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More sidewalk and less orange

New renderings show a new look for the proposed Gateway project in Dunedin.

By TAMARA EL-KHOURY, Times Staff Writer
Published December 4, 2007

ADVERTISEMENT [Handout] BEFORE: This earlier rendering shows the Main Street north view of the Gateway, a planned $30-million project with homes, stores and offices at State Road 580 and Main Street. [Handout] AFTER: In Pizzuti's latest renderings, sidewalks were widened to allow for outdoor activity. [Handout] BEFORE: This earlier rendering shows the Main Street south view of the Pizzuti Solutions project in Dunedin. Construction is expected to start in the spring and take a year to complete. [Handout] AFTER: In the new version, some colors were muted from burnt oranges to pale yellows

DUNEDIN - After hearing from residents and city officials, Pizzuti Solutions has tweaked its vision for the Gateway, a planned $30-million project with homes, stores and offices at State Road 580 and Main Street.

Out: a four-story building and burnt orange paint.

In: wider sidewalks, balconies with wrought-iron rails and pale yellows.

City commissioners who recently saw Pizzuti's latest renderings said the look of the project, which is expected to start construction in the spring and take a year to complete, has improved since February. Here are two views highlighting some key differences between old and new:

The project's anchor store, yet to be named, has a more curved facade. Plus, sidewalks were widened to allow for outdoor activity. The changes create a more welcoming feel and invite customers in, said Tom Harmer, senior director of public/private projects for Pizzuti Solutions, which is based in Ohio and has an office in Orlando. Angled parking was also added in the front.

After talking to residents and Dunedin officials, Pizzuti Solutions drew on the city's new architectural design guidebook to create a Mediterranean revival style for its project, planned for 4.1 acres purchased from the city for $3.25-million.

Some colors were muted from burnt oranges to pale yellows. A structure went from four stories to three. Balconies with wrought-iron rails were added.

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