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Veteran demolition man Rodney Loftis says a $1 million project to tear down the former Sears building in the Charleston Town Center mall will be âa pretty big job, the kind that doesnât come around in Charleston all that often.â
Calls to KM Hotels developer Mayur Patel went unreturned. Loftis said the plan to tear down the Sears building for a hotel is back on after a two-year delay.
Asked if the project developer was still Patel, Loftis said âYes, thatâs the man Iâm working for.â
Under officers, Patel is listed as a member and organizer of QUARRIER ST LLC on the business and licensing section of the Secretary of Stateâs website. QUARRIER ST LLC owns the Sears building on Kanawha County tax maps, having purchased it in 2018. The limited liability corporationâs business purpose is listed as âaccommodation and food servicesâ and âtraveler accommodation [hotels, motels, casino hotels, bed and breakfast inns.]â
CHARLESTON â A Georgia-based real estate firm has purchased the Charleston Town Center mall, the group announced in a press release Monday
The Hull Property Group, based out of Augusta, Georgia, is buying the property, which went on the market Feb. 3. The release did not provide a buying price.
âWe are excited to join the Charleston community and own our first property in West Virginia. The Charleston Town Center can and should continue to be a viable shopping and dining destination,â said Jim Hull, owner of Hull Property Group. âOur goal is to reposition Charleston Town Center by working with Charleston leaders and downtown property owners to create a successful future for not only the mall but the entire downtown area. The first step is to address the exit of national retailers from downtown Charleston while we work together to develop the path forward.â
As optimism from local leaders grow following purchase, questions about future of Charleston Town Center remain By
May 11, 2021 - 4:14 pm
CHARLESTON, W.Va. Local leaders in Charleston from the tourism industry to the real estate industry all seem to share the feeling of optimism for the Charleston Town Center Mall following an announced buyer on Monday, but they also continue to have questions about the future.
No details of the transactions for the struggling property were not immediately disclosed by the city or Georgia based Hull Property Group when the announcement was first made on MetroNews affiliate 580-WCHS in Charleston that the group acquired the mall.
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By Doug Jenkins - WBGZ Radio
Anyone that has been to Alton Square recently has probably noticed the continued improvements to the facility inside and out. While the addition of the movie theater may be the most high-profile of the changes, there are other things going on that the management says will improve the shopping experience.
John Mulherin, Vice President of Government Relations for mall owner Hull Property Group tells The Big Z the parking lot has seen a lot of attention recently.
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There is also a new road around the pad where the Macy’s store used to sit and believes with the new entrance there it will eventually attract a new tenant.