Construction of Camellia Park planned by end of year

After years of planning and organization, developers are poised to move forward with construction of Camellia Park Apartment Homes on the land known as Camellia Commons on the south side of Boll Weevil Circle.

Developer Bill Ware attended the May 15 Enterprise City Council meeting to update councilmembers on the project that is more than five years in the making.

Camellia Commons originally broke ground in 2008, however the downward economy slowed building projects on the site that at the time was expecting a full retail center within seven years.

In a 2009 interview, Enterprise Mayor Boswell said Enterprise is "poised to take advantage of the upswing when it curves."

The presentation regarding the impending construction of Camellia Park is a promising sign that the economy is indeed on the upswing.

Boswell said this project will add to the quality of life for residents in Enterprise and would hopefully help accelerate the development of other retailers on the Camellia Commons property.

Camellia Park is a large gated apartment complex planned between Bellwood Road and Highway 167 South. It is the first of six phases planned for the Camellia Commons area.

The area, Ware said, is the "growth corridor" for continued growth in Enterprise.

"We're happy and excited about being a part of that growth," he said.

The $13 million project will sit on 16.88 acres of land and include 11 residential buildings with one, two and three bedroom apartments, for a total of 144 apartments.

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Construction of Camellia Park planned by end of year