Despite closures, investor see potential at Evans Towne Center
EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Columbia County has worked for years to create a true downtown area near Evans Towne Center Park.
With lost Buzzed Bull Creamery and Roll On In. We talked with a developer who says there’s still plenty of space and opportunity in the area.
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Empty storefronts line the front of Evans Towne Center, but behind the performing arts center, construction continues for the Evans Society Center.
“We’re back on track and the weather pending, we’re gonna actually be completed February, March time period as we thought we would be,” said investor John Bojescul.
Once the construction is finished, businesses like Goat Kick Coffee and Mirin Asian Fusion are ready to move in. It’s just a piece of the puzzle to make it a downtown area.
“We would love this to be a nice pedestrian area where you could bring your family, friends, kids and make it a family place in order to go shopping, have food have other services, instead of having to go into Augusta and North Augusta. That is what I thought this place needed,” he said.
Moving forward, he’s not stopping here. He’s looking at the open lot right next to his current project.
“They’re doing a feasibility study to determine whether or not a storefront there a hotel or a grocery store, etc. Would actually add value to this area as well,” he said.
The investor says he’s already in talks with multiple companies if a hotel behind the performing arts center is possible. He’s making sure it fits in with the area as a whole.
“It’d be more of a boutique-type hotel,” he said.
Bojescul tells us that if a hotel is feasible, he’ll have to meet with the county to see if they’re wanting to move forward with a proposal. If not, he’ll go back to the drawing board to see what could be possible on that part of land.
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