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September 8, 2008
Forest City in the News
GROUNDBREAKING
The Colorado Independent, Fitzsimons’ future bright, neighborhood revitalization still uncertain
A caution about believing the hype:
Aurora officials celebrated the Sept. 3 groundbreaking of the Colorado Science and Technology Park [being built by Forest City Enterprises] on the site of the former Fitzsimons Army Hospital, another crucial step in revitalizing the north area of the city, which has developed a reputation for rundown motels and a high crime rate in recent years.
Commercial development seems to have a bright future, but the area’s neighbors will have to wait and see if revitalization spreads into the adjacent areas.
OPENING
Tampa Bay Online, Shops At Wiregrass Bustling To Open
Forest City's newest mall, "Shops at Wiregrass," is set to open on October 30, though a few stores will still be under construction. Not to be missed is the faux-small-town-downtown feel:
Retail space is more than 80 percent leased, said Jim Richardson, vice president for Cleveland-based Forest City Enterprises, developer of the 800,000-square-foot mall.
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The mall takes on the feel of an old-fashioned downtown. Building facades vary in height and style, mimicking a street where stores might have been built individually, over time.
Posted by lumi at September 8, 2008 4:57 AM