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WORDS Continued from page 8 St. corridor following the amazing success of the University
Plaza a couple of miles to the north. This also marks the end
of Sears/K-Mart, a chain that closed 250 stores last year and is
MONUMENT – The Planning Commission is in the process planning103 more closures this year. It is widely expected to
of changing the zoning of the former 23-acre Regency Park declare bankruptcy this year with a probable total shut down.
to upgrade this highly visible site from purely industrial zon- Sears recently ended its +100-year relationship with Whirlpool.
ing to a higher quality mixed-use designation which would be The monetary value of Sears real estate far exceeds its financial
renamed CONEXUS BUSINESS PARK. Located on Old worth as an ongoing retail operator.
Denver Road across from
the Monument Ice Rink, it Revitalization of the old
is highly visible from both Trolley Barn in the 500
I-25 and Old Denver Road, block of S. Tejon is under-
and it fronts on the his- way with five new eateries
torical Santa Fe Trail. The in the works. Already an-
new zoning would remove nounced are the Denver
the former allowance of metal-sided industrial buildings, creat- Biscuit Co., Fat Sully’s
ing more architecturally attractive (on all four sides) structures Pizza and the Atomic
that fit the neighborhood’s upscaled tone and the location. Just Cowboy Bar, to be joined
recently, the town approved a +100-unit townhome develop- by two new arrivals, Dos Santos Taqueria de Mexico (tacos
ment, Wagons’ West, to be built virtually across the street from and tequila) and White Pie’s wood fired pizza. Relocating
CBP. Besides the architectural and use improvements, an eye from their Bijou/Cascade Street location, Bella’s Bakery will
to restricting the expansion of high-traffic-generating uses is locate in the alley at the back of the trolley barn. Covering the
also being monitored. A 25-foot setback is required from Old spectrum of food types, and morning to evening fare, the 500
Denver Road and 50 feet from I-25. Future uses include light block of Tejon will soon cater to your epicurean desires. Ad-
industrial and manufacturing, small retail or commercial, re- dition enhancements to the
search facilities, non-drive through restaurants, etc.
area include a planned mul-
tistory apartment build-
The 26,188 square foot ing and a 255 room Mar-
parcel on the west side of riott branded hotel in the
Beacon Lite Road located next block (hotel to break
directly behind Serranos ground this summer) and
Coffee and the new Dol- an apartment project on
lar Store is being rezoned nearby South Cascade Ave.
to update the residential
paremeters of the the site You may have not
and to permit the development of four single-family attached dined at the Sunbird
units (2 duplexes) which are are compatable with the neigh- Mountain Grill – but
bors. The developer is Eagleview Construction LLC of Colo- you have undoubt-
rado Springs.
edly noticed it sitting
on top of Rattlesnake
COLORADO SPRINGS – The Nevada Street corridor Urban hill along I-25 just be-
Renewal expansion gets fore the Garden of the
a kick start with the an- Gods exit. For 42 years, it provided a sweeping view of the
nounced closing of K-Mart City’s landscape along with candle lit dinners. Unfortunately,
which anchored the very age caught up with the Sunbird and the doors were closed for
old (1969) Fillmore Mar- the last time on the 5th of February. A new tenant has been
ketplace Shopping Center at signed, and we will see what the future holds for this amazing
the southwest corner of Ne- location.
vada and Fillmore Streets.
Plans call for the renovation
of the 104,000-square foot
K-mart building into multi-
use space while the free-
standing Subway and Auto
Zone stores will remain. The developer, Hall Equities Group,
also plans to develop a Hilton – Home2 Suites, extended-stay
hotel to the very large site. Other possible tenants reflecting
interest in the site include retailers, entertainment and fitness
facilities. This all falls in line with the City Council’s 2017 ap-
proval for the further urban renewal development of the Nevada
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