{"id":5139,"date":"2014-10-07T21:45:55","date_gmt":"2014-10-08T04:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5139"},"modified":"2014-10-07T21:45:55","modified_gmt":"2014-10-08T04:45:55","slug":"evergreen-development-getting-plenty-of-recommendations-for-eastbridge-town-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=5139","title":{"rendered":"Evergreen Development Getting Plenty of Recommendations for Eastbridge Town Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Evergreen<\/a>The Evergreen Development team has the contract for the Eastbridge Town Center space not reserved for King Soopers and its parking lot. The idea of having restaurants and local retail close by is very exciting for many Eastbridge residents. \u201cAt this point, I just want to have some cool local spots,\u201d says Eastbridge resident Jennifer Gable. \u201cSo, build that King Soopers, but let\u2019s bring some really cool retail into the other space.\u201d Resident Regan O\u2019Hara agrees. \u201cThere are so many cool things they can do with that space. Obviously, cool restaurants, coffee shops, gift shops. I just hope Evergreen does the right thing and avoids getting chains in there.\u201d\n\nEvergreen will have about 22,000 square feet of space to fill, which is slightly less than half of the 29th St. Town Center. \u201cIt is a pretty sizeable space,\u201d says project leader Dennis Westerberg. \u201cWe obviously want community feedback, and want to create a retail environment that residents are excited to experience.\u201d Some residents are concerned about the disconnect between what Stapleton residents are hoping to go in versus what will probably go in. \u201cNow that there is a through street right to Aurora, are we going to get a check into cash?\u201d asks resident Mike Shannon. \u201cI\u2019m concerned that Evergreen may just let in the fastest and highest bidders. Will we get a Wing Stop? Maybe I have become a little too cynical in this process, but after Soopers comes in, I\u2019m not holding out hope that we will get a bunch of cool private retail shops.\u201d\nAdam Beatty agrees. \u201cI just don\u2019t see a scenario where small private shops will be able to afford being here, or want to be right next a mega-grocer,\u201d says Beatty. \u201cI hope I am wrong. Maybe the foot traffic from King Soopers is what will ultimately convince a unique retailer to buck up and take some space up there. Just not sure.\u201d According to Westerberg, it\u2019s all wide open as of now. \u201cWe are getting interest from all sorts of places. From startup boutiques to chain restaurants. The challenge we are faced with is getting the right mix that will be stable shops that can make their revenue goals, and at the same time, places residents want here.\u201d\nAside from the businesses actively soliciting information from Evergreen Development, residents have been more than happy to make suggestions of who Evergreen should go after. \u201cA typical example is this Midwestern guy who wants to have a late night diner that serves these things called \u2018Slingers<\/a>,\u2019\u201d says Westerberg. \u201cThese slingers do sound delicious, but would a diner like this get enough patrons to make it? I don\u2019t know.\u201d Westerberg says that other suggestions have included but are not limited to:\n\n\n