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Developers present revised Hawthorne Mall Phase 2 plan that keeps existing mall footprint and adds 282 units
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Developers showed a revised Phase 2 concept that retains roughly 130,000 sq ft of existing mall retail, adds about 45,000 sq ft of new retail and two connected 4‑story residential buildings totaling 282 units; board gave feedback and sent the project to technical review and Planning & Zoning.
Developers for the Hawthorne Mall presented a revised concept for Phase 2 on a committee‑of‑the‑whole agenda night, stressing the plan keeps most of the existing mall while adding mixed‑use buildings and new retail facing an activated public plaza.
Sam Whitebread, vice president of development for Centennial Real Estate, told trustees the updated concept avoids the larger demolition previously contemplated and retains about 130,000 square feet of the existing shopping center while adding new programmed plaza space and exterior‑facing storefronts. "We believe the land layout and the building configuration takes better advantage of the site itself," Whitebread said.
Vic Howell of Focus Atlantic said the…
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