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Rep: CottonMill Marketplace work ongoing |
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Friday, 20 November 2009 |
By PAUL SIMS
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Work continues to bring the proposed CottonMill Marketplace project to fruition, an official said Thursday.
The proposed $176 million retail, residential and convention center project is planned for 25 acres on the west side of Highway 12 between Russell and Spring streets directly across from Mississippi State University.
“Currently, all progress on the development is taking place on conference calls and in offices in Starkville, Jackson, Biloxi and Atlanta,” said Wendy Barthe Peavy, marketing and public policy director for Comvest Properties, in an e-mail Thursday.
The E.E. Cooley Building is a former cotton mill which the Institutions of Higher Learning owns. It’s the project’s lead focal point. MSU’s Physical Plant operations are housed in the facility.
Developers plan to convert the Cooley Building into a facility with 80,000 square feet of conference space and 30,000 square feet of office space. The overall project would cover about 750,000 square feet. “CMM representatives continue discussions with university officials,” she said.
Further, Peavy said that in early October, CottonMill was one of the projects Comvest officials featured at the International Council of Shopping Center’s Southeast Conference in Atlanta.
“The leasing team used this opportunity to bring retailers who have been following the project up to speed on its progress as well as introducing it to new retail prospects,” Peavy said. “The residential portion of the project has under gone re-design as the developers seek the best fit for the site. The overall project site plans continue to evolve as they have throughout the process,” she said.
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