“We can come in and do a whole master plan that has retail, it has restaurants, it has office spaces it has housing,” Gardner said. “The crux of this project, the core of what we are doing is the new city hall.”
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Mt. Juliet commissioners have taken a step toward approving a plan for a city block development that incorporates commercial space for restaurants and retail along with 245 residential units and a new city hall.
The Downtown Mt. Juliet City Block plan — which is still subject to change — has evolved with seven buildings on more than eight acres. It’s proposed on the east side of North Mt. Juliet Road near East Hill and East Caldwell streets. The current proposal includes:
Building 1: Three stories for grocery store, retail and office space equaling 32,000 square feet.
Building 2: Two stories for retail and restaurant space at 6,500 square feet.
Building 3: Three-story commercial building at 28,000 square feet.
Building 4: Four stories for a new city hall, proposed at 20,000 square feet.
Building 5: Four stories and a basement for 245 residential units and commercial space.
Building 6: Two stories for a 208-space parking garage for multifamily residents. The upper tier will be at street level with parking also underneath.
Building 7: One story for retail and restaurant space at 4,500 square feet.
There have also been discussions about a new fire station at an undetermined location, a city need that “will have to be addressed,” City Commissioner Scott Hefner said.
