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Mary Neal Bridges

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ROOMS WITH A VIEW: The living room of Bridge’s condo looking out over the Clinton Library and the Arkansas River.

First Security Center

Though she could barely see for all the dust and plastic, the moment Mary Neal Bridges stepped off the construction elevator on the 13th floor of the then-under-construction FirstSecurityCenter, she knew she had found what she wanted.

“We had to wear hard hats to come up and look at it,” she said. “I knew immediately, and I think we bought it within the week.”

When she says “it,” what she’s talking about is most anybody’s definition of a downtown dream home: two large condominiums that she and her husband, banker Todd Bridges, bought and then had melded together into (several) rooms with a view. For the past year, she and Todd have lived there with their teen-age daughter and two dogs.

The condo is good bit more pricey than where they lived before: West Little Rock’s trendy River Ridge neighborhood, near the junction of I-430 and Cantrell Road. As a lover of the hustle and bustle of other big cities, Bridges said that moving downtown was something that she has wanted to do for years. Though the place was expensive, she said she sees it as a great investment. They’re saving some too: “With the cost of the yard and the maintenance and the upkeep, in the end, it all evens out,” she said. “You still have the things that you have to do, but it’s not like you’d have in a house.”

Bridges said that other than carrying up groceries in a cart, she honestly can’t think of a down side to downtown living. As a member of a family with busy schedules, however, she does say she couldn’t live there without the services of her friendly neighborhood dog walker, who takes the Bridges’ pooches for a stroll twice a day.

“I couldn’t do it without him,” she said. “It would be very difficult, because we couldn’t get rid of our dogs.”

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Jimmy Moses

A great city

 “Moses Tucker Real Estate is committed to the redevelopment of downtown Little Rock for one simple reason – building a strong, urban core is the success to a vibrant city. 

More than two decades ago, I was blessed to be part of a vision to develop an arts and entertainment area in the downtown warehouse district of Little Rock. Through the collective efforts of many, many people, we have been fortunate to see that vision become a reality as the River Market District has become the vibrant epicenter of our capitol city, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.

Among its many great qualities, one thing I am constantly impressed with is the blending of historic and modern elements within the River Market District – the juxtaposition of old and new in one space and place. This quality is best seen by the neighboring architecture, where older, historic buildings stand proudly next to new, contemporary construction and something that lends itself to the variety that is downtown Little Rock. Its resources are valuable and are worth preserving and enhancing for future generations.

Arkansans are hungry for a more unique living and working environment that encourages diversity of all types and the conveniences of an 18-hour city.  In 10 years, I think you’ll see more than 1,000 new residential units in downtown Little Rock, a significant number of specialty retail shops, major upscale grocery and department stores and numerous new, start-up companies located in the area that will be able to provide all of that.

I believe downtown Little Rock is destined to be referred to as one of the great medium-size urban cities in the United States; a town that celebrates diversity with an exciting metropolitan lifestyle, and includes a waterway full of interesting outdoor activities that keep residents close to nature.

I consider myself fortunate to have played an instrumental role in birth of the River Market, and I am equally proud to be involved with its coming growth. I look forward to seeing what the future holds for our great city.”

Jimmy Moses, Principal
Moses Tucker Real Estate