Gainesville, Main Street Market Project

Closing Date: April 17, 2003
The Foundation provided a $200,000 loan in April 2003 for the purchase and renovation of the former J. C. Penney building in downtown Gainesville. The facility, to be known as Main Street Market, houses a variety of retail shops and restaurants.

Project Details

Loan Recipient
Gainesville Redevelopment Authority

Sub-Recipient
Douglas and Debra Harkrider

Project Cost
$1,100,000

GCF Loan Amount
$200,000

DD RLF Loan Amount, if any
$200,000

Project Use
Retail Mini-Mall
After
Foundation Project Impacts
335 New Downtown Businesses
2196 New Jobs Downtown
$208 Million in Private Investments
8 Cultural Facilities
347 Downtown Housing Units
157 Hotel Units Downtown
1,600,000 Redevelopment Floor Area sf
229,000 New Construction sf