• BY ALLISON MILES - AMILES@VICAD.COM
• Originally published November 17, 2009 at 5:15 p.m., updated November 18, 2009 at 9:10 a.m.

• Planned look for The Balconies.pdf

• For more information

  Call 361-573-7709 or visit www.BalconiesOnMain.com.

Construction begins soon for The Balconies on Main, a downtown Victoria town home development.

The project, which has been in the works about two years, will break ground in early 2010, developer Don Elder said.

"We're looking at mid-February to ... dig some dirt up," he said. "That's the timeline right now."

Elder spoke to about 60 people Tuesday at the Victoria Economic Development Corporation's Victoria Partnership meeting, updating them on the project.

The complex was originally dubbed The Verandahs on Main, until architectural changes replaced the verandas with wrought-iron balconies.

The 15-unit gated community will boast its own park and three-floor town homes, complete with fireplaces, sky-lighted staircases and Hydro-Therapy tubs.

Each unit will likely come equipped with an elevator, Elder said. If not included to begin with, the elevator will at least be framed out as an option for residents.

The buildings' balconies and stucco exteriors are reminiscent of Victoria's Spanish heritage, he said.

Cities nationwide are working on downtown revitalization projects because it's those areas that define a town, Elder said. This project is another aspect of revitalization.

"A city doesn't have an identity in a big box parking lot," he said, "although we have to have all of those stores."

The team is just now at the point where it's talking to people about purchasing the properties, Project Manager Jayson Moore said, but has not sold them yet. The first models available range from 2,645 to 3,023 square feet, he said, explaining a smaller, 1,670-square-foot model might come into the works in the future.

Town homes will range from the upper $300,000 to around $500,000, Elder said.

Mayor Will Armstrong said he credited Elder for his interest in the city.

"I think it's something the council will like and I think you will, too," he told the meeting's attendees. "We're going to reinvent the downtown Victoria."

• Print
• •
• Share
  • Share this item

    Send this to a friend

    Share on FaceBook

  • Grab the link

    Copy and paste the link:

  • Blog about it

    Blog about this page.

  • Close
• •
• 2 Comments
• •
• Favorite
• •
• Report error
  • Thank you for your submission.
    Error report or correction

    Contact name (optional) Contact phone/e-mail (optional)  

    
  • Close
• •