11/05:
The 10,000 square foot building under construction
between
Gander Mountain
and
Bally Total Fitness continues to progress
rapidly.
10/05:
Thornton recognized
four organizations at the
Nineteenth Annual Business Celebration Awards
including The Thornton Town Center.
DRA Advisors, owners of the Town Center were
honored with the Achievement in Redevelopment
Award.
Dennis Shirilla, Senior Property Manager,
Trammell Crow (Thornton
Town Center, Project
managers) accepted the award on behalf of
DRA.
9/05:
RC Remote Control
Hobbies has opened in their temporary space in the
Northeast Pad of the Town Center. They will
relocate to half of the center building under
construction between Gander Mountain and Bally
Total Fitness.
6/05:
Ground has broken on a new 10,000 square foot
building in the
Thornton Town Center (102nd Ave. & Grant St.)
and will be located between
Gander Mountain
and
Bally Total Fitness.
A remote control vehicles hobby store and a
Christian book store are expected to open in the
building later this year.
The
redevelopment of the center, originally announced in
January of 2003, is nearly complete. Once the
building between Gander and Bally is finished, there
will only be one more construction project possible
in the center - a pad site on the Northwest corner
of 98th Ave. and Grant St.
Demolition of parts of the old center began in
September, 2003 and several new stores including
Wal-Mart SuperCenter,
Gander Mountain,
T-Mobile,
Gandolfo's New York Delicatessen,
Starbucks,
Academy Bank,
McDonalds,
EB
Games,
General Nutrition Center
and
Payless Shoe Source
have opened.
Bally,
Gordman's,
United
Artists Theatres,
Cost Cutters,
Snappy Nails,
Home Depot and
General Nutrition Center
have all upgraded their facilities at the Thornton
Town Center as part of the redevelopment. A
Sally Beauty Supply is expected to open in the
next few months.
A
complete project
history and
photo galleries of the redevelopment are
available on the City's web site.
3/05:
The exterior construction of
Gander
Mountain
is progressing swiftly and the distinctive style of
the outdoor sports retailer is more apparent each
week.
Starbucks and
T-Mobile are quickly preparing their stores and
they will soon join recently opened
Gandolfo's
New York Delicatessen, Cost
Cutters,
and Snappy Nails, in the Northeast retail pad.
Current plans call for additional retail space to be
built next to Gander Mountain and at the Southeast
corner of the center.
The
opening sales of the
Wal-Mart SuperCenter
have far exceeding initial expectations.
2/05:
With a cut of the ribbon and a few words from
company officials and City leaders,
Wal-Mart opened
a brand new SuperCenter store in the Thornton Town
Center on January 26, 2005. The 200,000 square foot
facility is newly constructed but is situated in the
former space of bigg's Hypermarket on the West side
of Grant Street between 98th and 102nd Avenues. The
Wal-Mart SuperCenter also stands as an anchor of a
redevelopment project that has reinvigorated the
entire Town Center retail district.
"It
really is emblematic of the innovative work that
[Business Development Director] Gary Gaglia and his
staff do on a daily basis," said Deputy City Manager
of City Development, Jeff Coder. "Gary worked long
and hard to bring the property owners, Wal-mart and
SuperValu together to make this redevelopment
project a reality." SuperValu was the parent
company of the former bigg's Store in the project.
Coder continued, "Wal-Mart deserves a lot of credit
as well. They've been extremely cooperative and
patient in this process and at the end of the day,
the City of Thornton has a solid retail area of
which the entire community can be proud."
Gander
Mountain, an outdoor sporting goods retailer
is under construction next to the SuperCenter and
Grant Court, an inline retail center is also under
construction directly across Grant Street. Other
recent openings in the area include
Payless Shoe Source,
EB Games,
General Nutrition Center, Snappy
Nails,
Gandolfo's
New York Delicatessen, Cost
Cutters,
and
Thornton's ABRA Auto body.
1/05:
Wal-Mart is in the final stages of preparation for the
official opening of the SuperCenter (scheduled for
the morning of January 26.) The
Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel published a a
copyrighted story regarding the new SuperCenter in
its January 20, 2005 issue.
“All
of the 275 Wal-Mart employees from the old store
are being transferred to the new store, and an
additional 275 employees have been hired to
staff the larger building. The company received
4,000 applications for the 275 positions. Three
fourths of the jobs will be full-time. The
positions pay an average of $11.62 per hour."
-- As reported in the Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel
Construction of
Gander
Mountain
continues at a rapid pace. Much of the exterior
walls are in place and the sports/outdoor
equipment retailer's facility is beginning to take
shape.
Payless Shoe Source
has relocated their
store to the Thornton Town Center from 88th Ave.
and Washington St.
12/04:
Site preparation for
Gander
Mountain continues.
Gordman's
new facade is completed and
Payless Shoe Source is working to ready their
store for a first quarter, 2005 opening.
(Payless is located North of
EB Games and
General Nutrition Center.)
11/04:
Gander
Mountain has broken ground and anticipates
completion of their 65,000 square foot store in
2005 (probably late second quarter or earlier
third quarter.)
Wal-Mart will
hold a grand opening ceremony for their
SuperCenter on January 26, 2005.
The refurbishment
of Gordman's
front entrance is proceeding rapidly.
EB Games and
General Nutrition Center (GNC) are putting the finishing
touches on their stores near
Bally Total Fitness and Gordman's.
10/04:
The Wal-Mart SuperCenter is rapidly approaching completion. An
opening in the first quarter of 2005 is
anticipated. Additional facade work in front
of Gordman's is also underway.
Gander
Mountain, an outdoor retailer that specializes
in hunting, fishing and camping gear, has
submitted plans to build a new 65,000 square foot
store in the Thornton Town Center. Gander
Mountain will be located between the under
construction Wal-Mart SuperCenter store and the
state-of-the-art
Bally Total Fitness.
(The Thornton Bally opened in their newly
constructed facility last April.)
Gander Mountain is headquartered in Minneapolis,
Minnesota and currently owns and operates nearly 7
dozen stores in 14 states. Company founder, Bob
Sturgis named the company after Wisconsin's Gander
Mountain, which was one of his favorite outdoor
spots.
The company plans to commence construction in the
coming months and expects to open sometime in
2005. The Thornton Town Center is located just
east of I-25 on Grant Street between 98th and
102nd Avenues.
9/04:
The
roof of the Wal-Mart SuperCenter is nearly completed. Interior work continues
at a brisk pace. Plans call for the opening of
the SuperCenter in either late 2004 or early 2005.
8/04:
Construction
of the Wal-Mart SuperCenter continues.
7/28/04:
Gandolfo's
New York Delicatessen and Snappy Nails are
now open in the Thornton
Town Center (102nd Avenue and Grant Street.) They
join General Nutrition Center and Cost
Cutters in the recently finished building
on the northeast end of the property. Starbucks
Coffee has signed a lease and will soon begin
tenant finish work in the corner space of the
same building.
The
Wal-Mart Supercenter is progressing rapidly with the majority
of exterior walls having been completed. They
are working toward a late 2004 or early 2005 opening.
Near
future plans include the construction of additional
retail shops and an entertainment area between
Bally Total Fitness and the SuperCenter.
Another
separate building is also planned for the southeast
end of the property.
7/04:
Congratulations
to the Thornton Town Center for being named the
top retail project for 2004 by Colorado
Construction Magazine. Recipients of the award
include General Contractor, WE
O'Neil Construction; Architect, Levinson Associates
and Project Engineer, Colorado Land Consultants.
The
reported $6.5M project is expected to be completed
by the second quarter of 2005. Photos of the project
are available on the City's web site.
6/04:
The
Northeast Retail Pad is filling rapidly as Gandolfo's
Deli, Snappy Nails, General Nutrition Center and Cost
Cutters all prepare to open their doors to
the public.
3/1/04:
Bally
Total Fitness is preparing to move operations
into their newly constructed facility to the north.
The Town Center is undergoing a massive redevelopment
and the Bally's move is another step forward in
the transformation process.
Bally's
new facility will include a state-of-the-art makeover
which features a lap
pool, aerobics
studio, child care, locker rooms and larger
exercise areas. Much of the new gym is located
directly underneath the skylight in the center
of Town Center. (The carousel
that was formerly located under the skylight was
donated to the City of Thornton by the mall's
owners, Amerishops
Real Estate Services.)
Bally's
move is expected to take 3 to 7 days and will
commence when the new facility has received its
Certificate of Occupancy from the City. (Probably
within the next 30 to 45 days.)
1/04:
Construction
of the Center Area is well underway. Bally's new facility will be located in this area. United Artists movie theatres and Gordman's remain open throughout
the construction.
12/03:
The new Northeast
Retail Pad site is nearly completed. Leasing
activity is brisk and new shops and restaurants
locating at the Town Center will be announced
soon.
