is looking to expand its presence in the city.
The company — with its — has plans to move its eastern Lakewood location to the abandoned Ganley auto dealership at the corner of Cohassett and Detroit avenues.
Value World, a thrift store at W. 107th Street and Lorain Avenue in Cleveland, is considering a move into Drug Mart’s vacated location, according to officials.
The former auto dealership's showroom building would be demolished — along with an apartment building and vacant house at the rear of the property — to make way for a 24,000-square-foot Drug Mart, according to plans submitted to the city on Tuesday.
Plans call for a red brick structure, 92 parking spaces, a drive-thru, and green space that includes space for a bio-retention swale.
“That will take care of a significant piece of real estate that leaves only the ,” said Lakewood Mayor Michael Summers.
But before ground is broken, there are a couple of hurdles ahead of the drug store chain.
The first is a proposal for a conditional use permit for a zoning change and a lot consolidation at the former Ganley site. The city’s planning commission will consider those motions on June 7.
And the following week, on June 14, the city’s architectural board of review will examine the company’s design plans.
Dru Siley, the city’s director of planning and development, said the drawings submitted Tuesday still need some refining.
“The initial building design is a good first pass, but it will need a lot of work before it can be approved,” he said. “This will have to look like a Lakewood building and not like a typical Drug Mart.”
Officials from could not be reached for this story, but Siley said that the store is looking to compete as a grocery store — not as much as a pharmacy.
“The east end of Lakewood is, without a doubt, underserved for grocery store options,” he said.
This isn’t the only proposed development on the Ganley-owned property.
Earlier this year, on the adjacent property across Grace Avenue.
Although a tenant for the current Drug Mart hasn’t been confirmed, Siley said that Value World “has been a part of that discussion.”
“I am encouraged to see interest in reusing the former Ganley dealership site,” he said. “The quality of the design is going to be as important here as it was for , because Grace and Cohassett are two of our most historic residential streets.”
Siley said that early feedback has been positive from neighbors, who no longer want an abandoned building at the location.
The city — which has distributed fliers to residents throughout the neighborhood — is hosting a forum to address questions and concerns with the public at at 6 p.m. tonight.
@angelo what business do you own next to Drug Mart? And how would a higher end clientele improve your prospects? I know of no business in that area that would strictly benefit from people who own $200,000 dollar condos. Especially considering the people who bought them can no longer afford to live there and are putting them up for sale. So if you are looking for disposable income from these property owners you need to rethink your business model. People in foreclosure do tend to drink heavily so if you are the owner of the 5 O'clock Tavern you should soon see a boost in revenue.
And no, I have not spoken to him yet.
Maybe some day we could all meet for coffee. You too, Barb. lol
Christina - you say: "If he was so good about the animals why did he leave??" Again, that borders on insulting. For the record, I left LASWAB a few weeks before my appointed term expired (May 16). No harm done! I am proud to have served and appreciate Councilman Juris' appointment. Again for the record (from the minutes of the 04/16/12 Boards and Commissions Ad-hoc Committee: "[Councilman At-Large Brian] Powers stated that it [Lakewood Animal Safety & Welfare Board] is a nice active passionate group but there may have been hard feelings when items were not referred to the committee. He stated that in his opinion the ordinance regarding the group should be rewritten or the board eliminated. Mr Powers believes there are too many boards and commissions and is more inclined to get people involved in specific instances." CAN WE NOW GET BACK TO DISCUSSING THE ORIGINAL TOPIC: "Abandoned Ganley Dealership Eyed for New Drug Mart"?
I don't think they 'pose a clear danger' to children, and the Lakewood police have been vigilant about watching for DUIs. You are contradicting your previous post 'high end retail and high end eateries are not coming to Lakewood...' when you state that by putting bars out of business, 'better businesses can move in'. I'm not sure what your arguments are.