| Hi-Fi Buys coming
to Fayetteville
By MONROE
ROARK
mroark@TheCitizenNews.com
Developers of the Fayette Promenade
retail center on Ga. Highway 85 in the northern part of Fayetteville have
announced that Hi-Fi Buys and Mattress King will be joining Kinko's and
Simmons Bettersleep when the center opens early next year.
A representative of the developer said at last week's Fayetteville Planning
and Zoning Commission meeting that "a major consumer electronics
retailer" was negotiating for space at the center, which will sit
directly across from Home Depot at Fayette Pavilion, but she would not
name the company at that time. However, a sign on the property now says
that Hi-Fi Buys, Mattress King and Verizon Wireless are on the way.
A three-acre portion of the 30 acres owned by Fayette Promenade LLC has
been approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission for development of
about 31,000 square feet of retail space.
The developers have returned to the Planning and Zoning Commission this
month for approval of revised elevations, which include an added mezzanine
to the building architecture. That will require a "pop-up" roof
addition at the rear of the building, according to city staff, which recommended
approval of the request. A P&Z vote will take place at next Tuesday's
meeting.
Fayette Promenade is not the same company that developed the Uptown Square
shopping center next door, which includes Barnes & Noble as well as
Linens & Things. A Fayette Promenade representative said there has
been some confusion about that, with some city officials displeased over
how the Linens & Things development turned out.
The only area where those
two parties are connected is the agreement to develop the loop access
road that runs in front of the site and will eventually become a public
road. Since the Uptown development only has right-in/right-out access
from Hwy. 85, the road was built to allow traffic back onto the highway
in the opposite direction by way of the traffic light next to Office Depot.
The initial three-acre tract that has already been approved will not contain
anything as large as Barnes & Noble or Linens & Things, but larger
tenants on future portions of the overall site are possible, depending
upon the market and interest from prospective tenants.
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