As if wasn’t obvious from the lack of activity at the former AMC Theater site or the lack of activity on their own website, the developer (United Properties) will ask for a one year extension of the purchase of the land.
United has cited the difficult financial times we’re in as the reason for this delay. The city council will be considering this request at tonight’s council meeting.
Here’s hoping this does not end up going the way of much smaller projects recently abandoned in downtown Kent and Auburn or get scaled down to become yet another low-rise strip mall. Given the close proximity to the city’s core and transit center, nothing less that what has been proposed should move forward.
July 20, 2008 at 8:56 pm |
Did the Times misspell “plan” in the headline?
With all the property in this town sitting vacant (like the old Target building), I hope the city is in no rush to fill this space with something we’ll all regret.
Maybe the extra time (and the still vacant pad in the Commons parking lot) would be the perfect time to realign 20th. Ave. S. and 320th. to get rid of the awkward jog north of 320th.
November 23, 2009 at 7:31 am |
Of course there is no formula for success except perhaps an unconditional acceptance of life and what it brings.