09-05-2023, 12:09 PM
(09-05-2023, 08:41 AM)neonjoe Wrote: Considering that the Grand Market District signs are down and that the renovated portion of the mall and water tower both have Fairview Park signage I would guess that the redevelopment has been put on hold indefinitely.
CF Fairview Park does seem to be getting a footing with some more tenants after the pandemic but there still seems to be about 10-15 vacant or short term leased units in the mall despite the Sears repurposing.
There has also been an open building permit for a new pad restaurant on the property open for the last couple of years. Maybe this is getting started soon.
CF may have more success if they started with the residential component of the Grand Market District on the Kingsway Dr side of the property rather than the Office and Retail towards the front.
I have to agree with this. Starting with the tower components on Kingsway would bring in more people and also close a portion of the mall meaning tenants in that area could move in and occupy vacant units elsewhere in the mall as well.
It seems like it would just be a win win on every level. Like you said, not like CF doesn’t have experience with this type of thing.