A two-day public workshop is planned Wednesday and Thursday, July 23-24, to begin planning for a proposed mixed-use development on the 5.5-acre Metrolina Warehouse site at Jackson and Depot streets downtown.

As DavidsonNews.net reported last month, a Raleigh-based developer is considering the site for a project that could include stores, offices and residences, and could be tied closely to development of the commuter rail station planned on Jackson Street. (See June 20, 2008, “Developer eyes warehouse for mixed-use project.”)

GreenHawk Partners LLC, of Raleigh, has an option to buy the old warehouse, which at various times has been a cotton mill and an asbestos factory. At a planning workshop last month for the proposed commuter rail station, developer Brian Goray of GreenHawk, said the downtown Davidson market appears able to support a development on the site that could include restaurant, retail, and residential uses, and possibly offices. A “boutique hotel” is also a possibility, he said.

Six-year-old GreenHawk specializes in urban infill developments, according to its website. It is a partner in several projects around the Charlotte area, including a mixed-use development at the Scaleybark light-rail station on South Boulevard in Charlotte.

To see a survey map of the Metrolina Warehouse site (PDF), CLICK HERE>

Here’s a tentative schedule for the July 23-24 workshop, provided by the town.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on site visit

7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. kick-off meeting

Thursday, July 24, 2008

9:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. public charrette

7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. pin up session

Speakers: Tim Keane, Keane & Co., designer

Brian Goray, GreenHawk Partners, LLC, developer

A site map is available on the town website at www.ci.davidson.nc.us

Information: Parviz Moosavi, 704 940-9627 or pmoosavi@ci.davidson.nc.us