New plans for “Catapult 3.0” released today show a structure that combines the Mediterranean Revival curves of the Lakeland Cash Feed building it replaces with an expanded version of the glass-and-steel entry envisioned for “Catapult 2.0.” Read on to see architect renderings and floorplans.
Tag: Catapult
Posted inBusiness
Cash Feed Building on Lake Mirror Coming Down
Ninety-three years after it was built to process and warehouse citrus products, the Cash Feed building overlooking Lake Mirror is going to be demolished.
Posted inHistory
Catapult 2.0: Old Front Comes Down
Crews today demolished the false front on the building overlooking Lake Mirror that will become the Catapult 2.0 small business incubator. The facade, added more than a quarter century after the structure was built in 1924, will be replaced with a dramatic steel-and-glass entryway. Next steps in the renovation project will be interior work to […]
Posted inDowntown
Hundreds View Catapult 2.0 Groundbreaking
Howard Wiggs usually wears a suit and tie when he represents the city of Lakeland at officials functions such as ground-breaking ceremonies. But this evening the mayor wore jeans — because this was no ordinary groundbreaking.
Posted inDowntown
Video Previews Catapult 2.0 and Lakefront From Above
A video that was online briefly yesterday and today offers an aerial preview of the Catapult 2.0 business incubator and the look it will add to Lake Mirror and its Frances Langford Promenade.
Posted inBusiness
City Donates Land for Catapult 2.0 Parking
Lakeland city commissioners voted 6-1 today to donate a half-acre of city-owned land at the corner of Main and Massachusetts to Catapult Lakeland to be used for parking when the business incubator moves to the former Cash Feed building nearby.
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Commissioners Debate Land Donation for Catapult
Should the city of Lakeland donate undeveloped land at the northeast corner of Main Street and Massachusetts Avenue to the Lakeland Economic Development Center’s Catapult business incubator? That question dominated a City Commission agenda study session Friday, with Commissioner Justin Troller suggesting the city hold on to the property and let Catapult use it but […]
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Catapult 2.0 Design Approved
The city board that reviews design changes to historic buildings today approved the latest plans for transforming Lakeland Cash Feed into the Catapult 2.0 business incubator.
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Architects Update Plans for Catapult 2.0
The architects converting the Lakeland Cash Feed building into the Catapult 2.0 business incubator have updated their plans for the structure, incorporating suggestions made last month by the city Design Review Committee.
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Design Board Asks for Catapult Building Refinements
The movers behind Catapult 2.0 thought their project to transform a historic building on Lake Mirror was on its way to quick approval after it received a positive review from the city of Lakeland’s historic planner. But they learned today they’ll need to wait at least four weeks for a green light after the citizen board […]
