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<br />October 3, 1984
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<br /> At a special called meeting of the City Council held on Wednesday, October 3, 1984, there
<br />were present:
<br />
<br />James W. Holley, II1, Ben A. Beamer, Sr., E. G. Corprew, Jr., L. Louise Lucas,
<br />Gloria O. Webb, Morton V. Whitlow, George L. Hanbury, City Manager, Steven
<br />Lieberman, City Attorney.
<br />
<br />Absent: J. Robert Gray
<br />
<br /> Mayor Holley called the meeting
<br />Redevelpment & Housing Authority pres
<br />
<br />William H. Oast, III, Chairman
<br />John G. Hatcher, Jr.
<br />
<br />Absent: Dr. E. A. Barham, James
<br />
<br />84-369 The following call for
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<br /> 'Please attend a called meeting
<br />6th floor of City Hall, 801 Crawford
<br />the purpose of considering a motion
<br />property and execute all necessary doc
<br />City Council may choose to go into an
<br />
<br />By order of the Mayor."
<br />
<br />The City Manager offereJ t'he fol~
<br />
<br /> "For approximately 30 or 40 days
<br />as Seaboard Coastline Associates, PRH3
<br />to develop the over-all plan adopted
<br />90 years old back into prominence in
<br />White, representin~'geaboard Coastli~
<br />
<br /> Preston M. White, Jr., President
<br />made the following presentation:
<br />
<br /> "Mr. White introduced the partne~
<br />C. Creecy, J6hn<~ ~ap~as~a~,F~.~po£
<br />J. Mastraaco, Jr., a partner, was not
<br />tect for the project.
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<br />Mr. White gave a schedule of the
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<br />2o order with the following Conm]iksioners of the Portsmouth
<br />~t:
<br />
<br />Ralph H. Gholson
<br />Kenneth R. Melvin
<br />
<br />D. Topping, Mrs. Grant Creekmore
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<br />;he meeting was read:
<br />
<br />~f the City Council to be held in the Council Chamber,
<br />,treet, at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 3, 1984, for
<br />~thorizing the City Manager to convey publicly owned
<br />.uments related thereto. To the extent deemed appropriat,
<br />executive session upon adoption of an appropriate motion
<br />
<br />owing remarks:
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<br />we have been working diligently with a partnership known
<br />· Staff, and City Staff on a proposal with the opportunit~
<br />y the City Council to bring a building of approximately
<br />he City of Portsmouth. Today, I have asked Mr. Preston
<br />Associates to make,presentation to City Council."
<br />
<br />of Century Concrete Service, Inc., Virginia Beach,
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<br />s with him of the Seaboard Coastline Associates, William
<br />~ass~i Charles H~:~ehrsi~.~,Jr,~:~;~am~ p~ Wo~da~d;~Vind~n~
<br />present. Also, introduced was John Paul Hanbury, Archi-
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<br />events proposed for the project:
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<br />At present, in the preliminary[ stages with the architect on the design and
<br />structure of the building, will run into January 1985.
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<br />Propose to start construction [in January 1985 and substantial completion by
<br />December 1985.
<br />
<br />Tenant spaces will be complete and occupied approximately by March 1986.
<br />
<br />o Estimated expenditure on the
<br />
<br />John Paul Hanbury, Architect, ma
<br />
<br /> "In 1894 the Seaboard Coastline R
<br />Portsmouth, Virginia waterfront. From
<br />City Hall and is~mow being reused as a
<br />mouth waterfront. The project incorpo
<br />restaurant within the Seaboard Buildin
<br />
<br /> The distinctive rounded~morth end
<br />addition, providing a dramatic waterfr
<br />by Charles Sears, owner of the very po
<br />The ecviement of lights, movement and
<br />the first floor contains service s~ce
<br />
<br /> ilding is approximately 3.5 million dollars."
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<br /> the following presentation:
<br />
<br />ilroad Company built its headquarters on the downtown
<br />1958 until 1980 the building served as the Portsmouth
<br />key element in the revitalization plan for the Ports-
<br />rates a mix of apartments, offices, retail space and a
<br />g.
<br />
<br /> of the building is enhanced by a two-story greenhouse
<br />Dnt dining expermence for the restaurant to be opened
<br />oular Scale of de Whale and~i, Blue Rose Cafe restaurants.
<br />~ctivity will be a dramatic addition to the park outside
<br /> lan.d side for both restaurant and apartments,
<br />
<br /> ~ on the
<br />with retail space on the river side. Separate entrances and elevator lobbies are~ provided on
<br />the south end of the building for the ~hird floor office suites and for the apartments Which
<br />fill the remainder of the structure. ~he thirty to forty apartments include six two-story unil
<br />under a new sloping roof, increasing ~ge total area Of the building to approximately 60,000
<br />square feet. The new apartment elevator and stair tower are located to {unction as a connecto]
<br />to a second-phas·e of the project, site
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<br />remain complimentary to the older bull
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<br /> The adaptive use and expansion of
<br />along ~he Portsmouth waterfront and pr
<br />building. The combination of pending
<br />Credits and Housing Bonds for tax free
<br />and a key element in downtown redevelo
<br />addition to Mr. Sears, include John Pa
<br />James ~oodard, and William Creecy. De
<br />tion is scheduled to commence with 30
<br />in 1985."
<br />
<br />i to take full advantage of the waterfront view and yet
<br />~ing.
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<br />the Seaboard Building should encourage further activity
<br />)vide an exciting new image for a unique and valued
<br />;irginia Historic Landmark status with Renovation Tax
<br />loan rates make this type of reuse economically feasible
<br />~ment plans. The primary developers of the project, in
<br />~pas, Vincent Mastracco, Preston White, Jr., Marc Pautass
<br />;igned by Hanbury & Cdmpany, P.C., architects, construc-
<br />lays following the award of the contract and completed
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