Lakeview Green hoped to ‘bridge’ between Pepper Place, 7th Avenue

A large retail and residential project planned for Lakeview is expected to create a vital pedestrian link between Pepper Place and the neighborhood’s entertainment strip on Seventh Avenue South, according to the developers, a group called 1904 on 4th LLC.

Lakeview Green – to be built by on Fourth Avenue South near 29th Street on the site of the old Davis School – will have 30 condos, 73 apartments, 38,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and a large public green space.

Construction on the project, which was announced in July, is expected to begin this fall and be completed by fall 2018, according to Jennifer Ansley, vice president of Engel Realty, which will manage the property. 

Ansley told Iron City Ink the development is “a bridge” between Pepper Place and the rest of Lakeview and fills a gap “where there is currently nothing interesting and walkable for residents.” 

The location was attractive because Lakeview is near downtown but has “a neighborhood atmosphere,” Ansley said.

The green space will include a koi pond, river and waterfalls, and the development will offer such amenities as a bocce ball court and outdoor grills.

Lakeview Green – the first condo project in the Lakeview area in this decade, according to developers – is “unique” and “is meant to be a catalyst for increased community atmosphere,” Ansley said.

Retail spaces are still being planned, but Ansley said the developer hopes to attract local vendors.

Cohen Carnaggio Reynolds is the architect. ARC Realty is the condominium broker.