone for activity for both pedestrian and vehicular traffic:

Link: Phase 2 addresses streetscapes
Thursday, June 15, 2006
By INA HORWITZ-WHITMORE
ThisWeek Newspapers 

MSI, the city's planning consultant, and E.P. Ferris & Associates, the city engineering consultant, have submitted to Bexley a service proposal for landscape, architecture, physical planning and urban design and traffic analysis relative to the Main Street Streetscape Master Plan.

This draft proposal involves Phase 2 of the Main Street Guidelines, which were adopted by the city in 2002...

"Traecoltin hearing set for June 13" ThisWeek Newspapers

Things aren't looking to good for the Traecoltin condo project that was being proposed in Bexley. If I'm not mistaken the largest objection came from the fact that the area the project was proposed for is larger made up of larger "estate" homes:

Link: Traecoltin hearing set for June 13
Thursday, May 11, 2006
By INA HORWITZ-WHITMORE
ThisWeek Newspapers 

A public hearing on Traecoltin, L. Rider Brice's proposed condominium development for the corner of North Parkview and Caroline avenues, has been scheduled for the June 13 Bexley City Council meeting...

...Council member Rick Weber said he expects that at council's June 27 meeting, an ordinance that would grant a zoning change for the project will be taken off the table, possibly for a vote by council...

"Public hearing is likely next step for Brice" ThisWeek Newspapers

The proposed Traecoltin project by L. Rider Price is still trying to make it's way through Bexley's development approval process. The evolution of this issue has been interesting to observe since it is a higher density project in a "first suburb" that is not being looked upon favorably up to this point.

A project that faces these types of challenges also sets the tone for other developers going forward with projects in the neighborhood once an approval or disapproval is granted:

Link: Public hearing is likely next step for Brice
Thursday, May 4, 2006
By INA HORWITZ-WHITMORE
ThisWeek Newspapers

Following a 4-1 favorable recommendation from the board of zoning appeals (BZA) and a 4-1 negative vote from the planning commission on L. Rider Brice's proposed condominium project, the final decision appears to rest with Bexley City Council.

Brice plans to turn the former tree-nursery site at Caroline and North Parkview avenues into a $16-million, 34-unit condominium complex called Traecoltin...

"Commission rejects Brice condo plan, 4-1" ThisWeek Newspapers

I'm not personally familiar with this section of Bexley but by the sounds of it there are issues of continuity in the design of the proposed Brice condo project that are not meshing with the existing neighborhood's character:

Link: Commission rejects Brice condo plan, 4-1
Impact on North Parkview neighborhood, unanswered questions cited
Thursday, April 27, 2006
By JEFF DONAHUE
ThisWeek Contributor

Members of the Bexley Planning Commission voted 4-1 Monday night not to support L. Rider Brice's plan to build a 34-unit, $16-million, empty-nester condominium development at the old Bexley tree nursery site, near the intersection of North Parkview and Caroline Avenues...

..."It's a footprint issue," Regan said. "I have serious setback concerns. You're putting these units right out on the street. The density is not a problem. The real issue is how this is affecting the neighbors and the community."...

"Project's review continues" Suburban News Publications, Columbus, Ohio

This proposed 34-unit condominium project in Bexley has been on and off the table over the past couple of years but appears to be back in motion:

Link: Project's review continues
Suburban News Publications
David J. Cross
April 12-19

A controversial proposal to build condominiums at the site of the former Bexley Tree Nursery inched forward Thursday as the Bexley Board of Zoning Appeals voted 4-1 to approve recommending the project's application to City Council...

...Developer L. Rider Brice has proposed the construction of 34 condominiums on the old tree nursery site at Parkview and Caroline avenues and on some adjacent land...

Bexley Gateway Virtual Tour

Well underway, the Bexley Gateway represents a perfect example of mixed-use development on a commercial corridor that runs through a walkable community. Plaza Properties is setting the right tone for development practices as we look forward to the future of Columbus' inner-ring suburbs.

View: Bexley Gateway Virtual Tours

"New development director briefs chamber on Main Street progress" ThisWeek Newspapers

I've been asked recently what qualifies neighbrohoods to make there way onto RetroMetro. At the moment, it is mainly neighborhoods that have a direct proximity to downtown and certain level of mixed-use or higher density development and revitalization.

Bexley, as you can see below, was added to the list in recent months because of all the development going on in their commercial corridors that are buidling towards the future with a good amount of it being mixed-use:

Link: New development director briefs chamber on Main Street progress
Thursday, April 6, 2006
By INA HORWITZ-WHITMORE
ThisWeek Staff Writer

...According to Langner, about 15 projects are under way or in the planning stages in the Main Street district. He said total current investment is projected to be $83.1-million, which includes a $37-million science building planned by Capital University...

...Gateway North's retail section will include the restaurant, The Rusty Bucket, expected to open this summer. The building will have two office levels. Around the corner of South Parkview, three brownstones are expected to be ready by the end of October A condominium, The Alexander, is being built on South Parkview with four residential levels (two through five) for a total of 31 condo units, expected to be completed by Nov. 15. Parking is behind the building.

Gateway South will have 48 smaller condominium suites selling for a lower price, starting at about $200,000. Gateway North's units will range from $300,000 to $1.7-million...

Have no fear, if you're neighborhood is not listed and is connected to downtown and the other adjacent urban neighborhoods either I'm not aware of significant revitalization efforts of neighborhood association invovlement. I'm working on a way to establish some basic criteria derived from hard facts but will be adding more neighborhoods in the coming months.

"Plaza Properties proposes Gateway South" ThisWeek Newspapers

Looks like another mixed-use project may be on the way for Bexley to the south of the Bexley Gateway project, appropriately named Gateway South. The proposed project includes 48 condos as it has been presented so far.

Bexley has quite a bit going on with its own revitalization of its commercial corridors that includes mainly mixed-use development approaches. This is great to see:

Link: Plaza Properties proposes Gateway South
$18- to $20-million mixed-use development planned at Main and Sheridan
Thursday, March 9, 2006
By INA HORWITZ-WHITMORE
ThisWeek Newspapers 

Representatives of Plaza Properties presented preliminary plans for an $18- to $20-million mixed-use complex to the Main Street Redevelopment Commission on March 1.

The proposed development at the southwest corner of East Main Street and Sheridan Avenue (south of Main and between Sheridan and Alum Creek) would consist of parking facilities, offices, retail, restaurant and condominium uses. Frontages will be on Main and Sheridan...

...The mixed-use project includes three levels of 48 condominiums above a restaurant, as well as retail spaces, with a full level of underground parking and two levels of surface parking. The site combines three parcels for a total of 1.387 acres...

"Commercial property values up by millions" ThisWeek Newspapers

I've been contemplating whether or not to keep a closer eye on Bexley over the past few weeks and at the prompting of an anonymous contributor who sent me a few articles recently, and after reading the contents, I realize I may be missing some good stuff:

Link: Commercial property values up by millions
Thursday, December 1, 2005
By JEFF DONAHUE
ThisWeek Newspapers

...Construction also has begun on the Bexley Gateway North project, a $17.7-million, 154,000-square-foot mixed-use development on the city's western boundary that will feature retail space, office space, townhomes and luxury condominiums.

...Just north of Park Three will be The Alexander at Bexley Gateway, a 31-unit, five-level condominium complex with units ranging in size from 1,130 to 4,500 square feet. Prices will range from $300,000 to $1.5-million...

...One Dawson Place, a five-story, retail and high-end condominium project, is under roof on East Main Street. Construction is expected to be completed on the $4-million project in early 2006...

Mixed-use, high-density? Sounds pretty urban to me. Might be time to start working on the map and district page...

With the issue of schools weighing on my mind, Bexley, Grandview and Upper Arlington are known for having very respectable school systems. All of these neighborhoods have recently started work on higher density, mid-rise and mixed use projects. This is a very encouraging trend and bodes well for giving families with school age children an option for getting closer to the city.

I've struggled with defining my logic on what neighborhoods I track and which ones I have a watch on. Up to this I've been keeping it limited to developing areas that are directly adjacent to downtown with the exception of the University District.

I'm working on coming up with some simple criteria for determining whether or not an area should be deemed a true urban neighborhood. It hasn't been easy because I want to keep RetroMetro focused on urban promotion and the lines are sometimes slightly blurred the further out you get from downtown.

Again as I mentioned earlier, RetroMetro doesn't have much to offer in terms of families looking to investigate their Columbus urban living options which is why I'm considering the annexation of a couple more neighborhoods to the site.

Bexley is absolutely on the short list.

"Mound Street will become pedestrian mall" ThisWeek Newspapers

A little traffic redirection in Bexley on the Capital University Campus:

Link: Mound Street will become pedestrian mall
Thursday, December 1, 2005
By INA HORWITZ-WHITMORE
ThisWeek Newspapers

..."We are separating the work into phases because construction vehicles will need access," Johnson said. "The plaza should be beautiful when it is done -- and nice for the whole community. The area eventually may have a fountain."...

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Bexley: "Mayor sees '05 as 'very positive'" Reports ThisWeek News

I haven't reported much on Bexley since it is beyond the boundaries I've decided to cover up to this point, but this news regarding some new developments that are proposed to take place in Bexley is definitely news worthy:

Link: "Mayor sees '05 as 'very positive'"
Thursday, January 6, 2005
INA HORWITZ-WHITMORE
ThisWeek Staff Writer

"Developer Larry Ruben is planning a mixed-use development -- Bexley Gateway Plaza Ltd. -- for the corner of East Main Street and South Parkview Avenue. The development, which could cost in the range of $20-million, called for a three-story structure facing Main to serve as retail and office space and a connection to a five-floor condominium development with parking on the first floor, three floors of condominium units and four fourth-floor penthouse suites."