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[erdogs]

It's nice to see some activity on this forum!   I don't think anyone has tried to put down CC. You guys are just way too sensitive. I think it's great we ALL have CC and TC to be proud and excited about.

[juancapitalcitydc]

erdogs, on Apr 25 2006, 05:30 PM, said:

It's nice to see some activity on this forum!   I don't think anyone has tried to put down CC. You guys are just way too sensitive. I think it's great we ALL have CC and TC to be proud and excited about.

Id like to think we're discussing both objectively.

[vdogg]

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City Center in Newport News has three new tenants. Hi-Ho Silver, which has existing locations in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, sells sterling jewelry handcrafted in Mexico as well as silver-plated giftware. The Mole Hole, opening in June, will stock gifts, jewelry and home decorator items from across the world. The Ohm Spa Sanctuary, based on Hindu practice, will be a full-service day spa for men and women with six treatment rooms, a locker room and retail area.

[vdogg]

Catering to the demand

[vdogg]

Marriott opens at City Center

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A chic new $53 million gathering place will be christened this week on the Peninsula.

The four-star Newport News Marriott at City Center opens on June 15 at the 52-acre mixed-use development. It was developed and is owned in a joint venture between the city’s Economic Development Authority and Armada Hoffler.

[vdogg]

City Center helps provide downtown for NN

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The decision to relocate to Newport News’ City Center at Oyster Point wasn’t difficult for boutique owner Joy Wynings.

“ The idea that we could expand and offer our services to heavier foot traffic was just a dream,” she says.

Yet, Wynings never expected Sisters Unique, a home décor and gift store she runs with sister Kaye Kaminski, to see more customers in a single group than its store used to see in an entire day at its previous location in the historic shopping district of Hilton Village.

Perhaps that’s because the sisters have moved “downtown.” Before the mixed-use center took shape off Jefferson Boulevard, Newport News didn’t really have a downtown — at least not in the classical sense. There was no identifiable central gathering place. Instead, what served as the downtown area included city offices and a shipbuilding research center, all in the shadow of Northrop Grumman Newport News, the city’s massive shipyard and largest employer.

[erdogs]

Does any one know when the Meridian wil start construction?

[PeninsulaKiddo]

I really like the sound of the 'opportunity block'.  I really would love to see what they can do with it.  I kind of hope it isn't a cinema, as AMC 24 and Regal Cinemas are nearby---too close for my tastes.  I'd like to see the multi-floor department store with something atop it; offices and condos maybe?  There is certainly the demand.

Love the article

[urbanfan]

Well, The Point at City Center is set to start ramping up here shortly.  The contractor for the Turner Building who was in our office yesterday at Port Warwick is finished with that project and will be moving equipment and trailers over to the site shortly.  Good to see a large chunk of land being filled in.  It should really help make the city Center Project seem much more dense, even though it already does.

[mercuex]

$55 million earmarked for City Center buildup

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NEWPORT NEWS -- Investors are poised to pump about $55 million in private money into City Center at Oyster Point in the years to come, the center's developer told City Council members Tuesday.

Most of the money will be invested in the center's next phase that includes a mixed-used development with a high-rise office building, apartments and more retail space. "We can celebrate a lot of successes at City Center," said Harvey L. Lindsay Jr. with Harvey Lindsay Commercial Real Estate, the center's developer. "This has been a true private and public partnership."

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A major retailer as an anchor store, which will use about 35,000 square feet of retail space, is just about to come on board, Lindsay said. "We are not ready to make an announcement yet, but we are close," he said about the retailer, which is expected to bring about 300,000 visitors a year to City Center.

[adctvmonkey]

Hey, I just checked the City Center newsletter for July and it says Banana Republic is coming in the fall. That's pretty cool!

It also says the owners of Plaza Azteca are opening a new mex grill called 'Salsa's'.

[adctvmonkey]

nvm, i guess it was already mentioned in an old daily press article. but does anyone have any possible clues as to wat the major anchor might be?

[PeninsulaKiddo]

adctvmonkey, on Jul 11 2007, 01:15 PM, said:

nvm, i guess it was already mentioned in an old daily press article. but does anyone have any possible clues as to wat the major anchor might be?

I have to admit I'm pretty excited for the Banana Republic!  It's one of my favorite (although, most un-economical) stores and will further add to the retail mix along the Jefferson corridor!

I can only imagine what kind of store would draw so many?  Hmm...  I hope the announcement is sooner rather than later.

(And for those who have not experienced Plaza Azteca, you must!!  The one on Jefferson is the best, but the one by AMC24 is a close second.  I can't wait for Salsa's!!)

[urbanvb]

Target? jk

[adctvmonkey]

a small whole foods would be =D