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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMULBERRY AND LEMAY CROSSING (FORMERLY LEMAY TOWNE CENTER) - 0DP - 36-96 - CORRESPONDENCE - PRIVATE ENTITIESU4�ti gill pnWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT -:AUTHORITY 01E OUTI-l..CONNT.„_. EMPORARY ART CENTER - Telephone (970) 484 2020 , COLLEGE AVENUE, FORT COLLINS, CO 80524 Telefax (970) 484 2069 January 15, 1997 Mr. Mark Goldberg Goldberg Property Associates, Inc. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1101 Denver, CO 80203-2136 Dear Mr. Goldberg: At its January meeting, the Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors was made aware of two projects in Fort Collins that make reference to Town, or Towne Center. These are: the Lemay Town Center project at the intersection of Lemay and Mulberry and the Harmony Towne Center at the corner of College and Harmony Road. The DDA has no position with regard to the relative value. of either project. However, out of respect to this community, out of respect to the enormous financial and emotional investments that has been -made in the real center of this town, it asks both projects to find new names. A town center is traditionally the oldest commercial district in a community. Its architecture is historic and rich. The goods and services provided are eclectic and the businesses are usually owned by local, very independent operators. Neither Harmony Towne Center nor the super Wal-Mart Lemay Town Center embody all . these characteristics and it is misleading as well potentially damaging to the existing central business district for either to attempt to evoke such "character" by borrowing an historic and traditional land use classification. The DDA urges the developers of these two projects to get creative and come up with alternative identifications. Please feel free to call me or Chip Steiner (970-221-5023) if you have any questions. Thank you. Sincerely, ; Stephen Slezak Chairman GOLDBERG Property Associatesil January 20, 1997 Mr. Stephen Slezak Chairman Downtown Development Authority One West Contemporaty Art Center 201 South College Avenue Fort Collins, CO 80524 RE: Mulberry and Lemay project Dear Mr. Slezak, JAN24M Brokerage Management Development Advisory I am in receipt of your letter dated January 15, 1997. In standing with the positions outlined by you, we will change the name of our project to "Mulberry and Lemay Crossings". Please understand that in selecting a name for our project we did not intend to damage the existing central business district in any fashion. Moreover, we feel that the success of our project will enhance the existing central business district by supporting the northern/central portion of the Fort Collins community with different classifications of retailing. Should you have any questions with regard to our project, or should the name we have selected further trouble you, please do not hesitate to call. Very truly yours GOLDBERG PROPERTY ASSOCIATES, INC. Mark oldberg Presid nt cc: Mayor Ann Azari Fort Collins City Council John Fischbach, City Manager Bob Blanchard, Current Planning Director FAWPDATA\WM\FTCOL\SLFZAK 120 Member of Inlernellonel Ceuncll nl $Foppn9 Cenlere 1120 Lincoln Street e Suite 1101 e Denver, Colorado 80203-21 36 e 303/759-8000 e FAX 303/863-0275