Apartments proposed for downtown Macon landmark

Macon-Bibb County officials could decide this month whether to allow a local firm to help remake a downtown Macon landmark.

A resolution will go before the Macon-Bibb County Commission on Tuesday to turn the Willie C. Hill Government Center Annex into a commercial and residential development. The proposal is for the building to be renovated into 40 residential units while the lower floors would turn into commercial space.

Macon-based Dunwody/Beeland Architects is a member of the Integrity Development Partners team behind the project.

Macon-Bibb officials hired a firm last year to perform a feasibility study and find developers for the 62,000-square-foot Cherry Street building that is now commercial and government offices. The 11-story building, formerly the Bankers Insurance Building, opened in 1941.

The resolution would need to be be approved by a committee before heading to the full commission.

This story was originally published November 7, 2016 at 4:14 PM with the headline "Apartments proposed for downtown Macon landmark."