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An update on the status of various projects in the Fredericksburg area
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IT'S TIME for our yearly reality check on big plans you've read about over the year throughout the area.
It could be a lot worse. Despite the weakness of the national economy, many projects in the Fredericksburg area are moving along quite well.
The Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, the region's third hospital, will takes its first patient on May 24. The area around the Quantico Marine Corps Base stands ready to capitalize on the thousands of new BRAC-generated jobs headed for the base by September of 2011. The Village at Towne Centre at Spotsylvania Towne Centre is expecting a host of new tenants, including the Muvico/Splitsville entertainment complex.
It isn't all good news, of course.
APARTMENTS AT CELEBRATE VIRGINIA SOUTH
The story so far: South Carolina-based Johnson Development Associates Inc. has submitted plans for a 232-unit luxury apartment community in Fredericksburg's Celebrate Virginia South. The Haven at Celebrate Virginia would sit on 13.5 acres behind the Virginia Credit Union.
Outlook: The land's PD-C zoning requires Johnson Development to get a special-use permit for the residential project. No more than 10 percent of the 541-acre Celebrate Virginia South complex can be residential. Fredericksburg's Planning Department has been reviewing the application, and it could come before the city's Planning Commission later this month.
CAL RIPKEN BASEBALL
The story so far: The Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation has been working with area youth through schools, parks departments and sheriff's offices for several years to teach life lessons through sports. The foundation has proposed to build a multi-field baseball and softball complex off Wicklow Drive, near Fredericksburg's Bragg Hill neighborhood.
Outlook: The money is there to build the first phase of this project, including a $1 million matching grant from local philanthropist Doris Buffett, and plans to break ground in April. Construction is expected to take about six months.
CELEBRATE VIRGINIA LIVE
The story so far: The concert series held its first season in 2009, on an empty piece of property in back of the Celebrate Virginia development. Heavy rains hurt attendance at some concerts, but organizers were encouraged enough to plan for second season.
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APARTMENTS AT CELEBRATE VIRGINIA SOUTH
PLANS SUBMITTED END OF MARCH RETURNS 2014 COBBLESTONE SQUAREON HOLD INDEFINITELY COSNER'S CORNER EASTOFFICE PARK BUILT, MORE LAND SOLD, BREAKING GROUND IN APRIL COWAN BOULEVARD PROJECTIN PROGRESS CROW'S NESTIMPROVEMENTS MADE, NOT OPEN TO PUBLIC, NEEDS ADDITIONAL FUNDING FALL HILL AVE.NO CONSTRUCTION DATE FALMOUTH INTERCHANGEENGINEERING UNDER WAY, CONSTRUCTION BEGINS PRESALE OF TOWNHOMES, UP AND RUNNING HARRISON ROAD CONNECTORNO SCHEDULED DATE HARRIS TEETER CENTER IN KING GEORGEOCT. 15 EXTENDED DEADLINE UMW'S EAGLE VILLAGE/ANDERSON CENTERFIRST PHASE: SUMMER ANDERSON CENTER: JAN. 2011 I-95 PROJECTSSTAFFORD: OPEN IN APRIL KALAHARI RESORTSEARCHING FOR FINANCING MUSEUM OF THE CONFEDERACYPROCESS IS MOVING SLOWLY NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MARINE CORPSNEW GALLERIES OPEN IN JUNE KG GREENHOUSE PROJECTCOULD OPEN END OF 2010 NATIONAL SLAVERY MUSEUMALL OPERATIONS HAVE CEASED QUANTICO EXPANSIONCONSTRUCTION DONE IN 2010 RIVERFRONT PARKINTERIM VERSION MOSTLY DONE AND LEASED; MORE APARTMENTS IN MARCH SPOTSYLVANIA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERFIRST PATIENT NEW STORES AND RESTAURANTS OPENING SOON STAFFORD SENIOR HOUSING AND HEALTHCARE SITENURSING CENTER: LATE 2010; OTHER CONSTRUCTION REDEVELOPMENT SLOWED DUE TO CREDIT CRISIS NEW YMCAsNO DATE FOR CONSTRUCTION |