East Village

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Now that the area east of I-30 and north of 9th street will be known as East Village I thought I would update what was under the topic "East Little Rock until it is renamed". Cromwell Architects is moving their headquarters to Shall and 6th into a 50,000 square foot warehouse. They plan to add an additional 20,000 square feet. Their plans include their offices, restaurants and loft space.  Redevelopment is planned to start in September.

 

Across Shall Street Rock Town Distillery will be leaving for a new location a few blocks away. eStem Charter School has completed the purchase of a building also on the west side of Shall for a new school.  Cromwell has also purchased the building on 6th next to where Rock Town is now located.

The area is also home to two local breweries, Lost 40 and Rebel Kettle.

 

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Cromwell Architects have announced a "wallbreaking ceremony"  for their new headquarters on December 16, 2016.  Next Fall should see the completion of the project which will include their office space, lofts, restaurant, retail space and  a community room.

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Plans are in the works for a mixed-use development containing between 75-80 apartment units as well as retail/office space. The property for the development sits on the east side of I-30 between East Capitol and 4th. It will be know as the Artisan On Collins. The developer recently purchased MacArthur Commons from MT.  This projects will only be a few blocks west of Cromwell's redevelopment at 6th and Shall.

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On 12/2/2016 at 11:05 AM, skirby said:

Cromwell Architects have announced a "wallbreaking ceremony"  for their new headquarters on December 16, 2016.  Next Fall should see the completion of the project which will include their office space, lofts, restaurant, retail space and  a community room.

The "wallbreaking" was held and the project will be known as the Paint Factory.

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3 hours ago, skirby said:

The "wallbreaking" was held and the project will be known as the Paint Factory.

I do like the name.

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A rendering of Shall Street with the Paint Factory on the right. This was done before Rock Town Distillery announced it was moving a few blocks to the east but in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette this morning it reported that Rock Town had extended its lease and is reconsidering moving.

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The Paint Factory from 6th street.

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On 12/12/2016 at 9:09 AM, skirby said:

Plans are in the works for a mixed-use development containing between 75-80 apartment units as well as retail/office space. The property for the development sits on the east side of I-30 between East Capitol and 4th. It will be know as the Artisan On Collins. The developer recently purchased MacArthur Commons from MT.  This projects will only be a few blocks west of Cromwell's redevelopment at 6th and Shall.

It's no groundbreaking, but Arkansas Business does have news of the sale for the proposed building site in this week's edition, in its "Real Deals" column. The block is bounded by Rector on the west, 4th on the north, Capitol on the south, and Collins on the east, and sold for $1.7 million.

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Rendering of the eStem school in the East Village across from Heifer International.

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Shall Street is closed so work can continue on the Paint Factory at the end of the street.

The construction fence at the right in the above picture is for the eStem school.

Edited July 24, 2017 by skirby

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The apartments in the Paint Factory will be known as the 12 Star Flats. There will be three 2 bedroom apartments and 12 studios.

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On 7/24/2017 at 11:48 AM, skirby said:

Shall Street is closed so work can continue on the Paint Factory at the end of the street.

The construction fence at the right in the above picture is for the eStem school.

The building on the left, Ace Glass, containing 31,000 sq. ft. has been sold to a group of developers.

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On 1/30/2017 at 0:28 PM, ArkansasTraveler said:

It's no groundbreaking, but Arkansas Business does have news of the sale for the proposed building site in this week's edition, in its "Real Deals" column. The block is bounded by Rector on the west, 4th on the north, Capitol on the south, and Collins on the east, and sold for $1.7 million.

Looks like half of this block has been sold for the development of a new hotel. The block was purchased for the construction of the Artisan On Collins. Construction on the Artisan was upheld to see what the final plans for the widening of I-30 and how much property the highway department would take.

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On 8/28/2017 at 3:39 PM, skirby said:

Looks like half of this block has been sold for the development of a new hotel. The block was purchased for the construction of the Artisan On Collins. Construction on the Artisan was upheld to see what the final plans for the widening of I-30 and how much property the highway department would take.

Arkansas Business reports the hotel project will be a 6 story 120 unit development. It will be interesting to see what brand this project will be and why the development price is so high, considering the soon to be open  Hilton Garden Inn, with 140 rooms, has a reported price of $12.5  million.

Also, the former owner of the above property has purchased three parcels of property located at Collins and 9th expanding his holding in East Village.

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A plumbing permit for a restaurant to be located in The Paint Factory has been applied for. The permit is under the name of Moses Tucker Shall Street Restaurant. Does anyone know what the actual name and type of restaurant this will be?

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On 10/17/2017 at 11:58 AM, skirby said:

A plumbing permit for a restaurant to be located in The Paint Factory has been applied for. The permit is under the name of Moses Tucker Shall Street Restaurant. Does anyone know what the actual name and type of restaurant this will be?

Cathead's  Dinner will be opening up after the first of next year. Chef Donnie Ferneau will be overseeing this operation.

Edited November 2, 2017 by skirby

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Rex Nelson's column in today's Democrat-Gazette offers a bit of neighborhood history and a handy recap of upcoming East Village projects underway. It's worth the quick read.

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March 26th is the date for Cromwell to be relocated into the Paint Factory. Leasing in going on for 12 Star Flats at this time. Also, Cromwell has announced that an outdoor dinning area and craft beer garden is under construction at 1212 E. Sixth, it will be know as The Rail Yard. The building in which Rock Town Distillery will be vacating shortly will be redeveloped and MT expects to announce new occupants within the next few months.

Just east and on the riverfront the new Rock City Yacht Club will open phase I this summer and soon to follow construction will start for the Residents at Harbor Town. These apartments will consist of 176 units and should open in 2019.