Tim Landis
The State Journal-Register
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The company has not yet confirmed it, but it appears BURLINGTON COATS is looking at relocating to a renovated Sherwood Plaza early next year rather than adding a store to the local market.
Ward 7 Ald. Joe McMenamin told the MacArthur Boulevard Association last week he has been advised Burlington has signed a lease for the former Kmart space in Sherwood Plaza beginning in January 2018 and that the lease in Town and Country Shopping Center expires at about the same time.
Owners of Sherwood Plaza are just beginning a major renovation of the shopping center, including expansion of the former Kmart.
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Another round of construction permits has come in for THE BOULEVARD TOWNHOMES, formerly the MacArthur Park Apartments in Springfield. Kansas developer Cohen-Esrey Affordable Partners held an open house last fall for the first phase of the project. The remainder was expected to be completed this spring.
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Joe McMenamin for Ward 7 