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more photosConstruction is under way at the Brookswood Meadow Plaza in southwest Bend. The 4.24-acre neighborhood retail center will eventually be home to a supermarket, bank, a restaurant and other services.
Andrew Moore / The Bulletin
Commercial oasis in southwest Bend
New plaza’s tenants aren’t confirmed, but it’s likely to include a supermarket, pizza chain, tanning salon and gym, among others
By Andrew Moore / The Bulletin
Published: May 09. 2008 4:00AM PSTThe makings of a new mall are rising from the dirt in southwest Bend, as construction workers continue building the Brookswood Meadow Plaza.
The 4.24-acre “neighborhood retail center” is located at the corner of Brooks-wood Boulevard and Amber Meadow Drive, and should be completed by September, according to developer Walt Ramage. Ramage is the president of Brooks- wood Meadow LLC, the mall’s developer. He is also the mall’s leasing agent, through his association with DuBois Wicklund Group.
The Brookswood Meadow Plaza will be the first commercial center in the portion of southwest Bend squeezed between the Deschutes River and U.S. Highway 97, an area with hundreds of homes.
A total of 49,650 square feet of retail space in three buildings will be available, Ramage said. Leasing negotiations are under way with a number of prospective tenants, including a 12,000- to 14,000-square-foot supermarket, a bank, a national pizza chain, a dry cleaner, a gym, a tanning salon and a dinner house that would be open evenings only and be positioned to take advantage of an unobstructed view of Mount Bachelor.
Ramage said he is unable to identify specific tenants because of ongoing lease negotiations.
He is able to announce one tenant, The Village Preschool, he said. Ramage said he’s also looking for a coffee shop for the mall.
Ramage said the mall will cater to nearby neighbors and is designed with pedestrian visits in mind. It also will reduce traffic in southwest Bend, he said.
“It’s going to cut down on lots of incidental trips, especially in the southern region of the city because you have so many rooftops down there, and because you have to go so far for goods and services,” Ramage said. “It’s a win-win for everybody.”
Nearby RiverRim resident Shana Hodgson said having the added conveniences nearby will be nice.
“I won’t have to go across the highway to shop,” she said, referring to crossing Highway 97 to reach the closest commercial services in Bend.
Andrew Moore can be reached at 617-7820 or at amoore@bendbulletin.com.
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