The Port of Walla Walla has unveiled
preliminary design plans for the development
of a new warehouse district on property it
owns on Dell Avenue in the northwest part of
the City of Walla Walla.
Mike Fredrickson, port commission vice
president, says the project will include the
Crown Cork & Seal building, the Cliffstar juice
processing plant and several acres the Port
owns on the south side of Dell.
Some 42,000 square feet of the 200,000
square foot Crown Cork site already houses
two production wineries, Artifex Wine Company |
and Raft River LLC, but Port
offi cials believe the rest of the structure has
even more potential. “We need to determine
how best to redevelop the remainder of the
space to attract a greater number of tenants,”
Fredrickson explains.
He said the Port’s vision for the warehouse
district is a complex for smaller businesses
– wineries, brew pubs, coffee shops, light
commercial and second-fl oor residential – on
property along the south side of Dell, opposite
the Crown and Cliffstar buildings.
ALSC Architects, of Spokane is developing the master plan and creating schematic drawings for the project. |
Port Executive Director Jim Kuntz says
that with preliminary design work complete,
the agency can pursue state and federal grant
funds to help build the district.
“In order to attract private investment, the
streetscape phase of the project needs to move
forward,” he said.
Among other things, changes could include
brick-lined sidewalks, street lighting, decorative
fencing, a new front patio section on the
existing Crown building and expanded parking. |
