Plans for the empty building at 10 Front Street include splitting the space into multiple retail, office and residential spaces.

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Plans for Front Streets only vacant building could breathe new life into the historic structure and offer multiple retail and office spaces in the commercial district.

Proposed changes to the old Mad Crab building, owned by Thom Kroon, include a mixed use of retail, office and residential space.

Kroons proposal calls for the creation of four spaces on the street level floor, two retail and two retail/office spaces. The floor below street level, which was once a bar, is proposed to be turned into two spaces, one residential and one undetermined use, said Coupeville Town Planner Bridget Smith. An attic space on the third level is also proposed to be turned into a residential space.

The project has been informally presented to the Historic Preservation Commission, but will be presented formally in April.

Smith said the next meeting of the HPC is Thursday, April 24, but if a meeting is called earlier she will present the proposal then.

Former Coupeville Town Planner Larry Kwarsick is serving as the applicant agent on the project.

He said in addition to getting approved by the HPC, the project must also obtain a shoreline substantial development permit.

There is no expansion of the building footprint or height being proposed, Kwarsick said, and the project does come with a new stairway to the beach that will be available for the public.

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Douthit Hills and Core Campus

New construction awaits state approval.

Clemson University recently announced plans to provide new housing and dining options through new construction at Douthit Hills and Core Campus; the project, pending state approval, will begin in fall of 2014 with the replacement of historic Johnstone Hall and the addition of upper-classmen and Bridge student housing options.

These plans were first introduced in 2008 with the development of a 20 year Housing Master Plan, with Douthit Hills and Core Campus designated as the first construction projects.

Douthit Hills is planned to provide apartment-style living for upperclassmen and more traditional dorm options for Bridge to Clemson students in the area behind Clemson House; it will also potentially include new dining options, retail space and the bookstore, relocated from its current home in the Hendrix Student Center.

Core Campus, an area geared toward underclassmen, will also receive new housing and dining options, specifically new construction to replace Harcombe Dining Hall and Johnstone Hall. According to University Housing and Dining, a current lack of funds has prevented plans to replace the Edgar Allen Brown University Union.

University Housing and Dining spearheaded the project, with support from university administrators, consultants, and Campus Planning and Design. Joy Moss, director of business operations for Housing and Dining, reports, University Housing has been at the center of these projects and continues to provide direction and momentum to see these projects for life.

Clemson University Student Government has also played a role in the project, with former Undergraduate Student Body President Kayley Seawright encouraging students to tweet the hashtag #ClemsonNeeds in order to show their support for the new renovations and construction.

Underclassmen students, many of whom will be on campus for the construction and completion of the new buildings, look forward to their new housing and dining options. Freshman microbiology major Courtney Hundsinki says in reference to the future hoptions at Douthit Hills, I like the idea, I like that its so close on campus. I mean its basically like Daniel Square, where its off campus but youre still so close you can walk home from game days and everything. I think Ill definitely consider it.

Many graduating upperclassmen also agree about the benefits of the project. Senior computer science and English double major Jeff Kinnison jokes, Honestly, Im a little annoyed, because how dare they improve campus after Im gone ... But really, its good that theyre actually doing stuff to make the campus better for future generations of Tigers.

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A supermarket, hotel, offices, restaurants, retail shops and outdoor gathering spots are part of the Newbury Market plan approved by South Fayette commissioners.

Board members voted March 19 to pave the way for construction of the long-awaited commercial center, scheduled to open in late 2015.

I look forward to watching these plans turn into reality, board President Joseph Horowitz said. Newbury Market will be a great asset for South Fayette. The design of the market is so different from other shopping areas in the region.

The site plan covering the first of three development phases includes about 50 acres and 340,000 square feet of commercial space near the Bridgeville interchange of Interstate 79.

Plans include a Giant Eagle grocery store, a Courtyard by Marriott hotel, two office buildings, five large retail stores and a pedestrian-friendly town center containing seven buildings of shops and restaurants.

Designed to be the focal point of Newbury Market, the Main Street-style town center features a concert plaza, a small park, a water-play area for children, outdoor seating and broad sidewalks.

Township engineer Mike Benton expected grading and utility work at Newbury Market to continue this summer, and construction of buildings to begin before the end of the year.

Following site plan approval, Newbury must start some type of construction within a year or seek a renewal, he said.

The developer is EQA Landmark Communities/Newbury Development Associates LP, represented by project manager Eric Newhouse and president Brett Malky.

The main entrance will be a driveway with a traffic signal at Route 50/Millers Run Road, across from the township-owned Star City Cinemas site and the $20.5 million pediatric center being built by Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC.

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A mixed-use project is being proposed for the former site of a Super Save gas station on the northwest corner of Hastings Street and Madison Avenue.

Citimark-Omicron Madison Project Ltd. is seeking a rezoning to redevelop the vacant lot at 4295 Hastings St. to include retail space at ground level with three-and-a-half storeys of apartments above.

The design approach will be similar to one used in the Vancity development on the southeast corner of the intersection, said a city staff report.

In that case, it looks like a four-storey building from Hastings with a double-height commercial space at ground level below three levels of residential.

But from the rear lane, it appears as a five-storey structure, with four levels of residential above one level of commercial.

Meanwhile, the developers of a project at the southeast corner of Hastings and Gamma Avenue are applying for a second rezoning on its site.

Back in October 2012, Burnaby council gave final approvals to a rezoning of 418 Gamma Ave. to allow construction of a four-storey, mixed-use project. The building, on a triangular-shaped lot, was to include retail on the ground level, offices on the second floor and apartments on the third and fourth floors.

But Epta Properties has not built the project "due in large part to the difficulties the developer has had leasing or selling the office space in the previously approved development form," said a city staff report. "The office component is further challenged by the sites' irregular geometry."

Epta now wants to redesign the building to remove the office component, and go instead with one floor of retail underneath three storeys of residential.

The city's planning and building department will work with the applications to prepare development plans suitable for presentation to public hearings in the future.

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The city of Bellevue has granted Best Buy conditional approval to remodel its storefront to may way for the ongoing Northeast Fourth Street extension project and recover lost retail and parking space.

A new five-lane arterial Northeast Fourth is planned to cut through the south end of the Best Buy store and parking lot during Phase Two of the project, slated to start in 2015 with the entire roadway opened by fall 2016.

The city is exercising eminent domain to run its transportation project through a portion of the Best Buy store, however, the retail company had also filed suit over the city's actions.

The Northeast Fourth extension, from where it ends at 116th Avenue Northeast to 120th Avenue Northeast, is part of several projects to improve mobility between downtown Bellevue, the Bel-Red corridor and Overlake area.

Best Buy will demolish 11,021 square feet of retail space on the south side of its Bellevue store and add 9,964 square feet to its north side. The store will add a single-story parking garage on its east side to accommodate up to 226 vehicles.

Phase One construction included condemnation of portions of other properties, which has been completed. Construction for Phase One of the project is anticipated to continue through 2014.

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SHANGHAI today unveiled its first luxury outlet project near the Shanghai Disney Resort thats opening in 2015, and said it will include some 50,000 square meters of retail and restaurant space.

The project, named Shanghai Village, will be next to the Disney resort in the Pudong New Area and 12 kilometers from the districts international airport.

Its a joint venture between the European outlet operator Value Retail and the Shanghai Shendi Group, who signed an agreement today.

The village will be home to over 100 international fashion brands, and some 80 percent will be first-tier luxury brands, officials said. At least 10 international fashion brands will open flagship stores at the outlet.

Construction will begin soon on the outlet in the Shanghai International Tourism Resort Zone.

Value Retail built La Vallee Village outlet near the Disneyland in Paris in 1999, and the Shanghai project will use the experience gained to benefit the Shanghai project, said Scott Malkin, chairman of Value Retail.

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The new scheme would involve increasing the retail and restaurant space by 6,662sq m to 16,020sq m

Plans for the redevelopment of Frascati Centre in Blackrock, Co Dublin, one of the most controversial shopping centre schemes of the early 1980s, have been lodged with Dn Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.

The proposal is for the part demolition of the existing shopping complex and its extension towards the Blackrock bypass and Mount Merrion Avenue, increasing the retail space by more than 50 per cent and adding an extra storey to the height of the building.

The application is being made by Frascati Investments 2012 Limited, a company owned by the Roche family, whose eponymous department store was once the anchor tenant of the shopping centre. The family sold Roches Stores to Debenhams in 2006, but retained the freehold of the Frascati Centre.

The shopping centre was built in the early 1980s on the site of a Georgian mansion, Frascati House, one of the three principal residences of the FitzGeralds, Dukes of Leinster, along with Leinster House in Dublin and Carton House in Co Kildare.

An application for a major redevelopment of the centre was rejected by the council in 2006. Unlike the new proposal that application had a significant residential element with 65 apartments. A three- storey car park was also sought. The scheme was rejected by the council on the grounds that it would endanger public safety by causing a traffic hazard.

The new scheme would involve increasing the retail and restaurant space by 6,662sq m to 16,020sq m. There would also be 556 underground parking spaces. The developers also propose undertaking road improvements as part of the development.

The Frascati Park Residents Association, which represents homeowners beside the centre, said it would hold a meeting shortly to discuss the proposals. A spokesman said it would demand a cast-iron guarantee in the planning permission that there would be no construction work at night.

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The site of a proposed new bridge at Green Avenue to Penticton Indian Band lands.

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A third crossing over the Okanagan River channel could open up land for new development later this year, according to Penticton Indian Band Chief Jonathan Kruger.

Im pushing hard for a set date of building this bridge by September, he said this week after the federal government confirmed it would contribute $500,000 for design and engineering of the long-awaited crossing at Green Avenue.

Were tired of talking about this; we want to make this happen, said Kruger.

Satikw Crossing is intended to provide access to 60 hectares of land sandwiched between the river and the Penticton airport.

The development area would be leased to builders by the locatee owners and the PIB would collect property taxes, Kruger said, and the broader community would benefit from new jobs and increased economic activity.

A funding announcement from Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada noted the site is expected to one day boast a 150-room hotel, 23,000 square metres of retail space and 25,000 square metres for a business park.

Kruger said no lease agreements have been signed yet, but once we start seeing the reality of a bridge being built, Im sure well see those tenants start lining up.

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Published: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at 7:04 p.m.

Demolition began Wednesday on McFarland Mall as developer Stan Pate is moving toward construction of a new retail center called Encore Tuscaloosa.

Expected to reach between 250,000- and 350,000 square feet of space, the estimated $75 million investment will feature a nationally-known anchor store and three to four additional restaurants when it opens in late 2015 or early 2016.

"It's my encore and, in a lot of ways, the encore for McFarland Mall," Pate said.

Pate said the development is meant to be a follow-up to the Midtown Village development that Pate began.He sold the site in 2005 to Cypress Equities, a Texas-based development company affiliated with former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach.

He said it also is meant to add to the Shoppes at Legacy Park, the $62 million, 250,000-square-foot shopping center on a 16.25-acre tract planned for the former Cedar Crest neighborhood by Alumni Development & Construction LLC of Clanton.

"We see them complementary, not just competitive. These two projects speak to the strength of the Tuscaloosa community," Pate said.

The former Books-a-Million building will be demolished along with the rest of the structures on the 40-acre site, but T.J. Maxx, Dollar Tree and Shoe Station are expected to return once the project is complete.

Pate also said he intends to bring in amenities and offerings for children and young adults, a market that has been underserved since the April 27, 2011, tornado wiped out Chuck E. Cheese in the former Wood Square shopping center.

"I, personally, think it's a high priority to answer the needs for an experience for children," Pate said. "The adults are looking for it, and the children are certainly looking for it."

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A Cathedral area business owner says it's about time a vacant lot at 2067 Retallack St. is redeveloped into retail and residential space.

"It's been my pet peeve for over a decade. It's a prime piece of land. Kitty corner from a Safeway on 13th Avenue that's been sitting empty for 23 years," said David Loblaw, owner of Chocolates by Bernard Callebaut on Robinson Street.

Tonight between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., the City of Regina is hosting an open house at the Westminster United Church on 13th Avenue to get community feedback on the proposed development.

Besides retail space, the four-storey building is expected to have 16 underground parking spaces, about a dozen residential units and a garden on the roof top.

Diana Hawryluk, the city's director of planning, said the feedback at the open house will be evaluated and used to inform a report to the Regina Planning Commission in May or June for a decision. Before construction begins, the building would require the city to rezone two of the five lots from residential infill housing to local commercial. "It's a mixed-use building, which is something we promote within our new official community plan," she explained.

Loblaw remembers when that lot became vacant after a store and two homes burned to the ground 23 years ago.

He is planning to attend the open house to find out more details about the retail component. One reason is Loblaw might be interested in expanding his business into the development's retail space.

"We need so much more retail space in this area it's just amazing," he said.

"I'm sure (the developers) are going to have a lineup of hundreds of people wanting to get in there. So, I don't think they're going to have any problem filling that retail space."

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