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Bedrock promotes pop-up experiences at ailing Tower City mall
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Traffic was light last week at the Avenue at Tower City in downtown Cleveland, where many stores are vacant and the fountains remain dry.
Bedrock, the Detroit-based owner of the shopping mall at Tower City, is marketing pop-up experiences at the vacancy-plagued property.
A flyer distributed to retail brokers this month promotes leasing opportunities tied to the upcoming Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductions, in October, and the NBA All-Star Game, set for February. Both events will take place at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, which is linked to the mall by an indoor walkway.
A Massachusetts developer is targeting nearly 25 acres of prime land fronting the Berlin Turnpike in Newington for a major mixed-use project.
Framingham, Mass-based Grossman Development Group recently submitted site plans and a special permit petition for 3333 Berlin Tpke. to Newington’s planning commission calling for the construction of 269 apartments ranging from studios to three-bedroom units and nearly 80,000 square feet of commercial and retail space on the front half of the property, closer to the turnpike.
The town has scheduled a May 12 public hearing for the so-called Meadow Commons proposal.
Proposed uses include a 43,228-square-foot grocery store, 22,780 square feet of general retail, a restaurant/brewpub and a gym, contained within five proposed buildings.