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w w w . i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m F e b r u a r y 2 0 15 • I NSIGH T | 37 The master plan for the marketplace phase of Centennial Centre in the Village of Hobart, a $250 million development. [continued] » the demographic spectrum, young professionals looking for that cool place to live and empty nesters who don't want the maintenance burdens of home ownership. Developers expect both will be interested for quality of life reasons, drawn by an active downtown with restaurants, boutique retail and other amenities. "People today long for a sense of place," says Steve Atkins of Atkins Building Group, part of the Centennial Centre Development Partnership. Atkins Building Group is also the general contractor. Atkins likened the development of Centennial Centre to Celebration, Fla., the planned community developed by Walt Disney Company in the 1990s that is considered an example of the new urbanism movement of creating walkable communities. "We've lost the old downtown, but that's what people are longing for," Atkins says. For now, most of the vision of what will become the marketplace of Centennial Centre is still on paper. Work on Hobart Crossing has just begun and consists of a large hole in the ground as workers prepare the site for the apartments that will follow. It's still easier to envision the bean field, but that will be changing soon. Included in the larger marketplace plan for Centennial Centre are commercial, retail and recreational developments on 75 acres. e pedestrian-centered plan includes central village green, trails, a community center and several other public spaces for residents to congregate. e Second Street Centerline Drive Park 9.9 ac Village Green 3.7 ac n e d r a G y t i n u m m o C Community Center Amphitheater Park 2.8 ac Covered Walkway/ Market Area First Street One Way One Way Third Street Second Street Fourth Street N. Overland Road Hwy 29 Triangle Drive N. Overland Road Right-In Right-Out Only Centennial Centre Signage/Landmark F i rst S t reet F irst S t reet Master Plan Commercial Core at Centennial Centre Village of Hobart, Wisconsin Legend Commercial (Retail/Service) Mixed Use- Commercial/ Residential Community Business Corporate Research/ Institutional Civic Multifamily Residential Pedestrian Path Multi-Use Trail/Bike Route Planning Boundary An equal opportunity, afrmative action employer. We didn't just build a training center, we provided Fox Valley Tech. with an exemplary facility for integrative training in law enforcement, firefighting, emergency medical services, and more. Every project has a story... Let us build yours. A story of INNOVATION MIRON-CONSTRUCTION.COM Fox Valley Technical College Public Safety Training Center - Appleton, WI