Riverfront Living: Two Big Projects Going Inland
By Priscilla Frulla, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.
Jan. 12–Developers plan to house thousands of families and provide integrated retail, office and public areas in two massive mixed-use developments around Interstate 10 in Harrison County.
The continuing attractiveness of waterfront property, even miles from the coastline, is evident in the plans. One project, River Hills, includes part of the Little Biloxi River, which runs across the northern part of the property. The second development, which will be known as The Village, will adjoin parts of the Wolf River.
Zoning changes requested by the property owners were approved by county supervisors on Monday.
The larger development, 800-acre River Hills, will adjoin Old U.S. 49, north of Jeremy Road and east of Mark West Road, in the Lyman area.
River Hills will have a 1-acre town square surrounded by retail and service businesses with above-store condominiums, said Leigh Ann Cox, executive vice president of River Hill’s developer NewShore Development. The project will go up in phases and have 1,600 detached single-family houses and a wetlands conservation area.
The other large development, The Village, is a 130-acre property at the southwest corner of Interstate 10 and County Farm Road. It was rezoned to waterfront district, which allows for mixed-use development.
“We have tremendous faith in the recovery of post-Katrina Mississippi. We have wonderful things we want to bring to the community,” said Richard Bronsky with New York-based Trilogy CSI, developer and contractor for The Village.
More than 700 housing units in the form of apartments, condominiums and town homes are planned for construction. Developers also want to build a hotel, retail office space and restaurants using Smart Code practices.
RIVER HILLS
Principal property owner: River Hills Venture LLC, Gulfport
Developer: NewShore Development, Gulfport
Engineers and master planners: Eco-Systems Inc., Jackson
Total acreage: 800 acres
Town square: 1 acre
Commercial: 500,000 square feet
Single family detached homes: 1,600
Condominiums: 115 units
Town houses: 150 units
Public/green space: 22 acres
Conservation: 320 acres
RIVER HILLS
Principal property owner: River Hills Venture LLC, Gulfport
Developer: NewShore Development, Gulfport
Engineers and master planners: Eco-Systems Inc., Jackson
Total acreage: 800 acres
Town square: 1 acre
Commercial: 500,000 square feet
Single family detached homes: 1,600
Condominiums: 115 units
Town houses: 150 units
Public/green space: 22 acres
Conservation: 320 acres
Staff writer J.R. Welsh contributed to this story.
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