Sunchase, a Farmville apartment community located at 501 Sunchase Blvd., is slated to feature a new addition called The Townes at Sunchase.
According to Trey Steigman, vice president for development of Management Services Corporation (MSC), Sunchase’s developer and residential and commercial property manager, there is no set construction start date for the project. He predicted that the final cost will range from $200-250,000.
However, Steigman said The Town of Farmville has approved the site plans for Phase I of the addition. MSC submitted the plans in conjunction with Timmons Group, a Richmond- based engineering and technology firm.
Steigman said the development of Sunchase, which he described as “a master-planned, mixed- use development,” has been in progress for more than 10 years. This process includes both the current apartments and “plans to add and grow as the growth of Farmville continues, [which is] certainly associated with the growth of Longwood University.”
The Townes at Sunchase, according to Steigman, will be built with the purpose to “serve the demands of the Greater Farmville Area marketplace.”
The plans for Phase I call for 18 subdivision lots that are “designed for upscale townhouse product,” said Steigman.
“The Townes will provide a unique opportunity for anyone interested in ‘maintenance free’ townhouse living with integrated garages or walk-out basements, and walkable access to shared community amenities and common areas,” Steigman added.
Steigman said that other future projections for Sunchase include another national brand hotel, a professional office site and a number of retail and restaurant sites.
According to one of the official site plans, the future food service options include a 5,000 square-foot restaurant pad site, a 4,250 square-foot drive-thru restaurant and a 4,000 square- foot restaurant.
Steigman said the proposed phases will be built one at a time. Sunchase currently includes apartment spaces Sunchase at Longwood Apartments and The Greens at Sunchase, Hampton Inn Farmville, Sunchase Cinema 8 and The Shoppes at Sunchase. Steigman said there are presently about 400 plus residents living at Sunchase. Sunchase at Longwood, which he said is “more typically geared to a student market,” consists of a four-bedroom, four-bath set-up. The Greens at Sunchase feature a two or three-bedroom, two-bath and four bedroom, four bath set-up and are targeted toward
professionals and graduates. Amenities available to Sunchase residents include a clubhouse, pool, business and fitness centers, 44-seat movie theater, sundeck, party and game rooms, and basketball and volleyball courts, as reported on the Sunchase web page.
Steigman described Sunchase Cinema 8 as a “modern movie experience” that “draws people from not only Farmville but the surrounding five or six counties.”
According to Sunchase’s website, The Shoppes at Sunchase feature Virginia Employment Commission, U.S. Cellular, Sunflower Nails, Advance America and Quiznos. Subs.
The ultimate goal for the Sunchase development, said Steigman, is to provide residents the opportunity to “live, work and play all in the same location.”
