BRIDGEPORT Blake Bargains Resale Store and Custom Design opened its doors for the first time Thursday. The store is located at 224 Howard St., Bridgeport.
Big Beaver Plaza to be restored; new tenants on the horizon
BIG BEAVER New owners of a once-busy shopping center are restoring the hub for commercial use.
Big Beaver Plaza off Route 18 has struggled to retain retail business since the 1990s, slowly falling into disrepair as a variety of tenants closed up shop.
A new company called Beaver Strip LLC, affiliated with New Castle-based Wish Development, purchased the 30-acre site in 2019 from Salieri Group Inc for more than $1.02 million, according to Beaver County property records. Company representatives did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Local officials and former property owners say the plaza never fully rebounded after a devastating tornado in 1985; it was rebuilt at three-quarters its original size two years after the storm.