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Erskine Commons Project Moves Forward Page 1 of 1 <br /> � v%• 'Building a 21St Century City " <br /> ' rs Stephen J. Luecke, Mayor <br /> RELEASE FROM: FOR RELEASE: <br /> Office of the Mayor Monday, May 9, 2005 <br /> Erskine Commons Project Moves Forward <br /> Anchor Properties has notified the City of South Bend that final site acquisition has been completed for their <br /> new retail center, on approximately 56 acres, at US 31/US 20 and Ireland Road. <br /> Matt Grever, Vice President of Acquisitions and Development for Anchor Properties, confirmed that the final <br /> sale has been concluded and anticipates a formal groundbreaking and the start of site preparation within the <br /> next two weeks. "We couldn't have done it without the support of a great team from the City, the County, <br /> and the State of Indiana and their'roll up your sleeves' attitude to finalize this very complicated transaction," <br /> noted Grever. <br /> "This is a great project for South Bend and continues the momentum growing on the south side of the City," <br /> said Mayor Luecke. "We appreciate the efforts and the diligence that Anchor Properties demonstrated in <br /> keeping this project moving forward and their sensitivity to local interests as well as environmental <br /> awareness. This is a win-win development in that it not only provides our residents with new choices and <br /> opportunities, it also remediates an abandoned brownfield site and returns it to active use." <br /> Erskine Commons is a 425,000+ sf retail center that will have immediate access and visibility from the US <br /> 20 Bypass and US 31, and will be anchored by a 203,000 sf Wal-Mart Supercenter and a 116,000 sf Lowe's <br /> Home Improvement Store. Up to 78,000 square feet of retail space will be available adjacent to Wal-Mart <br /> along West Ireland Road and seven (7) parcels will be available along West Ireland and South Michigan <br /> Street for restaurants,financial institutions and neighborhood retail uses. <br /> For more information, please contact Matt Grever, Anchor Properties, 513-842-6205. <br /> Back I City Home Page I City Directory I Site Map I Search Go <br /> powered by FreeFind <br /> Created by the City of South Bend Department of Information Technologies. <br /> Copyright©2005 City of South Bend.All rights reserved. <br /> http://www.ci.south-bend.in.us/Press/Releases 2005/050905 Erskine.htm 1/13/2006 <br />