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Retail round up on 19th St.

By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com A street with a long history of retail has gotten even busier ever since Bryan Danna opened Phase I of his development at 19th at Shepherd, with tenants like Fat Cat Creamery and KA Sushi.

Now he tells The Leader that he’s prepping for Phase II and he already has the tenants lined up.

The under construction 4,295 square

foot building will house Benjamin Moore, occupying 2,000 square feet as one of their urban concept stores. Danna explains that normally the company’s stores are much larger but that they are looking for ways to be in densely populated areas because that’s where their low volatile organic compounds (VOCs) paints sell best.

A pediatric dentist is leasing the remaining space. Danna says that Phase I and II are a combined 11,000 square

feet and that all tenants were carefully selected.

Across the street is the center which houses Insomnia Video Game Culture & Vinyl Toys among other tenants. Jay Zeibak with Pecan Hill Realty said that he’s owned the building for 15 to 20 years and has no plans to sell. There is currently 1,800 square feet available for Photo by Betsy Denson Phase II of Bryan Danna’s 19th Street development is underway.

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A big year for Ella

By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com

What a year it’s been for Ella Boulevard. The long anticipated Berry Hill, Gatlin’s BBQ’s move from 1221 West 19th Street to a 4,200 space in the new center at 3510 Ella Blvd, and then the acquisition and subsequent transformation of Ella Plaza by Braun Enterprises – all welcome additions to the area.

The untapped potential of the area was something BerryHill’s Park Blair thought about for some time before he bought the former Oak Forest Mobil station in 2012.

“I knew the area was gentrifying and had seen the growth,” Park told The Leader in 2014. “The demographics are there now.

It was a good location six years ago. I wish I’d gotten it then.”

Originally, Braun hoped that construction of Ella Plaza would be complete by the end of the second quarter of 2015. While half the complex is now operational, the other half is expected to be complete by summer of 2016.

Tenants already in the complex include Marco’s Pizza, Toasted, Golden Wok, Sunshine Dental and Mattress One. A highly anticipated tenant is Union Kitchen which will occupy the space formerly occupied by Golden Wok, who moved to a different location within the center. Braun said the complex is nearly full. In 2014, he told The Leader that they’d turned a lot of people down in an effort to acquire tenants that the neighborhood would value.

Even with the additions, local residents have taken to social media to petition for more restaurants, more retail, and an Oak Forest H-E-B. The demolition of the former That Pizza Place at 3322 Ella Blvd. – once to be Surfing Cowboys, a restaurant and music venue – has piqued the curiosity of residents about what

Photo by Betsy Denson David Adickes will have gallery space in The Silos at Sawyer Yards.

The ‘art’ of growth along Washington

Big Box Development turn to P. 3b Between developments like Studemont Junction and Sprouts Market, I-10 has been host to a variety of new developments taking shape, including a possible stacked retail development at the former Texas Tile Manufacturing.

By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com

Developers love Yale turn to P. 4b It isn’t just local residents who are enjoying Yale Street - plenty of new businesses like Whole Foods and other developers have taken notice and have launched (or will launch) new establishments in the area.

It’s been almost two years since the Texas Commission on the Arts officially recognized The Washington Avenue Arts District as a Cultural District. Winter Street Studios was a catalyst in the emergence of the arts in the area and was followed by Spring Street Studios, Silver Street Studios, Center Street Studios and soon to be completed Silos at Sawyer Yards, which is the old Riviana Foods Plant.

Jon Deal is the developer and partner with Todd Johnson in the Silos at Sawyer Yards, and Winter Street, Spring Street and Center Street Studios. The Silos opened a 10,000 sq.ft. building in June of 2015 and will deliver the balance of the 70,000 sq.ft. of creative workspace by April of this year. David Adickes, whose “ART” statue is installed in front of the Silos, is renting 1,500 square feet of space in the Silos for use as a gallery.

Deal and Johnson recently purchased what Deal refers to as the “Tech Center” which occupies a full block bound by Taylor, Hemphill, Sawyer and Crockett Streets.

Deal is also partners with Steve Gibson and Paul Hobby in Silver Street Studios. Together, in partnership with Frank Liu, the independent developers are working together on a contiguous 36 acre “creative campus” which is bordered by Silver Street on the east, Sawyer on the west and the dual Union Pacific Railroad tracks on the north and south.

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Budget cuts leave questions for city council district funds

By Jonathan Garris jgarris@theleadernews.com News of potential city council district funds might make most people cringe, but recently elected District H representative Karla Cisneros says careful steps are being taken to ensure local neighborhoods are taken care of.

According to a report by the Houston Chronicle, mayor Sylvester Turner is proposing cutting Council District Service Funds by nearly 75 percent, leaving each council member with about $250,000 to spend. This money is typically used to cover things like curb and sidewalk repairs, after-school programs, purchase playground equipment and other amenitites.

It’s a steep proposition for a city now facing economic uncertainty in the face of the oil crunch. It’s also a big challenge for Cisneros, a relative newcomer when it comes to city politics. She campaigned on caring for many neighborhoods in District H on a level playing field, supporting some underserved neighborhoods better while still addressing issues facing more affluent constituents like those living in the Heights in The Leader area.

For Cisneros, who has only been in office for a few months now, she knows it’s a necessary evil and said she is taking steps to prioritize things in her district.

“As an example, I requested a list of all the buildings that need to be demolished in District H that have already gotten approval,” Cisneros said.

She also requested a list of buildings ready to be made

“safe,” or otherwise boarded up or enclosed.

“We’re mapping them out and looking to see what we can do with the District Service Funds and focusing on buildings that are closest to places like schools,” Cisneros said. “That’s one thing the city can do to make areas around schools safer as the city has not been able to effectively keep up with the growth and that has an effect on children and families there.”

In particular, Cisneros said she is making a list of sidewalks – particularly those that are part of the Safe Sidewalk Program near schools and other areas – that are in need of immediate maintenance above others.

“It’s overwhelming how many there are,” Cisneros said. “There are sidewalks in this district that have been requested since 2007 and that’s a long time to be waiting.”

The biggest challenge however is just how deep the rabbit hole goes. The city is still working on its budget at the moment, and council members like Cisneros still aren’t entirely sure how much they will have to work with for the next fiscal year.

“We’re trying to figure out the right path going forward,” Cisneros said. “We have to think about is it more important to spend this money to take down two dangerous buildings or is it more inportant to protect a city employee’s income that goes to their families, their children and back into the local economy? It’s a big dilemma and there are going to be some hard choices as it’s not such an easy thing to

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The infrastructure in Houston also needs more attention, but major reconstruction of city roads is an arduous and expensive process, Cisneros said. Cisneros said she understands that many view the pothole program as a “Band-Aid program,” but residents should still report them and they are still placed on the lowest of three rankings when it comes to road repair.

“We’re committed to to keep patches going until bigger dollars will free up to make real repairs,” Cisneros said. “The next level consists of work like overlays and panels on streets.

The third is a complete reconstruction which is very expensive and likely has to be put on hold unless they’re already in the capital improvement projects budget.

Despite the cuts to the service fund, Turner has said that he will not cut any police jobs despite having many other city funds on the table. On Feb. 18, Turner named Martha Montalvo as the Houston Police Department’s interim chief after the departure of chief Charles McClelland who served in the position since 2004.

“It’s generally accepted we don’t have enough officers on the street and we will have to rely on technology more,” Cisneros said. “We’re going to be taking slow, thoughtful steps on all of these decisions and [Turner] has said that we will all have to share in the sacrifice and I know that will be the key to getting through this. I think he’s the right person to be leading the city now.”

Photo by Christina Martinez Macario Ramirez (left) uses his business not only as a means to share cultural artifacts and knick knacks with locals, but also as a way to educate residents on Hispanic heritage and similar topics.

Harnessing culture, teaching empowers Heights business

By Jonathan Garris jgarris@theleadernews.com While authentic art pieces, knick knacks and collectibles from Mexico line the walls inside of the Casa Ramirez FOLKART Gallery, located at 241 W. 19th St., owner Macario Ramirez has a much bigger mission of sharing culture with eager Heights residents.

It has been a challenge for the small shop, which has been open for about 14 years along West 19th, which has seen neighboring businesses come and go. For Ramirez, the store isn’t just an entrepreneurial effort, it’s something that has been in his family for years.

“My father had a little shop in San Antonio and he used to set up and sell things like this on a smaller scale,” Ramirez said. “After he died, I wanted to remember him in my own way.”

Ramirez worked as a teacher in Washington D.C. for years before returning to San Antonio and later moved to Houston to own his own business. Casa Ramirez isn’t just simply a place to shop for new art pieces like calaca

figures, but is also a cultural center – something he believes sets his establishment apart from others.

“The diversity of what we do sets us apart,” Ramirez said. “We have 8 to 10 exhibits a year on culture and tradition and teach them to anyone who comes in. Many Hispanic residents come in but also a lot of Anglo residents have been coming in to learn more about the culture and it attracts a lot of people.”

Ramirez’s upcoming exhibit, ‘El Vaqueo y El Ranchero,’ opened March 3 and will be on display until March 22. The exhibit honors the Vanqueros y Rancheros, knows as America’s first cowboys, ranchers and rodeo performers and will feature a variety of items like saddles and artificats used by vaqueros.

Ramirez said the exhibit is important as these cowboys brought the first horses and cattle to Texas and the American West, establishing settlements more than 100 years prior to the pilgrims landing and much earlier than the American expansion. They shared their

knowledge of boot and saddle making and how to properly care for cattle, along with how to ranch properly and manage cattle.

The event is a win-win for a business like Casa Ramirez, as it fits Ramirez’s vision of educating through historical exhibits while also setting his business apart from others. That distinct mission is important in an area where rent continues to rise and establishments are quick to differentiate themselves from the competition, and embracing culture and education is one way fellow businesses can do so at the benefit for the community.

“We’ve been right in the middle of the development on West 19th,” Ramirez said.

“You can see the dynamics of the growth and the expanded interest in the area from right outside our door.

As the rent goes up, it affects all of us.”

Casa Ramirez is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. For more information, call 713-8802420.

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‘Big box’ flourishes on I-10 Surfboards Skateboards

By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com It’s certainly not all artist studios on the other side of I-10 near The Heights. Three years ago, the 153,000-squarefoot Walmart Supercenter opened inside the 610 Loop at Yale and Koehler streets, starting a boom in big retail and residential developments along the I-10/Washington Corridor.

The 150,000 square foot Yale Street Market, 195 Yale St, was next which occupied the site of the former San Jacinto Stone Company. Tenants include LA Fitness and Sprouts Farmers Market.

And then there’s the 15acre mixed use development Studemont Junction, at I-10 and Studemont, which is replacing the Grocers Supply distribution center. The first announced tenant? Memorial Hermann’s 44,000-squarefoot care center convenient care center offering a 24-hour emergency room as well as imaging and lab services. It is scheduled to open in summer 2017.

One of the bigger parcels of land to sell in the area was the 21 acre Tarkett site sandwiched between the Studemont St. Kroger and the Sawyer St. Target with frontage on Summer St., Oliver St., and the I-10 feeder. Texas Tile Manufacturing had occupied the location since the 1930s.

Buyer Gulf Coast Commercial Group has not announced any definite plans for the site.

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Writer Kim Hogstrom explained that in cities such as Philadelphia and Los Angeles, where property for development is also scarce, there are retail centers under construction with multilevel, big box stores stacked vertically.

In this sort of development, retail outlets such as Bed, Bath and Beyond and Whole Foods operate sitting on top of one another, thus reducing their footprint. Typically, this sort of construction occupies

two, three or four levels with parking at the top or beneath.

Shoppers take an elevator to the desired outlet.

Whatever the developer’s plans are, groundbreaking is expected by summer of 2016.

As to the overall picture of development in the area near I-10, Peter Brown, a Senior Urban Fellow with Houston Tomorrow and former mayoral candidate, told The Leader last year he thinks that the city missed the boat with the Walmart development and doesn’t see the situation im-

proving.

“The suburban style strip centers and big boxes with vast parking lots in the Lower Heights are the kind of dumb growth our planning regulations should discourage,” he said. “On this high priced land, there should be city incentives for mixed-use, shared parking, public plazas and a destination for walkable urbanism.”

Pinemont continues growth

By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com

Not all the new office and retail space in the Oak Forest/Garden Oaks area is on 34th and 43rd streets. The little shopping center that could is the 13,680 square foot Pinemont Pavilion at 965 Pinemont Road which has created a buzz with its tenant offerings.

Pario Novo’s Andre Reed told The Leader he’s been conscious about who he has leased to and has turned some parties down. “We don’t just want any business,” he said. “I’ve gotten e-mails from people in the community who have expressed what they want to see there.”

Those tenants include Marchese’s Kitchen, selling take out ready-made meals, commercial bakery Artisana Bread, day care The Little Learning Place and IJ Realty.

According to Reed, there is still 970 square feet available at the Pinemont Pavilion.

There are no restrictions.

“I’m closing in on another eatery there,” he said, noting that he is also working on platting the more than two acres next door for a housing development.

Retail is what the residents of Forest West wished for when METRO announced they were selling the Pinemont Park and Ride at 6201 Pinemont, near 290. Instead, plans were announced that the land would be sold to the Houston Housing Authority for a 300 unit apartment complex.

After an outcry from local residents, concerned about potential crime, negative effects on surrounding property values along with traffic and drainage problems, the complex instead went to Harris County who proposes

a 150,000 square foot office complex to include the Harris County Flood Control office, building permits office and tax office among other county services.

The Leader reported that there was a long process ahead, involving the rest of the design phase, environmental impact studies, infrastructure work and other steps to make the 150,000 square foot facility a reality.

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On the opposite side of Shepherd on 19th Street proper, 18 Hands Gallery is closing up shop. Greg Lewis with Lewis Property Company said a new tenant is signed but there are no details at present. Lewis also leases the 19th Street Marketplace building, including Bliss and Casa Ramirez. As of last month, the spot that formerly housed Langford Market was still available.

The Leader has covered the purchase of the historic Heights Theatre by Edwin Cabaniss who also owns the Kessler Theater in Dallas. Band promoter Mark Austin who Cabaniss hired said that he hoped the Theatre would be open by summer.

Braun Enterprises, who developed Harolds in the Heights and is currently working on Ella Plaza, recently bought 250 W. 19th which houses both Shade and Chippendales. Shade’s Claire Smith sent out an email recently to neighbors about their recently completed renovation with included work on the floors, walls, furnishings and light fixtures.

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Not part of the 36 acres, but still a player on the entertainment/arts scene is Summer Street Studios, which David Adickes sold in 2010 to Phil Arnett and L.E. “Chap” Chapman.

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281-807-5588

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March 30, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. • SPJST Lodge 88 (15th & Beall)

The Leader and Memorial Hermann Greater Heights is hosting a day-long event geared toward seniors in our community, and you’re invited.

The Leader’s 2016 Senior Expo is designed to be a service to the numerous seniors who live in our area.

We’re asking businesses all across the community to take part in this day-long event that will provide information about issues that are important to you. There will be speakers attending to help with health care concerns, including the impact of the new Affordable Care Act, and what it means to Medicare. Professional finance planners who can help you take that dream trip or manage your fixed income better. And attorneys who will talk to you about any legal concerns you have.

But this isn’t going to be all serious business, either. We’ll have snacks in the morning and lunch in the afternoon. There will be games and activities going on throughout the day and prize give-aways from local businesses.

The best part, besides the food, fun and fellowship is that it is all FREE! All you have to do is register.

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cott Taylor Burge gently left this life Feb. 21, 2016 at his home in Grand Forks, North Dakota. A cherished son, husband, father and friend, he was treasured for his strength, compassion, integrity and humor by all who knew him. He is survived by the great loves of his life, his wife Samantha Elizabeth Burge, his daughter Taylor Marie Burge and his son Rowan James Burge.   Scott was born in Houston, Texas March 29, 1983. After high school graduation he enlisted in the US Air Force and was assigned to the 319th Air Refueling Wing based at Grand Forks AFB maintaining KC-135R air tankers. He participated in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom serving in Qatar, Kyrgyzstan and Cyprus and traveling the world before retiring with the rank of staff sergeant after developing a glioblastoma in 2006.   When his disease went into remission following radiation treatment at the Mayo Clinic, Scott earned his FAA Airframe and Powerplant Technician certification, and joined L3 Corporation maintaining military support aircraft in Afghanistan until the recurrence of his brain tumor necessitated his permanent retirement.   For nearly a third of his years Scott faced the diagnosis of a brief life with a resolve and grace that enabled him to not only far surpass his prognosis, but make those years his most joyous and meaningful: raising a lovely, intelligent and confident daughter; encouraging and supporting his wife as she blossomed in her career as a professional photographer; and participating in the birth of his beautiful and blessed son.   His lifelong spirit of adventure led him to motorcycling, skydiving, parasailing, jet skiing, canoeing, white water rafting, snowmobiling, hunting and a passion for

heavy metal rock concerts. But his greatest joy was time spent with his family and friends. Always a proud Texan, with the help of the wonderful Rustvang family, Scott also became a naturalized North Dakotan, embracing the charms of lutefisk and snowblowers.   In addition to his wife and children Scott is survived by his parents Terry and Deborah Burge of Houston, TX, and Pamela Burge of Brainerd, MN, his brother Tyler Burge (Cynthia) of Rockdale, TX, his grandmothers Paula Butler of Comfort, TX and Emma Butler Duke of Bartonville, TX, aunts Diana Brinley of Houston, TX, Billie Nowak of Friendswood, TX and Terry Sue Butler of Comfort, TX, his mother-and father-in-law, Pamela and Daniel Rustvang of Grand Forks, his brother-and sister-in-laws, Eric Rustvang, Monica Rustvang and Jessica Varriano (Joel) of Bismarck, ND, and Rebecca Vigen (Cory) of Grand Forks. Scott also leaves behind a nephew, Alexander Burge and a niece, Amelia Varriano.   The family would like to thank Dr. Jan Buckner and his staff at Mayo Clinic, Dr. Todor Dentchev and his staff at Altru Cancer Center and the staff of Altru’s Hospice for their kindness.   A visitation will be at 3:00 pm Friday, February 26, 2016 followed by a memorial service at 4:00 pm at Norman Funeral Home, Grand Forks. A Houston memorial service and interment of ashes will be held at a later date.   Memorials can be sent to Altru’s Hospice, 1380 S Columbia Road, Grand Forks, ND 58201 or the charity of your choice.   Condolences can be sent to the family via the online guest book at www.normanfuneral.com.   Arrangements by Norman Funeral Home, Grand Forks, ND.

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The owner of the property, Chris Hotze with Crescere Garden Oaks, LP, also owns several other properties on 34th and Ella. Hotze has not announced any development plans, although he did tell The Leader last September that they “hope to continue to have a long term relationship with El Rey as a tenant.”

34th Street If the fate of one corner of 34th is still a mystery, the plans for the other are a more solidified. When The Leader reported that Timbergrove resident Bryan Danna purchased three spaces on the southwest corner of 34th and Ella – the 34th Street Stop and Shop, the building which houses the Surfhouse and Houston Panini & Provisions and the tire shop – the reaction was immediate, and largely enthusiastic.

Danna, who has been working in The Leader area since 2006, has an extensive resume with tenants like Hugs & Donuts, KA Sushi, Southern Goods, Lola, the Shepherd Park Draught House and Pink’s Pizza.

A rendering on Revive’s website shows parking along Ella with buildings along the south and west. Danna said he’s keeping the gas station kiosk near the existing tire shop as a design element and also the L-shaped building that is currently the Stop and Shop, although he says he’ll be adding a clerestory to provide additional light. The southwest corner of the center will be a restaurant with a 1,300 square foot patio. He estimates construction to be complete by late 2016 and no tenants are signed as of yet.

Just off 34th Street at T.C. Jester, the Roznovsky’s Hamburgers building, 3401 W. T.C. Jester, was purchased by Braun Enterprises and subsequently leased to Tacos a Go Go. Initially Tacos A Go Go owner Sharon Haynes said that they are hoping to be open by January. Now she says April may be more realistic.

“It all depends on how quickly we can get approved from the city of Houston,” said Haynes.

Further down 34th Street at 290, SDI Realty owns the group of buildings which house Jimmy John’s, Sonic and Jason’s Deli among others. Leasing agent Jon Kantalis said that there’s currently 1,800 square feet of space available.

The company also has a triangle of land on the corner, formerly the old Jason’s Deli, that could possibly be developed for a single tenant.

New residential developments on the street include Montabella at 4000 W. 34th St. which is adjacent to Tacos a Go Go. New in this case meaning completely renovated.

Louis Mertz with HTZ Developments said that they purchased the complex because “they had an opportunity to do something special.” New bathrooms, kitchens and flooring is part of the upgrade in apartments, some of which will be as big as 1,500 square feet. The rents will rise too.

Mertz says that home ownership has declined since 2008 and he sees a broader trend of people who choose to rent.

Another apartment complex soon to start construction near the 34th Street YMCA is only open to members of the Hare Krishna Temple across the street from the development. Shashi with Paragan Solutions LLC said they will start out with 21 apartments and build more on demand, maxing out at 84 units.

A restaurant in the temple which will be open to the public is slated to open this spring.

The rise of North Shepherd

By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com If you are a developer looking for an affordable, and profitable, investment, you just may want to consider North Shepherd.

“It’s the last place [inside the Loop], you can buy something for $40 to $60 a square foot,” said Davis Commercial’s Ryan Neyland. “You can’t find that anywhere else.”

The area of North Shepherd near 19th Street heated up first with Treadsacks’ Hunky Dory and Bernadines, both at 1801 N Shepherd Dr. On the corner of 19th and North Shepherd Neapolitanstyle pizza place Cane Rosso will soon take up shop. Neyland said he’s close to signing a tenant for the other 2,000 square feet in the building.

Nearby Dan Braun purchased a former car dealership at 1919 North Shepherd and signed Mellow Mushroom Pizza Bakers as a tenant. Moody Ice, a shaved ice shop, is a recent addition.

Construction is underway and Braun said they hope to open by the end of summer.

A little further north, the possibilities are still open at the former Texas Cafeteria site at Shepherd Drive at West 24th Street. Edge Realty’s Jed Mandel said that the owner of the property has recently resolved permitting issues which prevented the start of construction. With those ironed out, Mandel is optimistic that they will have space to offer by spring.

Neyland says that although another Davis property is 2225 N Shepherd Dr. - “two blocks north of where it’s really hot” – he thinks it’s a good spot for a restaurant. The lease price for the former Loan Star Title Loans building has recently been reduced from $33/SF to $30.00/SF. “The heart of the Heights has been well developed for some time now, but now the outskirts are being devel-

Developers love Yale

By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com Even before the announcement last May by Whole Foods Market that they were going to put a 365 by Whole Foods Market at the northeast corner of Yale St. and Loop 610, as part of Yale Marketplace, a 50,000-square-foot development that will host 365 and other retail units, Yale Street was attracting developers.

Rocky Stevens who purchased the former Dorsey’s Beauty Academy, 2103 Yale St., across the street from the Yale Street Grill told The Leader that they closed on the site before the Whole Foods announcement, but that it was certainly “well received.”

Stevens said that he likes what’s happening on Yale and it was part of the reason he decided to invest in the area for the first time. The fact that the Dorsey’s location was near an intersection was another plus.

“Most of our development is on strong corners in different parts of town,” he said.

The building will be completely remodeled and will offer 5,100 square feet of space.

He said they are still deciding between a single tenant lease or a multi-tenant one.

“We have letters of intent out,” Stevens said. “We want to do what is best for the site.”

Stevens doesn’t think a restaurant would work as a single tenant because of parking concerns.

While the 2103 Yale St. purchase was his first, it won’t be his last – Stevens says he has another Heights property under contract but declined to say where it was.

Across the street, the entire block fronting Yale St. between 22nd St. and 23rd St. has been purchased by Braun Enterprises, who plans to build a new retail/restaurant center from one end to the other. Bernie’s Burger Bus has already made plans to move into the space Alabama Furniture is soon to vacate.

Recently The Leader reported on the purchase of more than 26,000 square feet of space at and behind 2723 Yale St. by the Imperio Com-

oped,” he said. “North Shepherd will look different in five years.”

It’s the affordability of the land on N. Shepherd on the other side of 610 that drew Alabama Furniture’s Sherri Enroth who signed a lease at 4900 N. Shepherd Dr. across from B&W Meats. The new location is about the same square footage as the old one, 12,000, but hosts a 60,000square-foot parking lot as well. Enroth hopes to open in December 2016.

The draw of more space was also what settled Wabash’s Betty Heacker on North Shepherd. Wabash Feed and Garden Store is relocating to 4537 N. Shepherd onto 1.75 acres. The Leader has reported

Photo by Betsy Denson Can you see a restuarant here? Davis Commercial’s Ryan Neyland said the lease price has been reduced.

on Heacker’s “compromise” with the Planning Commission which will likely lose her a planned porch and a portion of her parking lot, but she’ll still have twice the space she did previously did – the new building is 7,000 square feet.

New restauranteurs are still making a go of it even further north. The GrindHouse at 5403 N Shepherd Dr. gets the St. Pius crowd as well as those from the surrounding neighborhoods.

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There is still plenty of opportunity for developers, but it’s increasingly a game for those with deeper pockets.

“When oil is $100 a barrel, people are signing leases

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