Pine Avenue Restoration Project Under Construction...
By mid October, construction was well under way on the first two buildings approved in the Pine Avenue Restoration Project.
Work on the project began early in September. Read Work on Pine Avenue Project Begins.
To the right, you will see that Pine Avenue Restoration LLC has opened a construction and real estate office on the southeast corner of Crescent Street and Pine Avenue.
Green Building Concept for Pine Avenue Development
Buildings in the Pine Avenue Restoration are being constructed of a hollow Styrofoam-like building material that locks together like Lego blocks. Once the walls are up, concrete is poured into the cavities of the blocks.
This type of space age block construction is just part of the 'green building concept' that Michael Coleman, Pine Avenue Restoration’s managing partner, has committed to... and it results in structures that can withstand 200 m.p.h. winds. .
"We just got done ordering the windows," Coleman said. "We had to order windows that will retain the heat and the air conditioning. Once you commit to the green construction idea, you have to go all the way and change a lot of the things you’d do in traditional construction."
Green Concept Goes Beyond Building Construction
Coleman said the project’s commitment to an environmentally friendly presence in the city doesn’t stop with the buildings. "We’re looking at maybe establishing some remote parking and electric cars for people to use while they’re here," he said. "That idea’s still in the early stages, but we’re thinking of non-traditional ways for people to get around."
Coleman said he’s also thinking about a bicycle renting system that would work like the luggage carrier dispensing system in airports. "You’d put in a dollar, take out your bicycle, use it for a day, and return it," he said.
Project Construction and Real Estate Office Open
Across Crescent Street to the east, the project has opened a construction and real estate office with rocking chairs on the porch out front, much like the rocking chairs Coleman promises in front of most of the structures he plans for Pine Avenue.
The project will run along the south side of Pine Avenue and will include structures that will house residences, offices and retail stores, which is in keeping with the mixed-use development that has been planned for that district, but never really realized until Coleman came along with his Pine Avenue Restoration vision.
The site plan for the second set of buildings in the Pine Avenue project is on the drawing board, and will be built around Rosedale Cottage, a structure that was built in 1913. That property is just across Pine Avenue from Roser Memorial Community Church at 503 Pine Ave.
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