{"id":7124,"date":"2017-08-24T20:58:59","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T03:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7124"},"modified":"2020-07-04T02:40:45","modified_gmt":"2020-07-04T02:40:45","slug":"eastbridge-resident-requesting-forest-city-build-restaurant-in-his-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=7124","title":{"rendered":"Eastbridge Resident Requesting Forest City Build Restaurant IN His House"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Eastbridge residents had anxiously awaited the town center<\/a> they were promised over 10 years ago. People wanted a grocery store and restaurants they could easily walk to, instead of having to drive or ride bikes the roughly two miles to the 29th Street town center. Then, last year, the Stanley opened up with great restaurants, shops, and places to enjoy booze and socialize. The Stanley<\/a> is right across 26th Avenue into Aurora, and is very easy to get to<\/a>. Area residents immediately fell in love with the project. \u201cWe love going to the Stanley <\/a>and deciding what we want when we get there,\u201d said resident Wendi Hayne. \u201cPlus, it\u2019s so convenient to get to, especially when you have little ones.\u201d The Stanley project<\/a> quieted a lot of voices who had been complaining about wanting a town center<\/a>. \u201cIt was so close,\u201d said resident Eric Lembeck. \u201cAt that point, when the Stanley had opened, I honestly didn\u2019t care that much if the town center opened or not. We had something that was filling our needs quite nicely.\u201d Then, the Eastbridge Town Center<\/a> opened giving area residents an even closer option. \u201cIt\u2019s not like we will stop going to Stanley,\u201d exclaimed Brian Kleese. \u201cBut the town center also has great eating options, and it is nice having the grocery store<\/a> so close. It takes me less than five minutes to get to that place. It\u2019s pretty darn convenient.\u201d Marla Johnson agrees. \u201cThe Eastbridge town center is just so easy to get to,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cObviously, crossing MLK<\/a> is tough, but other than that, I mean, it\u2019s right here.\u201d For most all of the Eastbridge residents, having the Stanley and Eastbridge town center satisfies their needs. But at least one man is hoping things get just a little more convenient. \u201cI love Stanley and the town center,\u201d said Andy Dellert. \u201cThey are great. And maybe I\u2019m getting a little spoiled, but I just think I could have something even closer.\u201d In fact, Dellert has petitioned Forest City to build a restaurant inside his home. \u201cI figure it will be easy to get to, you know, being right in my house and all,\u201d said Dellert. \u201cI will have to go down steps, probably, depending on the final design, but it\u2019s better than biking or walking all the way to Stanley (.75 miles) or the town center (.5 miles).\u201d Forest City<\/a> is taking the request seriously and is looking into the potential of putting a restaurant in the Dellert home. \u201cIf there is money to be had, we will obviously consider it,\u201d said Forest City<\/a> spokesperson Janelle Ayers. \u201cNow, if he was asking us to put in income-qualified housing<\/a>, well, that\u2019s clearly something we won\u2019t consider.\u201d Dellert says he isn\u2019t even concerned with the type of restaurant at this point. \u201cSurprise me. I mean, I\u2019m pretty easy going, so have some fun with it.\u201d Forest City<\/a> says a final decision will be made on putting a dining establishment in the Dellert home by the end of September. \u201cFingers crossed,\u201d said Dellert. \u201cHope to get another great option<\/a> even closer by.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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