The first phase of Crawford Village, a mixed-use development featuring 26 new rental units, is nearing completion within the next 2-3 weeks.
Phase one of Crawford Village construction, including 26 two-bedroom, 2½-bath rental units, is expected to be complete in approximately 2-3 weeks.
All of Crawford Village, located near the intersection of Bunker Hill Road and Highway 78 and along Wheeler Circle, should be finished by 2030.
“We don’t want to overbuild the market,” said Chad Tracy, CEO of Patriot Construction. “We're gonna build it in phases and as the county needs it.”
The average price for each unit is $1,200 per month. The mixed-use development’s second phase will consist of 26 additional units — two-bedroom and 2½-bath units and some three-bedroom, 3½-bath units.
While Tracy said it’s still too early to determine all specifics, Crawford Village is expected to contain duplexes, apartments, single-family homes and commercial spaces.
“Our goal would be to get the first few phases of the residential multifamily in place so that helps anchor some nice commercial on that corner at Bunker Hill and 78,” he said.
The construction of Crawford Village began in 2022. Phase one broke ground this past June. In addition, houses have been completed and sold in The Pines at Grove Creek, along Bunker Hill Road.
“Since the purchase of the property, the economy and the markets delayed the start of this first phase a little bit,” Tracy said. “But, I think things are getting back on track now.”
Crawford Village is what Oglethorpe County commissioners, zoning and development boards and the economic development board refers to as a central, or development, corridor, meaning it’s a specific area identified for economic and residential development. The corridor runs along Highway 78 from the Clarke County line to Lexington.
“You hope that when you get residential growth, that it drives business growth within the county, that it provides a larger business base to businesses and offers them a better chance for higher revenues and things as they move into the county,” District 5 Commissioner Tracy Norman said.
Norman expects the corridor to add diversity in terms of property taxes and create opportunities for higher business revenues without changing the rural foundation of the county.
“We want to see businesses come in, and we want to see residential growth over the years, but we want to see it in a very well-planned and organized manner,” he said. “We don't want to necessarily change the overall feel, the rural feel of the county.”
A website with details about the development is expected to be online in the next two weeks. If interested in renting, contact crawfordvillagellc@gmail.com or 706-286-3429 to be directed to the leasing staff.
