Developers Get Neighborhood Pushback for CVS on Magazine

by • December 9, 2014 • Garden District, Magazine Street, RetailComments (1)5408

A site map of the proposed CVS.  Design by Linfield, Hunter and Junius architects.

A site map of the proposed CVS. Design by Linfield, Hunter and Junius architects.

Developers presenting a plan last week to turn an empty Blockbuster video into a CVS Pharmacy were met with little enthusiasm from neighbors, reports Uptown Messenger.

The corner building at Louisiana Avenue and Magazine Street has been vacant since Blockbuster Video closed, although a Subway restaurant and a Green Tea Chinese Restaurant remain open.  Developers have plans to purchase the entire shopping center, renovate it, kick out Subway and Green Tea, and put in a CVS.

Uptown Messenger reported that neighbors were particularly upset about the developer’s request to serve alcohol, stay open late, lighting, litter and also some design-related issues.

The proposal must be heard first by the City Planning Commission, and then by the City Council.

 

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