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Mount Vernon IDA hears updates on Fun City trampoline park, Floor & Decor and mixed‑use proposals
Summary
IDA staff briefed the board on several retail and entertainment projects: Fun City and Floor & Decor have permits and expected openings in early 2026; the former Salvation Army site is cleared and a mixed‑use proposal is in early planning stages; cost‑benefit analyses were authorized for Library Square and Sentinel.
Mount Vernon IDA staff told the board on Oct. 9 that multiple retail and entertainment projects are progressing and several redevelopment proposals remain in early stages.
Robin Mack said Fun City, a children’s trampoline-adventure park that will occupy the former Bed Bath & Beyond space, received permits in August and is estimating construction completion in late November or early December; inspections and approvals by the city Department of Buildings and fire department are required before any opening, with a possible ribbon-cutting in January 2026. "They are estimating that they will complete construction, let's say early December, but of course that doesn't indicate opening in December," Mack said.
Floor & Decor has secured permits for the former Stop & Shop location on Sanford Boulevard and staff reported a construction window of roughly 17 weeks with a projected completion in February and opening by late February or early March 2026. Mack said city building and fire staff are holding monthly coordination meetings with the retailer's construction team.
The former Salvation Army site has been cleared of debris. The property owner is proposing a mixed-use residential and ground-floor retail development; formal plans have not been submitted. Mack said an adjacent parcel owned by the same owner is the subject of active conversations with a major retailer and that traffic studies are underway.
On larger development projects, the board authorized Victoria Stores to complete cost-benefit analyses for the Sentinel/Penrose and Library Square proposals before the IDA considers inducements. Mack reiterated that cost-benefit analysis is one step in the IDA's process and does not obligate the IDA to offer incentives.
Board members emphasized that zoning, financial inducements and project ownership can differ and that the IDA's role is to evaluate financial inducements independently of rezoning decisions made by the city council.
