Burlington Free Press – 12.07.2016 The developers of Burlington Town Center have picked South Burlingtonbased PC Construction to play a central role in the downtown residential and commercial project. Don Sinex, who owns the mall property, introduced other Vermont-based partners for the project Wednesday morning, adding he believed in “shopping local” as construction plans advance. Groundbreaking for the $200 million project is projected for mid-2017, Sinex said. His list of partners: Freeman French Freeman (Burlington) — will serve as the local architect for the guiding design, […]
Burlington Free Press – 11.8.2016 Burlington Town Center owner and developer Don Sinex said he was “humbled and appreciative” of the result in an emailed statement released about 10:45 p.m. “With this transformative redevelopment, we will eliminate the out-of-date suburban mall now weighing down the middle of this beautiful downtown,” Sinex wrote. “We will replace the aging, rusting, underutilized mall with new housing, new streets, new jobs, increased revenue, and greater opportunity, bringing new life to the heart of the […]
Burlington Free Press – 11.03.2016 A single sentence on Burlington’s November ballot poses a far-reaching question, one determine for decades to come the look and feel of downtown. Ballot Item no. 3 is dense with the language of bureaucrats: Shall the amendment to Appendix A, Comprehensive Development Ordinance, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Burlington, identified as ZA 16-14 Downtown Mixed Use Core Overlay be adopted by the City of Burlington? In practical terms, a yes vote would allow the […]
Burlington Free Press – 10.11.2016 This November, Burlington voters will see four questions on their ballot — passing all of them are crucial for the city’s future, said Mayor Miro Weinberger. Ballot items asking voters to allow the city to borrow $27.5 million for general infrastructure improvements and $8 million for water main improvements were approved by the City Council last month. The council also sent two questions to voters that both need to be approved in order for development of […]
Burlington Free Press – 9.29.2016 One day before a council vote on guidelines that would shape any new development in the vicinity of Burlington Town Center, Mayor Miro Weinberger has asked that voters have say in the matter, in November. The proposed zoning change, up for a City Council vote tonight, would include an elevated height cap of 160 feet, as well as mandate a reconnection of St. Paul and Pine streets, whose north-south progress is currently blocked by the […]
Burlington Free Press – 8.09.2016 Zoning changes that would permit the 14-story redevelopment of the Burlington Center failed to garner a consensus after Tuesday night’s sixth and final meeting of the three-person City Council Ordinance Committee — but the project gained momentum. Edited, annotated and red-flagged, the controversial re-zoning proposal was passed along to the full City Council for final vetting. The city’s legislative body is likely to discuss thorny issues of height and parking at four work sessions this month, the first of which takes place […]
Burlington Free Press – 7.06.2016 The Coalition for a Livable City, opponents of the proposed Burlington Town Center redevelopment plan, says the city is moving too fast. The city, on the other hand, says the process is legal and consistent with city planning and zoning practices. – CORY DAWSON/FREE PRESS The Burlington Planning Commission voted unanimously Wednesday night to forward to the City Council a proposed zoning change that would allow buildings of up to 14 stories to be built around the current downtown […]
Rose Spillman, WCAX TV BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Burlington Town Center redevelopment plans have been in the works for more than a year. One building on Cherry Street has been proposed to tower at 14-stories high, well over the city’s current height limit. “The public has told us, and I believe the City Council is listening, that if there’s any site in downtown Burlington where we should go higher, it should be this site,” said Don Sinex of the Burlington […]
Alicia Freese, Seven Days Developer Don Sinex secured preliminary support from the Burlington City Council Monday night to pursue a dramatic redevelopment of the city’s downtown mall. In a 10-1 vote, councilors signed off on a predevelopment agreement outlining commitments from the city and the developer of the Burlington Town Center project. This marks an important milestone for Sinex, who’s spent the last 18 months working with the city to refine his plan to turn the Burlington Town Center into […]
Zach Despart, Free Press Staff Writer, Burlington Free Press Burlington city councilors gave preliminary approval Monday night to a substantial redevelopment of the Burlington Town Center mall. By a 10-1 vote, councilors OK’d a pre-development agreement for the roughly $200 million project, which includes apartments, office space and retail — and the tallest building in Vermont. “This pre-development agreement is a first step,” said Karen Paul, D-Ward 6. “I am confident we can work together … and build a project […]