Jefferson School City Center
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The Jefferson School building in downtown Charlottesville is undergoing commercial redevelopment to preserve the school and use it as a community resource providing cultural, educational, and recreational opportunities. The Jefferson School property will be known as the Jefferson School City Center. The Jefferson School African American Heritage Center and the City’s Carver Recreation Center will be the center’s two anchor tenants. The center is expected to be home to various other tenants that will compliment the school.[1]
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Current Developments
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The partnership sought to rezone the school back in March to allow for restaurants to be opened on the site.[2]The application to rezone the school was submitted on Wednesday, May 19th.[1]
City Council transferred the property to the Jefferson School Community Partnership and has agreed to contribute $5.8 million to the Jefferson School City Center project. The final site plan will be submitted in June. If approved by the city, construction of the City Center could start as early as August. The Carver Recreational Center will close during construction, which is expected to be complete by September 2011.[1]
The city is also seeking individually protected property status[3], which would require any exterior changes to come before the Board of Architectural Review.
Managing Partners[4]
- Martin Burks, president
- Steve Blaine, Secretary/Treasurer
- Craig Barton
- Raymond Carey
- Alison Dickey
- Earnest Edwards
- Kendra Hamilton
- Genevieve Keller
- Gary O'Connell
- Frank Stoner
- Julian Taliaferro
- Bitsy Waters
African American Heritage Center
It will be located in the earliest built portion of the structure, located on the north side facing Commerce Street. The Heritage Center will honor the history of the school through its redesign of museum-quality exhibition space and offer programs in the arts, dance, language, and computer science. Congressman Tom Perriello is in the process of shepherding an $850,000 earmark to help pay for the center's construction[5].
Carver Recreation Center
On the south end of the building, Carver Rec hosts a gymnasium with roller skating and volleyball programs, a kitchen, craft room, dance room, gymnastics room and "kids zone". Carver is one of several recreation centers run by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
Other tenants will include the Jefferson Area Board for Aging, a satellite campus of Piedmont Virginia Community College, the Piedmont Family YMCA, Common Ground Healing Arts and Literacy Volunteers Charlottesville/Albemarle[3].
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lynn, Bridgett. "City Council Contributes $5.8 Million to Jefferson School Project." Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center. 21 May 2010. Web. <http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2010/05/jefferson-school.html>.
- ↑ Tubbs, Sean. "Planning Commission Discusses Zoning Matrix, Jefferson School Rezoning." Charlottesville Tomorrow News Center. 29 Mar. 2010. Web. <http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2010/03/zoning-matrix-1.html>.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Web. Jefferson School may get local historic designation, Rachana Dixit, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, December 12, 2010, retrieved December 13, 2010.
- ↑ Jefferson School City Center: Managing Partners. Web. 13 Aug. 2010. <http://www.jeffersoncitycenter.com/city_center/managing_partners.php>
- ↑ Web. http://www2.dailyprogress.com/news/2010/oct/19/house-panel-oks-850000-african-american-center-ar-573605/, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, October 20, 2010, retrieved October 20, 2010.