![]() ![]() They want that synergy from other retailers.”Įventually, the space would allow for about 600,000 square feet of retail. “One of those retailers isn’t going to go in a project by itself,” he said. It will take two or three years to complete, he said. Rankin said the first phase of the development will include about 150,000 square feet of retail. ![]() Some national retailers on Glenstone with only one Springfield location include Target, Pier 1 Imports, Barnes and Noble, Bed Bath and Beyond, and Best Buy, for example. “A lot of those retailers have been desiring a second store to give their current store some relief,” he said. Rankin said he can’t say what businesses he’s been in discussion with, but folks should look to South Glenstone Avenue to get an idea. We also want to meet their specific big-box needs.” We’re not going to build and wait for them to come. Though we enjoy what country atmosphere we have left, we know it can’t always be the same.”īesides Menards, the names of specific businesses haven’t been released, but developers have been in talks. “You can’t expect things to not change in years,” she said. She said she’s less concerned about commercial development just down the road on Sunshine Street. “Or it could be some very nice businesses. “It could be a bar, a strip joint, who knows?” she said. She said she also is worried about businesses - particularly smaller ones in a strip mall - being built so close to homes. There’s not room for two trucks to meet.” “We have a lot of big trucks that come through. “A big concern is this little narrow farm road that has really extremely high traffic right now,” she said. She said her primary issue was the traffic on Zimmer, which she said is already heavy. “The more residential that’s developed, the higher likelihood we’re going to see more retail development.” “One thing that drives retail is residential,” Smith said. Several houses are currently under construction in the Stonehinge subdivision immediately north of the Menards land. The census tract immediately northwest of the intersection, stretching west to Haseltine Road and north to Chestnut Expressway, saw 68 new housing units added last year. That’s backed up by data from the Ozarks Transportation Organization and Greene County. Tom Rankin, the developer of Springfield Plaza, said that section of Greene County saw the most residential growth in 2014. The economy is improving, however, and as is often the case for retail development, new home construction led the way. “Trying to tie all of that back into the center of town may be part of what has delayed some development out there.” “Back along Sunshine Street (to the east), nothing has really happened until you get to Kansas Expressway,” she said. “Commercial activity on the west side of town has been relatively slow to grow,” Smith said, noting there’s been growth on Republic Road in the south and at a few other locations along West Bypass, but Sunshine Street hasn’t developed as quickly. For west Springfield especially, it has not been a fast climb back Subdivisions were expected.īoth commercial and residential development slowed to a crawl. That hope resulted in a move by the city to annex land next to Walmart. In the early 2000s, when West Bypass was extended south and Walmart built a Supercenter, it seemed like more growth would occur. ![]() “I think once Menards is underway and we get some activity at Springfield Plaza, we’ll probably see more interest along there,” said Mary Lilly Smith, Springfield’s planning director.įor decades, local officials have expected the West Sunshine corridor to be an activity center with a lot of commercial development. Officials believe that will get the ball rolling on even more development. It paves the way for Springfield Plaza, which is expected to draw several national retailers. Just last week, the city approved a second tax district on a 100-acre piece of land west of Walmart. That’s changed some in the last 20 years. It’s much busier and louder now, and in the decade to come, Springfield’s western expansion promises to intensify even more.Įarlier this year, Springfield annexed a piece of land at the intersection of Sunshine Street and Zimmer Road - it’s the future home of Menards. ![]()
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