7 and will go out to the public next week, Kingston said.īuilding a team rather than asking for development proposals allows for more variety and creativity, Kingston said. The official posting that seeks people for the team was approved by the Economic Development Authority Sept. The city of Newport News plans to seek out a highly experienced team of architects, contractors and other professionals to “plan, design, build and market a premier, predominantly residential community” at the city’s Endview property, which straddles Yorktown Road, Jefferson Avenue and the northern border of Newport News Park. Of all the ideas over the years, the one that’s stuck and that the city believes makes the best sense for the Endview tract is high-end housing, according to Florence Kingston, director of the city’s department of development. Those plans never materialized, but Newport News has not abandoned its desire to see development on its 285 acres surrounding Endview Plantation. There have been numerous ideas over the years to develop the land surrounding historic sites in northern Newport News.Ī golf course. A hotel and conference center. A mall to rival Patrick Henry Mall. And nearby at Lee Hall, city officials once hoped for a Mitsubishi manufacturing plant.
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