buildings up to seven stories<\/a>. But if there’s demand for more development on site, the owners could seek permission to build even higher.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\nVerdino showed WRAL around the
\nbuilding. The former big box store is more like shoe boxes now. Metal dividers
\nsplit the massive building into a number of different spaces for tenants. Even
\nwith the amount of work left, it\u2019s hard to see the history of the K-Mart there,
\nif not for the stained fa\u00e7ade emblazoned with the former Big K logo that\u2019s
\nsince been removed. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe hope people aren\u2019t going to
\nrecognize this space,\u201d Verdino said. \u201cIt will still have the footprint of the
\nold building. We\u2019re really hoping it looks modernized, but we\u2019re still using
\nthe old bones of the dinosaur.\u201d<\/p>\n
But the progress won\u2019t end there.
\nVerdino says there are plans to redevelop around the old box store that will
\ntruly make it hard to imagine it was ever there in the first place. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe plan is to go vertical to some
\ndegree on the parking lot,\u201d Verdino said. \u201cIt\u2019ll largely depend on what that
\nrezoning case comes out as far as the flexibility we would have. Certainly what
\nmakes the most sense is some form of mixed-use. If it were being developed
\ntoday, it would certainly be a mix of residential and retail. We\u2019re leaving
\noptions open.\u201d<\/p>\n
So if you\u2019ve driven down Western
\nBlvd. over the last decade plus, you may not give a second glance to the
\ngraveyard of a big box eye sore. But give it a third look soon, because big
\nthings are on the way. <\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe I\u2019m an eternal optimist, but
\nI see that as an incredible benefit,\u201d Verdino said. \u201cIt\u2019s been largely
\nforgotten when people are driving by and you don\u2019t notice it at all after a
\nwhile and then, you can see life here now. It\u2019s a blinking light.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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