Eggleston Plaza is taking shape at the corner of 2nd and Leigh streets in Jackson Ward. It’s the former site of the historic Eggleston Hotel, which was demolished in 2009. Eggleston Plaza, undertaken by developer Kelvin Hanson, is to include 31 apartments and space on the ground floor for a new edition of the popular Croaker’s Spot restaurant, whose initial Jackson Ward location closed in 2010. The $6.3 million development also includes 10 townhouse-style apartments that are being finished nearby at 1st and Jackson streets. The city’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund provided a $250,000 loan toward the development.
