Suburban Car Lot Development

So... the development on Suburban Avenue has morphed from what we discussed last year -- but not in any substantial way.

MaXit Pawn is no longer in the mix. The property is owned by Peter Remes, a developer who has been doing several projects in Minneapolis. There will be some tenants who were in the original proposal - Dairy Queen, for instance, but MaXit Pawn is replaced by Pawn America at a slightly smaller footprint than what was originally proposed.

They are also looking at a mix of larger and smaller tenants including a pet food store, hair salon, resale outlet, auto supply/repair place, dry cleaners and so on. Some of the buildings are fully leased, other buildings still have the leases under negotiation.

They expect to start renovations of the existing building as soon as the site plans can get through the city process, and construction of the other buildings should begin in the spring.

The new developer is abiding by all the conditions placed on the site during our earlier community process, but the completed site plan still needs city approval. This will give us one more chance for input.

The developer's representatives will be meeting with our Land Use Committee on Tuesday, January 10 at 5:30p at Conway Rec Center to present the modified overall plan.