Meyers touted the new UCHealth clinic and pointed out that the existing Southmoor Plaza is “almost 100% full” including the Rosario’s Peruvian restaurant, which has expanded into an adjoining space. He’ll use part of the building for the relocated bistro and the other part for “Kenny’s Tavern.”

The former location of pizzeria Old Chicago, which closed in March 2020 along Ken Pratt at 1805 Industrial Circle, visible from Ken Pratt, may be home by the end of the year to East Moon Asian Bistro, which owner Kenny Chiang plans to move from its 12-year home at 2144 N. A closed Applebee’s restaurant space was quickly grabbed up by a succession of Mexican eateries, and Kanemoto pointed out that “you’ve also seen redevelopment occur with Village at the Peaks, Valley Nissan and portions of Village at Burlington.” Some businesses along Ken Pratt Boulevard between Hover and Main streets are still thriving. It’s not that there’s no activity along the corridor.Ī Red Lobster and several breakfast restaurants have thrived there for decades, as have a Vectra Bank branch and retailers such as Safeway and Office Max. But Ben Myers, the project’s leasing manager, withheld comment about the expansion’s current status, and Erin Fosdick, the city of Longmont’s principal planner, noted that “we haven’t seen any activity on that in a while, so we’re getting ready to try to touch base with the applicant to see if they’re still moving forward.”Ĭhacon said he’d heard rumblings about a new Sonic drive-in restaurant coming to the space to the west, between Tebo’s proposed Southmoor Plaza expansion and the 7-Eleven convenience store that faces Pratt Parkway just south of Ken Pratt - but that, too, has yet to be realized. Kanemoto speculated that, as in other areas of the city, state and nation in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, “some of these closings directly relate to their ability to recruit talent.”Īlso, announced plans for some new developments have yet to come to fruition.īoulder-based Tebo Properties, which owns Southmoor Plaza at the southwest corner of Ken Pratt and Main, has proposed expanding the retail development to the west, adding 15,000 more square feet of leasable commercial space. “Who walks to the grocery store?” he said. The Alfalfa’s on Ken Pratt Boulevard in Longmont, which took the place of a shuttered Lucky’s Market, closed about five months after opening, with owners citing low foot-traffic.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer) A company statement at the time said Alfalfa’s wasn’t generating sufficient foot traffic, a stance that left longtime local real estate agent Keith Kanemoto scratching his head. To the east, an Alfalfa’s grocery store has been empty since closing early last year, barely five months after it opened in the space where a Lucky’s Market previously closed. An adjacent space that housed a Sports Authority store remained vacant for more than a year before being occupied by a trampoline park. Restaurants including two pizzerias have closed, a shuttered Office Depot sat for 18 months before becoming The Wild Game Experience. Tony Chacon, the city of Longmont’s redevelopment manager, said “it’s been rather slow” along that section of Ken Pratt.Ī 39-year-old Best Western Plaza hotel on Ken Pratt is being converted into apartments, and its adjoining convention and exhibition center closed four years ago.

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