Seems like the church is sitting on a potential gold mine there and should be happy to have development continue.
Yeah I loved that place, just came out of the blue.
I think there are laws that make it pretty hard to dig up Oddfellow graves. Just saying....
I'm not advocating to dig them up. At least not unless the geotech comes back bad. Hopefully would just be slightly disturbing them to put in pilings.
Spruill will just add more paid parking along the street. It doesn't seem like Starkville has a very tight law for number of parking places required when a building is built. Look at all the places along University Dr that don't have adequate parking lots in The Bin, Bulldog Burger area hell City Hall doesn't even have a parking lot except for a few spots underneath. Anywhere Ive ever lived there was a minimum number based on occupancy and use but not hereI can already picture the parking at the new complex...
Did I read and do the math right that at 400/SF there are those that would pay a mil to live (or gameday) down there? Good grief, like to think I live comfortably but that is way out of my league. 250M @3% "Gameday houses" made a bit of sense over the past years but are they still building these kind of things in Starkville and expect to sell them? I guess they do or wouldn't otherwise but wow. Are the places over Mugshots sold out?
The apartments I lived in never had parking I always had to park at a church across the street if i worked late
I haven’t been to Starkville in years. Don’t tell me tipico is gone. My heart can’t handle it.
It’s not gone it’s doing great.
I've always thought parking minimums are crazy. Why mandate all that prime property go to parking, especially when most parking minimums assure parking is empty the majority of the time. If there is enough demand for parking, somebody will provide it.
Parking minimums are crazy- Atlanta as a city has been grappling with reducing or completely getting rid of minimums. There are some “Transit Oriented Developments” that have had the minimums waived since they sit right next to train stations. The biggest advantage for this is decoupling the cost of a parking spot from the cost of renting housing. Now you can save a few hundred dollars/month by not having a car.
If no one can park to come to your business they might not go there. I have that problem a lot in New Orleans. If I have to park several blocks away, chances are I'm going somewhere else. Parking garages downtown are good but sure as **** not parking in open public or paid parking lot somewhere not in atl or Nola. There have been several times in Starkville I've not gone somewhere to eat because there was no parking anywhere close by
Yep, this is the issue. Parking minimims for every resident is too high, as said it just ensures wasted space. But don't have any, and you're gonna have problems too. I suspect most of the problem is just lazy/incompetent city committees.
It's called Casa Bravo. Haven't eaten there in years or since it changed so no idea if it's the same food or owners.
Parking garages strategically placed by city snd businesses that charge for use. Build up not out. City and commerce committees oversee it with maybe a private company selling the spaces like premium parking.
But that's a problem the business is in a position to solve. If they think they need parking, they can put it in. If they think they're better off living off the customers they get that pay to park elsewhere or walk, then they can try that. Same with the residents. If they want parking, they can pay for it. Or they can try going without a car. If people generally want parking a rental doesn't have, then that rental will be cheaper and available to someone that doesn't value parking as much, possibly one without a car.
In virtually every state, graves and cemetaries can be a serious "wrench in the works" to the timelines for development projects.
