Martha Jefferson Hospital Board Chooses Crosland to Integrate 1929 Paterson Wing into Retail, Office and Residential Mix in Downtown
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Crosland LLC has won exclusive negotiating rights to lead the redevelopment of Martha Jefferson Hospital's 14 acres of property in downtown Charlottesville, which includes the current hospital campus.
A nationwide search drew interest from 25 groups and formal responses from 11 development teams, followed by a head-to-head competition involving four finalists. Crosland was then selected by the hospital board as its partner of choice to preserve the hospital's legacy and create a significant master-planned development.
"This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for downtown Charlottesville," said hospital spokesman Steve Bowers. "We've taken a very patient approach to finding the right partner who understood our vision, as well as the desires of the city and the surrounding neighborhood. Crosland listened to the needs of all those groups and has previewed concepts that are innovative yet sensitive to the historic environment."
The team led by Crosland includes the firm's long-time development partner, Celebration Associates, and Insite Properties as the core development group. Key consultants include Urban Design Associates, with offices in Pittsburgh and Charlottesville, and Cooper, Robertson & Partners of New York (urban planning and architecture); Charlottesville-based Nelson Byrd Woltz (landscape architecture); Patton Harris Rust & Associates of Chantilly, Va. (engineering) and Staunton, Va.-based Frazier Associates (historic preserv
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