Marshall University Outlines Plan for New Facilities
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That sounds great and I think it will work well in that location. It is nice to see they already have interest and are already locking in tenants over two years before the facility will open. There are likely many more conversations taking place about leasing space in the facility. I'm also happy to see a local business expand and not just national chains (which don't get me wrong, I'm happy every time a new one comes in). Very exciting times for downtown Huntington.
That sounds great and I think it will work well in that location. It is nice to see they already have interest and are already locking in tenants over two years before the facility will open. There are likely many more conversations taking place about leasing space in the facility. I'm also happy to see a local business expand and not just national chains (which don't get me wrong, I'm happy every time a new one comes in). Very exciting times for downtown Huntington.
I can envision Fourth Ave being like a smaller version of High Street in Columbus someday. Student housing, with plenty of restaurants and coffee shops on the ground floor. Mix in university buildings, entertainment options, and nightlife.
I can envision Fourth Ave being like a smaller version of High Street in Columbus someday. Student housing, with plenty of restaurants and coffee shops on the ground floor. Mix in university buildings, entertainment options, and nightlife.
I agree. It should be a very desirable area for restaurants and retailers as there will be considerable foot traffic between the students, faculty/staff, and the private entity employees that will be routinely in the area. Hopefully we will start to see more upscale apartments and other residential units going into the area.
Marshall needs to level up their game and provide more housing opportunities that you find at other growing schools. There is a plan to take down the towers but not sure what they will be replaced by. Students now are wanting nice dorms with private rooms and private bathrooms. Parents want safety. If MU wants to grow and compete with other mid-sized schools then new housing is a must. The Village was nice and is still an option but it is not exactly safe and is not on campus.
They had a master plan a few years ago that showed plans for a new dorm across 5th Ave from Towers. I'm not sure what happened to that plan. I haven't heard anything about them taking the Towers down though. As part of the new Innovation District, they are supposed to take down those houses on the north side of 5th Ave between 15th and 16th streets to build new townhouses. Hopefully some private investment will bring some new apartments to that area as well. There are a couple of lots that would be good for something like that. There's the lot on the Southeast Corner of 4th and 12th street and the lot on 3rd and 12th were the Emmons Buildings were.
If Marshall and Huntington can see some good growth over the next decade, hopefully that will bring some of these changes about through that process of growth. If they can bring up the quality of the housing between Marshall and Cabell and 20th to 16th streets, that would do a lot to fix many of the other issues in the area. I've always said, that land is at the same time the least desirable but with the most potential in all of Huntington.
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