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Lifestyle center breaks ground |
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Written by Erin Frustaci
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Wednesday, 25 April 2007 |
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 David Silverstein, principal executive with Bayer Properties, stops mid-sentence.
“That’s a great sound,” he said.
The sound of construction roars in the background.
Silverstein holds the microphone toward the noise that at any other time would be easily overlooked, or even seen as a distraction. But for Silverstein, as well as the city of Fort Collins, it’s a sound they celebrate. It’s the sound that marks the groundbreaking of Front Range Village — a shopping center, or as people in the industry call it, a “lifestyle center” — at Harmony and Ziegler roads in southeast Fort Collins.
“It’s truly a great day for Fort Collins,” said Fort Collins mayor Doug Hutchinson Monday morning.
The $120 million-plus project will include a mix of retail, public service and office space. The 110-acre, 900,000-square foot village will be home to stores like Lowe’s SuperTarget, Staples, Sports Authority and TGI Friday’s and is expected to be completed July 27, 2008.
 “This is really a pretty amazing event,” said Darin Atteberry, Fort Collins city manager. “We’ve worked hard for four and a half solid years.”
As part of the partnership, the lifestyle center will also feature the 16,000-square-foot Fort Collins Regional Library District-Southeast Branch. Fort Collins author and teacher Laura Resau presented a signed copy of her book, “What the Moon Saw,” to be the first book for the new library.
Atteberry said the new shopping center will give Fort Collins more of a choice in retail and will have a positive impact on the city’s economy.
“It’s taken a team effort and we have a great team in place,” Atteberry said. “This is a big deal and comes at a great time.” | Only registered users can write comments.
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