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Developer: More coming to Corridor Plaza

Two more restaurants and a national retailer could be coming to Corridor Plaza soon, a spokesman for the development group overseeing the transformation of the former Crossroads Mall site said Monday evening.

BJ Stokesbary, of Crossroads Plaza Development LLC, of Ankeny, gave the Fort Dodge City Council an indication of what could be coming next, without naming any specific businesses.

He said a full-service restaurant is considering a location on the north end of the site at the intersection of First Avenue South and 27th Street.

A lot on the eastern side of that intersection, next to UnityPoint Express Care, is being contemplated by a national retailer, he added.

The lot near the busy intersection of First Avenue South and 29th Street may become the site of a national chain restaurant, he added.

Hy-Vee Fast and Fresh is the one potential occupant of Corridor Plaza that Stokesbary did name. He said a lot on the 29th Street side of the site was sold to Hy-Vee last year for the construction of one of its Fast and Fresh convenience stores. He said Crossroads Plaza Development has the right to buy the lot back if it is not developed. He said a decision by Hy-Vee is expected by May.

In addition to UnityPoint Express Care, Corridor Plaza is already home to Discount Tire, Teriyaki Madness, Clean Laundry, T-Mobile and Tidal Wave Auto Spa.

The developers announced that Dunham’s Sporting Goods, Maurice’s and Shoe Sensation will be opening this fall in the former Younkers wing of the mall, which is the only portion of the mall still standing.

A sports pavilion is planned for the west side of the site. The 200-by-250-foot facility will house four basketball courts, three pickleball courts and a microbrewery restaurant.

On Monday, the City Council unanimously approved a development agreement with M & M LLC, of Ankeny, which will build and own the sports pavilion.

The pavilion is to be done by the end of this year.

Under the terms of the agreement, the city will pay the developer $2.65 million, with that money coming from a future bond issue. The city government will also make five annual payments of $275,000 annually to the developer.

All of those figures were discussed previously by the council. The development agreement approved Monday puts them formally in writing.

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