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[Florida]

Just for starters Summit East is a smart park that started to take shape sometime around the year 2000. The Goal here is to create a Smart Campus of High Tech Businesses. I was originally opposed to the development because I feared it would draw businesses away from the city's central core at a time when I thought the downtown was in need of a shot in the arm, but this project has done just the opposite. Actually the downtown is now doing better than ever, and this project, located at the junction of U.S. 90 and I-10 is prime for luring a top company to Florida's Capital City. Its my hope that this could be the future home of a semiconductor site, but only time will tell.

As for now, Rick Kearney, the developer and owner of Mainline Information Systems, is a great spokesman for the Tallahassee business community and is truly an asset to this community.

Here's a look at what he's creating for East Tallahassee.

First Here's whats been proposed:


Mainline HQ


Lakeside Building


Hillside Building


Future Hotel


Greenspace and Trails

Here's what has come to life thus far...


Mainline HQ


Lakeside Building- IBM Office, Congressman Allen Boyd, others


Hillside Building

There is currently a hotel under construction... I wonder how its gonna look!?!

Edited by Florida, 11 March 2008 - 07:01 AM.

[csmurphy8885]

I just read something about the hotel... here is the rundown of info- Staybridge Suites Hotel. 104 suite, 4 story.  Each room has a full kitchen, plasma tv, and top of the line tech connections.  

22 companies currently call Summit East home.

[Florida]

The hotel above is a rendering of the staybridge currently under construction at Summit East.

[cityboy05]

It's good what summit east is doing. I absoulutely love the place. I am a little dissapointed this year because our cross country meet isn't on the schedule to run here. For the past 2 years we always had a meet here, and boy is there course tough. Summit East is really really hilly. I guess with that construction they won't have time to host the meet.

[csmurphy8885]

That would have been an awsome run.  Too bad.  Good to hear that you exercise, sometimes kids forget to these days.

[Florida]

I need to get out a little myself.

[stjoe]

"Future home of Semi-Conductor?"


Chances of this are 0%.

[Florida]

^LOL! You're right! I meant to use the word incubator for these reasons:

A large, underemployed population in the prime of working age (18 - 44)
An exceptionally skilled, well-educated workforce
The Capital of Florida
Direct access to an interstate highway
Enormous educational opportunities
A world-renowned location for high technology and research, as exemplified by the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
An incubator (technology center) providing a full range of services for new business start-ups
An extensive network of health care providers and regional medical hospitals
An expanded $50 million regional airport designed to accommodate growth
Low crime
Affordable real estate
Shorter than average commutes to work.

[97preludesh]

hotness, isnt there going to be a hotel and restaurant here soon?

[Florida]

Yes... the Staybridge hotel is under contruction right now.

[97preludesh]

staybridge? haha, is it any good?

[Florida]

97preludesh, on Oct 4 2005, 12:20 PM, said:

staybridge? haha, is it any good?

You be the Judge. Staybrige Online.

[SkyDave]

Just wanted to update everyone as to the progress out here at Summit East. Two other parcels have been sold. There is currently construction of a new office building on another parcel and the Staybridge Hotel and Suites is still under constuction. The builders of the hotel are taking thier time and it looks like it will be a quality hotel. The rendering above is not accurate. The building is "L" shaped and looks bigger than the rendering above. This will be a nice addition for Tallahassee.
I hope to purchase a digital camera so I can post some pics one day.

[Glenn]

They are supposedly building that new Staybridge Suites Hotel to withstand some enormous storms, winds etc.  Maybe that's why it is taking so long since it's not just being thrown together with pre-fab panels.  Mad Dog Construction & Design is the General Contractor & I remember reading somewhere, it might have even been on their website, about how this building was being constructed so that it would still be standing after a hurricane, or something like that.

[poonther]

Glenn, on Jun 20 2006, 01:46 AM, said:

They are supposedly building that new Staybridge Suites Hotel to withstand some enormous storms, winds etc.  Maybe that's why it is taking so long since it's not just being thrown together with pre-fab panels.  Mad Dog Construction & Design is the General Contractor & I remember reading somewhere, it might have even been on their website, about how this building was being constructed so that it would still be standing after a hurricane, or something like that.

I remember reading this also.  It stuck in my mind b/c several people in the coastal area where my parents live evacuate to the Tally area.  When I read this about the Staybridge, I remember saying that would be a hotel I'd definitely recommend to those evacuating the coast.  If I recall I think he wanted it built this way b/c in previous storms people would evacuate from the far western panhandle to places like Crestview and then end up in a motel there that the roof blew off or sustained significant damage and Rick did not want this happening at his hotel.

That's all great news about Summit.  Help me out here, if I remember correctly when this project first came in, all that is being built out there is only in his first phase?  If I recall correctly once 90 is widened to I-10 (which is on a faster track now) he can begin on building a second phase if he wants?  Is that correct or did I just dream that?

Also what's going up out there on the other side of I-10 at Walden Road?  Looks like they are clearing land out there right now.

[Florida]

I know of that huge housing complex going in on Walden Road, in addition to the Cracker Barrel that's been proposed.

Summit East had a restaurant site for sale and it says that it's been sold. Any word on what might occupy this space?

About the rendering above, initially many of the Summit East buildings were "predesigned" so I used the predesigned image from that collection to represent the hotel. I didn't have an actual rendering of this project, so that image is soley for representational purposes.

[SkyDave]

No Problem TJ
Just keep those pics coming!!!!

[psycuda]

Add a Cracker Barrel and another hotel or 2  to whatever DeVoe Moore eventually builds on the western part of his property, and we're talking about a ton of stuff out there

[Florida]

my thoughts exactly!

[SkyDave]

I was out at Summit East yesterday and took some pics. This is my first time posting pics so I hope it works:



New office construction on the left and the new Staybridge Hotel and Suites are straight ahead.









Full shot of Hotel Construction











Closer view of Hotel construction









Mainline's Headquarters Building







Completed office complex URS Building









Another view of the URS building



Two other lots have sold and another lot is under contract. A lot of activity going on at Summit East!

Edited by SkyDave, 03 August 2006 - 11:23 AM.