NEW AND EXPANDING CENTERS - 201,000-500,000 SQ. FT.

CONNECTICUT
Bloomfield: 165,000 sq. ft. expansion and remodeling has begun at 285,000 sq. ft. Copaco Shopping Center on 35 acres at Cottage Grove Rd and Granby St in Hartford County (See SCD, P. H682); expansion to include Burlington Coat Factory 81,500 sq. ft. and Lowe’s both opening this fall; existing tenant Copaco Liquors 11,000 sq. ft., Gino's Pizza & Ranch House and Jumbo Buffet have recently relocated into a newly built spaces alongside Boston Market and Bloomfield Opticians; current tenants also include CVS, Dress Barn, Stop & Shop Supermarket, J. Silver Clothing, Rent-A-Center and Blockbuster Video; parking 1550 cars; opened ‘72; project to be completed by ‘05; developer Bercrose Associates, LLC (Bonnie Bercowetz), 335 Cottage Grove Rd, Bloomfield, CT 06002, (860) 242-5525.

MARYLAND
Washington Twp: Construction could begin later this year on a $25-30 million, Lowe's 116,000 sq. ft. and Wal-Mart 173,000 sq. ft. anchored center on 50 acres at off PA 16; in addition, center will include 30,000 sq. ft. of small-store retail space and an outparcel for a chain restaurant; parking 1400 cars; Lowe’s to open summer ‘05 with Wal-Mart opening a few months later; developer Echo Real Estate Services (Bruce E. Haney), 701 Alpha Dr, Pittsburgh, PA 15238-2820, (412) 968-1664.

PENNSYLVANIA
Northeast Philadelphia: Construction continues on $45 million, 450,000 sq. ft. Whitman Square on 36 acres at Grant Ave and Roosevelt Blvd (former Whitman’s chocolate factory) (See SCD, P. H664); newest signed tenant Circuit City joins anchors Wal-Mart and Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse; other tenants include Petco, Chick-fil-A, Champps, Michaels, Eckerd Drugs and Longhorn Steakhouse; to be completed in fall ‘04; population 303,000 within 5 miles; developer The Goldenberg Group (Robert Freedman), 350 Sentry Pkwy, Bldg 630, Ste. 300, Blue Bell, PA 19422, (610) 260-9600.

Swatara Township: Construction may begin this fall on 350,000 sq. ft. High Pointe Commons on 43 acres off the Lindle Rd exit of Rte 283 in Dauphin County; center to include two or three anchors, possibly department stores and big-box stores such as home improvement or grocery; developer must also build a signal light and road between an existing, nearby Marriott hotel and hospital; opening spring ‘05; developer High Real Estate Group (H. Stephen Evans), 1853 William Penn Way, P.O. Box 10008, Lancaster, PA 17605-0008, (800) 638-4414.

SOUTH CAROLINA
Moncks Corner: Construction could begin in June on $48 million, 408,000 sq. ft. Tail Race Crossings on 50 acres at US Hwy 52 near Tail Race Canal; anchors Super Wal-Mart 203,000 sq. ft.; tenants may also include a home improvement store, a bank, restaurants, clothing retailers and video stores; developer Ravenel Development Corp (Robert Crawford), 180 Meeting St, Ste. 330, Charleston, SC 29401, (843) 723-6605.

TEXAS
McAllen: Infrastructure work has begun on $30-$40 million, 400,000 sq. ft. shopping center on 42 acres at NE corner of 10th and Dove Sts in Hidalgo County; project to include two national retailers; opening ‘05; developer joint venture El Pistolon II, Ltd and AmREIT, Inc. (Preston Cunningham), 8 E Greenway Plz, Ste. 824, Houston, TX 77046-0801, (713) 860-4937.

CANADA
Waterloo, ON: Redevelopment continues on 250,000 sq. ft. Waterloo Town Square at King and Erb Sts (See SCD, P. H464); one half of the mall to be demolished to make room for a grocery store and Scotiabank and Shoppers Drug Mart; tenants will also include The Rude Native restaurant, TD Canada Trust, Bonnie Togs and Running Room; in addition, another 70-000-75,000 sq. ft. if available for smaller local tenants; developer First Gulf Development Corp (Craig Beattie), Century Point Corporate Centre, 6860 Century Ave, East Tower, Ste. 1000, Mississauga, ON L5N 2W5, (905) 814-6860.