Comments on: Comment of the Day: What Happened to Carter’s Grove?

By: M Forrest

M Forrest — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:15:32 +0000

Carter’s Grove which has been shuttered for some time is a sad tale. A group named “The RightPlace” purchased the property with money from hundreds of individual investors - all being generally out of state and almost all are retired. They were sold a bill of goods on this and numerous other Class C & D Apartment projects. These trusting people gave over there money on the promise that The RIght Place would renovate the project and then sell them as Condos and the investors would walk away with a nice profit in their remaining senior years. The Right Place over extended themselves and when the market took a nose dive, they simply walked away forcing all these little old people to fight their way through the foreclosure process and saddled with the property taxes to boot! The investors of Carters Grove (renamed to Garden Oaks)are planning to tear down the property but have to come up with the money to demolish. Truly, a sad story.

By: Harry Burnette

Harry Burnette — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:29:55 +0000

I lived in Carter’s Grove in the mid ’70’s and would love to have a picture of it. If anyone nearby could email me a picture, I would really appreciate it. Answer back here and I can send my email address.

Thanks,

By: Claire De Lune

Claire De Lune — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 04:02:45 +0000

Susan: I’m on 31st near Alba, and have been wondering the same thing. I was hoping Carter’s Grove would be bulldozed. but at least renovation was better than the rotting shells that sat for so long. Now … nada. What gives?

By: EMME

EMME — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:57:26 +0000

It’s been posted that Kroger is expanding into the vacant spaces in that center and will be the largest nad best Kroger to date. WOOHOO!!!

By: Susan Reese

Susan Reese — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 23:17:57 +0000

I live on 30th & Shepherd. Carter’s Grove was looking really good after some fixup’s but nothing’s been happening lately. The neighborhood scuttle-butt is that the owners have again dropped the project and are focusing their money on other investments during the economic downturn. Does anyone else know what’s up?
Also, who knows what’s happening with the Krogrer/11th Street Center. The middle section has been demo’d.