Jamestown Awning open for business, clinic moving in nearby
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Last week's Planning Commission approval of a project at 289 Steele Street for a future mental health clinic is to be housed in the building next to the current Jamestown Awning building.
The building itself used to be storage space for Jamestown Awning, which remains in business as it has for 62 years, continuing to support the communities the business serves. Jamestown Awning owner Mark Saxton is also currently reinvesting in the business with another building to make room for storage of the business's tent rental equipment, following the sale of the 289 Steele Street location.
The 289 Steele Street location will be transformed into a mental health collective, owned by Clint George, with construction set to start in the summer. The picture printed originally in Monday's edition of the Post-Journal with the story on this project is the current Jamestown Awning building at 313 Steele St., not the location of the mental health collective project, 289 Steele St., which is now pictured above. Jamestown Awning remains open and operational at their site with normal business hours; 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and closed on the weekends.
Work at 289 Steele St. will not change the shape or size of the building. Parking ability will be changed, as Cooke said there is parking now but mostly for vehicles such as delivery trucks for Jamestown Awning, which has moved a few buildings down to 313 Steele Street. 20 parking spaces are expected, with one being handicap accessible. Cooke added they would also like to see the sidewalk near there extended at some point.
The plan for the first floor is to have two handicap accessible offices and an accessible bathroom, along with a reception area, storage in the back, and a multi-purpose room.
"So it will be mental health professionals coming together in an office space where they can see patients and share a facility together," said Chris Cooke, the project architect. "The outside has been rebranded a bit to make it more fitting of the neighborhood, bringing some historical features and also feel welcoming for those who are visiting."