Catching up: Eyesore motel becomes mixed-use development

The old Mark Twain motel near South Virginia and Plumb Lane was a high-profile eyesore, complained Mayor Bob Cashell.

SilverStar Community's effort to change an eyesore into a mixed-used development will begin rising from the ground in January.

Construction of model homes at Virginia Lake Crossing will begin when grading is complete, and sales will begin next spring.

Preliminary work for a commercial center known as Town Center at Virginia Lake Crossing is scheduled to begin in spring as well.