The future of a well-known event space along Highway 16 is still up for debate — and for the neighbors who live closest to it, the stakes feel personal.
The 5-acre property at 3705 North Highway 16 — about 1,290 feet north of the intersection of West Beacon Light Road and Highway 16 — has a long history of community use. The site previously operated as The Winery at Eagle Knoll, then as the Flats 16 event center, and most recently housed First Miracle Boutique and a restaurant. Existing structures on the property include a former restaurant, a former winery and banquet hall, an office building, a restroom facility, a storage shed, and a gazebo and pavilion surrounded by open landscaped space.
Now, the land could become Woodstone at the Flats. Owner and applicant Piedra Familia, LLC, represented by James Marsh with CSHQA, is seeking to add live entertainment events to the property’s existing mixed-use designation. The development would include two restaurants — Woodstone Craft Kitchen and Woodstone 99 Dinnerhouse — along with personal improvement facilities, limited retail, and office space. Planned live entertainment would include concerts, barn dances, weddings and receptions, cultural events, and seasonal attractions such as pumpkin patches and petting zoos…