Historical June 1999 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
The final chapter of the redevelopment of Nina Place is about to be written. Newly constructed townhomes will rise on Kingsbury and Nina Place at the intersection of Hamilton.
This will be the first new construction in the core of the Skinker DeBaliviere neighborhood in many, many years. Damage from the elements as well as the travail caused by the failure of the original developer to move forward necessitated the tearing down of the last buildings scheduled to be rehabbed according to the development plan.
In their stead, Town and Country Homes will construct an eventual 12 townhomes.
These townhomes will be marketrate. Their design is in keeping with Skinker DeBaliviere architecture and has been approved by the Heritage and Urban Design Commission.
Each townhome will have a living room, dining room, kitchen, and family room on the ground floor.
There will be 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. if the buyer wishes, a 4th bedroom can be constructed on the 3rd floor.
Each townhome will have a full basement and a detached 2-car garage. Three deposits have already been placed on the first group of four units.
On Wednesday, June 9, there will be a groundbreaking ceremony at 10:00 a.m. at the site of the first townhomes on Kingsbury.
The developer, Gary Bierman, vice president of Town and Country Homes, Alderman Lyda Krewson, the mayor, and other dignitaries will be present.
All Skinker DeBaliviere residents are invited to attend and to celebrate this culmination of almost two decades of work and dreams.
Original photograph caption
Proposed townhomes at Kingsbury and Nina Place. Original architectural rendering; designer not credited.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, June 1999.
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