A newly proposed project to overhaul Tennessee Avenue made waves with investors Thursday at an Urban Land Institute seminar in the Convention Center.
The Tennessee Avenue Transformation, headed by Alpha Funding Solutions CEO Mark Callazzo and Authentic City Partners’ Evan Sanchez, would feature restaurants, bars and stores on the road between the Boardwalk and Pacific Avenue. The idea at this point centers just on a coffee and ice cream shop and an adjoining bar/restaurant the men are building in the area. They own some other land in the area and hope to find tenants willing to open and operate there.
The concept wasn’t the only topic during Thursday’s seminar. On the other side of the city, the Gateway Project is well underway, with completion of the new Stockton University campus set to be complete by the 2018 school year. The campus will feature beachfront dorms, a student center and an academic building that will accommodate as many as 1,800 students.