Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Plans to invest millions in the plaza aren't enough to keep current businesses there afloat.
As renovations to Lakewood Plaza progress, retailers continue to close their storefronts there. The latest is Blockbuster Video, slated to be closed on March 18, according to an employee. It's no secret the national purveyor of movies and video games has been in financial trouble - last April it won it's claim for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, and in December 2011 it announced the Lakewood location would be closing. But the closing will leave another vacancy in the plaza, after Quizno's Subs, Sakura Japan, Four Seasons and most recently, Dots, have all left. Only Discount Drug Mart and Radioshack will remain in the plaza before millions of dollars and new tenants, including chain restaruant Quaker Steak and Lube, will be put into the renocations…
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Friday, January 13, 2012
After a departure from the original proposal, city’s architectural board of review approved the project.
Developers for the proposed multi-million-dollar Lakewood Plaza renovation presented the newest round of changes to the city’s architectural board of review on Thursday. After some give-and-take, the board OK’d the plans, but added a few conditions. In a departure from the original plans — because of an immovable gas line under the sidewalk along Detroit Avenue — architects presented new plans last month. The board wasn’t impressed. The renderings for the plaza — also known as the Drug Mart Plaza — showed structure lacking the architectural design that city officials had hoped for. The towers were removed. The landscaping changed. The buildings all had the same height with few differentiating features. In a work session last week, the …
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Women's apparel store will bid the plaza goodbye at the end of this month.
When the proposed $3 million renovation of Lakewood Plaza on Detroit Avenue is complete, Dots Fashion won’t be there. The national women’s apparel chain posted signs in the window of its 15412 Detroit Ave. storefront declaring a “Store Closing Sale” and that “Everything Must Go,” despite a promotional sign on the front of the plaza showing Dots as a tenant of the proposed shopping center. A Dots employee, who asked not to be named for this story, said the store will be closing at the end of this month, but there had been some confusion on whether the store was going to stay in the new building. “Like four days after (corporate headquarters) told us we were closing, the City put that sign up that had our name on it,” the employee said. “So …
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Work begins at Drug Mart on Detroit Avenue.
It’s been a few years in the making, but Lakewood Plaza — commonly known as the Drug Mart Plaza — is getting quite a makeover on Detroit Avenue. Officials from the city and from developer Levey and Company gathered at the plaza on Tuesday to unveil the nearly $3 million plans. An extensive renovation — already under way — is expected to wrap up by next summer. Discount Drug Mart will be the anchor tenant in the new space — and will expand it size by 30 percent, moving into some of the space formerly occupied by the Sakura Japanese Restaurant. The Detroit Avenue location also attracted a big-name tenant, when Quaker Steak and Lube signed a lease in June to open a 5,500-square-foot restaurant in east end of the renovated plaza. The plaza …
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Discount Drug Mart
15412 Detroit Ave, Lakewood, OH
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Friday, June 10, 2011
Quaker Steak and Lube moving into the renovated location.
One large, aging city block along Detroit Avenue is about to look a whole lot different. The plans have been approved, agreements signed. Within the next couple weeks, construction is expected to begin on a $3 million facelift to Lakewood Plaza — better known as the Drug Mart Plaza. The Detroit Avenue location has also attracted a big-name tenant, when last week Quaker Steak and Lube signed a lease to open a 5,500-square-foot restaurant in east end of the renovated plaza. Discount Drug Mart is expected to sign its lease next week. According to the plans, the store will expand it size by 30 percent, moving into some of the space formerly occupied by the Sakura Japanese Restaurant. The store will be an anchor tenant in the plaza, which also …
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Discount Drug Mart
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S. T.
10:22 pm on Tuesday, July 24, 2012
All these similar buildings will serve to give a real "dated look" in the years to come. It's such a shame that so many commercial architects have ZERO originality or design sense. On the next commercial spot, please make an attempt at a design that is interesting and inspiring. There are endless possibilities...do better - it's possible and it would allow Lakewood to rise above the standard … more ›