HomeMy WebLinkAboutRouse's plan to build Oviedo Crossing Mall-1996 Rouse meets with Oviedo Chamber of Commerce
"What are we presenting to the Oviedo Chamber of Commerce?Just the reassur-
ance that we are still there—that Rouse will move to Oviedo and Rouse will build the
project(Oviedo Crossing Mall)" said Senior Development Director Mike Bryant in a
telephone interview last week.
"There have been rumors that the mall project is dead,and we want to put those to
rest,"he added.
"The Chamber has been very supportive," he said, answering why this forum was
chosen.
When asked about the Simon Mall property on East Colonial,Bryant said"We're
not concerned.Our site is better.If the Simon people develop that site,that's their busi-
ness. We'fe focusing on what we can control,which is our project."
Bryant and Spokesperson Susan Houck talked to the Chamber on Valentines Day.
The program was"How Energy Impacts Your Bottom Line"by Katherine K. Hurt,en-
ergy extension agent with the University of Florida. The noon meeting was held at
Toucan Willies.
inda Humphrey to
over Winter Springs
or The OviedoVoice
Linda Humphrey,a recent arrival to Winter Springs,will cover the
Winter Springs City Commission for the Oviedo\ice. Andrew'Varnon,
the previous correspondent,resigned for personal reasons.
A former lead writer for the Satellite Beach Orbiter and a correspon-
dent for Florida Tbday newspaper,Linda is also a public speaker and a
seminar/wvrtcshoppresenter,having appeared before such organizations
as the Society of Women Engineers and Delta Kappa Gamma sorority.
Linda has been a freelance/writer and fit,photographer,
and columnist since July of 1991, covering Brevard County. She was
responsible for news-related articles involving community affairs,human
interests,city government,education and environmental projects.
Steve Combs, former editor of this paper and a M.S. Journalism
graduate from Ball State University in Indiana will take Vhrnon's duties
at the Oviedo City Council.While Combs is out of town,Humphrey will
fill in at the Council as well.
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Latest mall plans
for Oviedo possibly
unveiled this week
❑The proposal includes a rendering of
a $5 million bridge that would span the
Central Florida GreeneWay.
By Will Welton
OF
PIE SENTINEL STAFF
OVIEDO-Developers should be ready,perhaps this
week,to unveil the latest plans for the Marketplace at
Oviedo Crossing,a proposed regional shopping mall.
Those drawings will include the first rendering of
the proposed$5 million bridge over the Central Flor-
ida GreeneWay. The bridge, which will connect the
mall site with State Road 426,saved the development
from political doom.
When mall developer The Rouse Co. decided to
build a bridge over the expressway, which borders
the mall site, it knew designers would have to re-
sharpen their pencils. Making room for a bridge
means shifting the mall on its 90-acre site.
"It's complex," said project manager Mike Bryant,
who declined to go into more detail before the draw-
ings are ready.
Bryant said the bridge would not drastically alter
the 1.2 million-square-foot mall's design. The Mar-
ketplace will have five department stores, including
Burdines,Dillard's and Gayfers.
"All the issues we are dealing with are solvable. ...
They are outside of the political arena,"Bryant said.
Rouse originally wanted to build a mall entrance
plan drew the ire of connecting Winter me Tuscawilla homeowners -
Project's success rests on bridge
One roadblock the mall apparently will bypass is
BRIDGE from C-1 getting approval from the state Department of
Transportation to go over the expressway,which is
and did not have the support of the Seminole elevated near t the the mall state will DOT spopermission sman t
County Commission.bidge
Since the bridge was announced, county com- long as Rouse builds the bridge to state standards.
missioners the mall project approval and have Homeowners initial
Associ- Louis' Gateway Arch. It will cross the GreeneWay
ation has dropped its lawsuit. at a point that is near ground level.
The mall redesign is a critical step toward a final "It's not going to be a 30-foot-high bridge.It's go-
County Commission public hearing on Oviedo Cross- ing to be a standard overpass,"he said.
ing this summer. State planners are reviewing the The mall bridge would cross the toll road just
proposal and should give an opinion in July. west of Douglas Avenue in Oviedo.
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Rac #OI build
mall heats up
on east side
i]A homeowners suit against the
Oviedo mall may be fading.
Construction could begin in
August on that mall and its rival.
By Brad Kuhn and Will Welton.
anESFnaEl.ofF
OddenEkers take note.The race to build a
skoppkng mall on the east side of town is a
dead heat
. . ..
With millions of dollars on the line, and
room for Sy one mall, officials of Simon
Property Group called an emergency meeting
on Thursday.
The competition was making a move.
The Rouse MaCa rketplace said at Oviedo crossing in
August That project has been hung up in
lawsuits from Tuscawilla neigibat fearful of
mall traffic snarls, but company officials
Wednesday said it is in settlement negotia-
tions with homeowners.
Simon officials said after their meeting that
they would meet the challenge, bumping
their stmt date up five months to August
Both sides are dropping weight to reach the
finish line fatter. The Rouse mall approved
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