April 28, 2017
Major new real estate development is on the horizon for East Gainesville at the corner of Southeast Hawthorne Road and Southeast 8th Avenue. The 13.6-acre site will ultimately be the home of lots of new businesses. Development of the area is going to first begin with the construction of the infrastructure required to support all that will eventually go up there, and the project broke ground this past Tuesday.
Roads, utilities and much of the landscaping will be taken care of in an attempt to attract businesses to this area of Gainesville that is often overlooked. The development of the east side of Gainesville trails behind that of the west side of the city, which has in recent years seen a major boom in development.
A stronger focus on this typically ignored region of town will not only attract potential new businesses, but new residents as well, while creating jobs and helping to significantly boost the local economy. Commercial space on the property will be available for lease hopefully by the end of this year, but possibly not until early next year, and there has already been some interest shown in the possibilities here. While no specific businesses have signed on, you will want to stay tuned for what is to come.
For more details and information on what has been coined The Cornerstone Redevelopment project, be sure to read the full article at WCJB.com.
