New building proposed at city council meeting

CARBONDALE A proposal was made for a new residential/retail building in downtown Carbondale on Tuesday night at the Carbondale City Council meeting.

Tartan Reality Group and OKW Architects proposed a new building to be located at 710 S. Illinois Ave. in Carbondale, which would be filled with retail opportunities and student housing.

Michael Fitzgerald of OKW Architects said the ground floor of the building would be available for retail shops and the rest of the building mainly for residential.

Fitzgerald said there would be four upper floors of apartments with a proposed 358 beds that would include one, two and four bedroom apartments.

The proposal included 86 parking spots for residents.

The retail portion of the proposal included 4,000 square feet of retail space, said Fitzgerald. There were 38 retail parking spots included.

Fitzgerald said parking would be hidden with access off of Illinois Avenue and Freeman Street.

Council members brought up concerns about having enough parking for residents and shoppers along the downtown business district.

Tartan President Douglas Reichl said this is always a concern with these projects, but their plan should be able to cover any concerns with the on-site parking as well as remote parking lots close to the proposed building.

I am confident we will have more than adequate parking for the project, Reichl said.

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