FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 21, 2013 Media Contact: Jessica Walden, (478) 301-2014 or jessica@collegehillmacon.com Public Input Sought for Lofts at College Street Sierra Development Hosts Public Information Session on Planned Mixed-Use Development in the College Hill Corridor
MACON – A new mixed-use residential and retail development is being planned for the property behind the Macon Post Office by Sierra Development, the Macon-based commercial development firm behind the Lofts at Mercer Village (Phase I, II & III) and the Lofts at Cherry Street. This newest development, the Lofts at College Street, will include 145 one and two-bedroom student apartments and 13,000-square-feet of retail space. Sierra Development is hosting a public information session on Thursday, October 24, 5:30 p.m., at the Sidney Lanier Cottage (935 High Street) where representatives from the company will present plans and seek input on ideas for the retail space. “When we developed Phase I of the Lofts at Mercer Village, we were given a list of desired businesses that were collected during student and neighborhood information sessions,” said Jim Daws, president of Sierra Development. “That list served as a guide in going after those type businesses and bringing them to Mercer Village, which is what we hope to do with the Lofts at College Street.” The public meeting is open to everyone. Refreshments and beverages will be provided. About the College Hill Alliance Initially established with a grant to Mercer University from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in 2009, the College Hill Alliance assists the community in creating positive change to the physical, social and economic fabric of the College Hill Corridor, a two-square mile area between Mercer’s campus and Macon, Georgia’s downtown business district. For more information, contact Jessica Walden at the College Hill Alliance: 478.301.2014 / jessica@collegehillmacon.com. Visit collegehillmacon.com.
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