Casañas Village at Frenchtown Square celebrates grand opening
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Tallahassee Democrat | January 31, 2019, 3:47 PM
Lucille Casañas Alexander smiles as the statue of her father Aurelío Angel Casañas is revealed at the grand opening celebration for the Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. Casañas came to Tallahassee from Cuba in the late 1800s. The statue portrays him playing the clarinet, which he played in a local group called “The Tallahassee Band.” TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRATOne of the floor plans at Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms. All apartments include hard floors and similar finishings. One and two bedroom floor plans are also available. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRATOne of the floor plans at Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms. All apartments include hard floors and similar finishings. One and two bedroom floor plans are also available. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRATOne of the floor plans at Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms. All apartments include hard floors and similar finishings. One and two bedroom floor plans are also available. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRATOne of the floor plans at Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms. All apartments include hard floors and similar finishings. One and two bedroom floor plans are also available. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRATOne of the floor plans at Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms. All apartments include hard floors and similar finishings. One and two bedroom floor plans are also available. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT One of the floor plans at Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms. All apartments include hard floors and similar finishings. One and two bedroom floor plans are also available. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRATOne of the floor plans at Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms. All apartments include hard floors and similar finishings. One and two bedroom floor plans are also available. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRATOne of the floor plans at Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms. All apartments include hard floors and similar finishings. One and two bedroom floor plans are also available. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRATOne of the floor plans at Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square includes three bedrooms and two bathrooms. All apartments include hard floors and similar finishings. One and two bedroom floor plans are also available. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT The entrance to Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square includes a vintage photo of Tallahassee and tile floors leading to a community room. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRATA fitness center is one of the amenities at Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRATRegina Davis, president of the Big Bend Community Development Corporation speaks during the grand opening celebration for the Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRATTimothy Wheat, regional Vice President of Pinnacle Housing Group speaks during the grand opening celebration for the Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRATDavid Deutch, partner at Pinnacle Housing Group speaks during the grand opening celebration for the Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT
Chief Financial Officer for the Big Bend Community Development Corporation Thomas Lewis speaks during the grand opening celebration for the Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRATCity Commissioner Curtis Richardson speaks during the grand opening celebration for the Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRATA covered gazebo, playground and bbq picnic area are some of the amenities at Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRATThe grand opening of Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square was celebrated Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRATRep. Ramon Alexander speaks during the grand opening celebration for the Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT
Chief Financial Officer for the Big Bend Community Development Corporation Thomas Lewis speaks during the grand opening celebration for the Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT
Chief Financial Officer for the Big Bend Community Development Corporation Thomas Lewis, Lucille Casañas Alexander, daughter of Aurelío Angel Casañas and Timothy Wheat, regional Vice President of Pinnacle Housing Group cut the ribbon during the grand opening celebration for the Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT Local artist Brad Cooley, who crafted the sculpture of Aurelío Angel Casañas, talks about how honored he was to create the statue that stands in front of the Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square during the grand opening celebration Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRATLucille Casañas Alexander smiles as the statue of her father Aurelío Angel Casañas is revealed at the grand opening celebration for the Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019. Casañas came to Tallahassee from Cuba in the late 1800s. The statue portrays him playing the clarinet, which he played in a local group called “The Tallahassee Band.” TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRATA statue of Aurelío Angel Casañas stands in front of the Casañas Village Apartments at Frenchtown Square named after the Cuban immigrant who established his family in Tallahassee in the late 1800s. The statue portrays him playing the clarinet, which he played in a local group called “The Tallahassee Band.” TORI SCHNEIDER/TALLAHASSEE DEMOCRAT
