Monday, March 19, 2012
Work has started at the former Macy's site and demolition will begin next week.
The former Macy's site at the Chestnut Hill Shopping Center will soon be home to a fitness center, cinema and several retail stores. The Sports Club/LA will be one of the new tenants at 55 Boylston St., according to property owner WS Development. Work recently began on the exterior of the old Macy's building to prepare the site for demolition and construction fencing has been set up in the area. WS Development Director of Corporate Marketing David Fleming told Newton Patch Monday that construction crews have been piecing down the outside of the structure and removing asbestos from the 1950s-era building. Fleming said demolition of the Macy's building is set to start next week. The 130,000-square-foot department store closed its doors in …
Friday, August 12, 2011
Many Chestnut Hill retailers are ready for the crowds this weekend, but will they come?
In years past, a tax-free weekend in Massachusetts meant mobs of people and packed parking lots filled with shoppers ready to save money. But with the current economic climate, will crowds this year fill the stores to save their 6.25 percent? "No one is really sure how this weekend will play out," said David Fleming, the corporate marketing director for WS Development, owners of the Chestnut Hill Shopping Center. "We expect it to be a good one, but we're not sure with the recent economic news." Fleming explained that stores with higher-end merchandise are likely to see more customers, such as the upscale houseware store Portobello Road. Just next door at Eyespot, the boutique eyewear store will be offering tax-free deals on some unique …
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Sunday, July 24, 2011
Land Use committee gives unanimous approval to Chestnut Hill Shopping Center's planned renovations, despite concerns.
W.S. Development's proposed revamp of the Chestnut Hill Shopping Center won the unanimous support of Newton's Land Use Committee this week, though aldermen voiced concerns about traffic and parking problems that could be caused by the project's success. The Land Use committee voted 7-0 Tuesday night to grant several necessary approvals to the Chestnut Hill Developer's plan to replace the building that currently houses Century Bank and City Sports with a three-story multi-function (office and retail) building. The plan needed board approval to build a multi-story building, rezone the Route 9 carriageway for potential angled parking in front of the building, and waive requirements to build additional parking to handle the increased volume …
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Locals say developers' proposed three-story building would bring needed improvements to Route 9 shopping.
Local businesses are saying a proposed building redevelopment in the Chestnut Hill Shopping Center would be a welcome improvement. Both a current tenant of the building where the proposed development would take place and neighboring businesses say that the three-story multi-purpose commercial building would help bring energy the shopping center has lost since the departure of Macy's and the Rugged Bear. (Read stories on the departure of Macy's here, and the Rugged Bear here.) The plan, proposed by Chestnut Hill-based development firm WS Development, would remove sections of the building that currently house the Century Bank and City Sports and replacing it with a three-story mixed-use development. The new building would feature ground-…
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
The Chestnut Hill Shopping Center will be before the Land Use Committee tonight for a public hearing on potential expansion.
Adding its name to the list of recent store closings in Chestnut Hill, Talbots in the Mall at Chestnut Hill closed its doors earlier this month. Talbots Corporate Communications & Community Relations Director Betsy Thompson said in an e-mailed statement the clothing store chain closed down the Chestnut Hill location on June 11. The shut-down came with the company's plans to close 110 of its stores "as part of an ongoing effort to optimize the productivity of our retail stores." The Chestnut Hill location was closed, Thompson said, after the company did a "market by market analysis." "We look forward to serving customers at one of our many stores throughout the Boston area," Thompson said in the e-mail. The majority of the 110 shore shut-…
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