On the Drawing Board

New housing developments are cropping up.  The latest projects are planned for downtown.

McKesson Building

Located at 100 19th Street, the proposed $6.6 million project will have 17,000 sq.ft. of commercial space on the first floor. The second floor will include 10 condominiums and the third floor will have 12 condos. Amenities include a green roof, swim-in-place lap pool, underground parking, geo-thermal heating and cooling, and 25 LEED characteristics. The average price for a condo will be $175,000 with ranges from $129,900 to the one penthouse at $249,000. The average square footage of the condos is 1,200 sq.ft.

The adaptive reuse of the McKesson building will apply the “green concepts."  These LEED characteristics make the McKesson development a structure that is environmentally friendly in the areas of location, site improvements, a healthy living environment, water conservation, energy efficiency, use of environmentally friendly building materials and products, and building operation and maintenance.

Here is what the exterior of the building will look like. Click here for the plan for the second floor. Click here for the plan for the third floor.

To put your name on a waiting list for the McKesson loft condominiums please email info@LiveRI.com or call 309.788.6311.

DuMarche' Market on Third

DuMarche’ Market on Third is a continuation of the revitalization of Third Avenue.  The concept is an assertive innovative housing development for affordable living/working space for artists in downtown Rock Island.

Jeff Guthrie is building on the arts & entertainment concept, creating eight new living/working studios to be constructed at the former Christian Family Care and Taxi Barn properties, 2010 Third Avenue. 

The concept is to build two buildings that would each house four town-home style units.  Lower level space in the units would be used as shop/studio space and the upper floor would be living space. The buildings would face each other across an open interior courtyard. The taxi barn structure would be renovated and used for parking and as a shelter for arts and entertainment activities.

Site demolotion work is complete.