Middletowns Town Mall Sold

I can't wait till they dozer that place. Its ugly and dated. Let's put a hotel and some restaurants there.

Cinci State should have bought it. Close to I-75 for commuters. Long corridors for classroom layouts. Easy access to numerous restaurants, banks and amenities for students and would have helped boost business for the restaurants. Plenty of lighted parking for students. Shipping docks to receive lab equipment,etc. Admin offices tucked back by Sears. Better than the trek for miles to reach the downtown. Not gonna happen. Will be interesting what the new owner does to develop it properly.

It would be hard pressed to do worse business than what is currently out there. That place is a ghost town, it reminds me of the City Centre Mall.

Or "Water Bridge Falls."

The city of middletown prolly bought it as part of their 'stay out of the real estate business' program.

Could be an indoor doggy park for inclement weather

Look for any sane developer to back out of the deal once he finds out that:

• The mall sign must be demolished and cannot be replaced with any signs visible from I-75.
• The entire mall property, including any commercial structures, must be screened from visibility of passing traffic by a solid line of expensive mature trees and evergreen shrubbery.
• Any new structures must be disguised to appear as upscale, single-family, colonial residences, and painted Williamsburg blue.
• Any new development or redevelopment of the property will take at least three years to get past Middletown’s “business friendly” terrorist red tape brigade at city hall (led by Kommandant Kohler).

Today's Journal-

MIDDLETOWN — Interest in the Towne Mall may be increasing as at least one developer may be considering the property for redevelopment.

City Manager Judy Gilleland confirmed the mall, owned by CBL & Associates of Chattanooga, Tenn., has been discussed by at least one developer. However, she said there has been no firm proposal.

“The city remains anxious to support a project that will provide a redevelopment opportunity at the mall location,” Gilleland said.

I have an idea Judith....why doesn't the city buy the mall with taxpayer money, rehab it with taxpayer money, find someone who will potentially use it, invite them to town and walk around and assess the situation and seal the deal with a handshake and no firm contract to occupy the place? Hmm- sound familiar? That way we can really ramp up our inventory of city owned properties with another opportunity to build our mothballed inventory.

Interesting Nick. Why didn't the city allow another restaurant to go in where Wings and Rings was? How can it be zoned for restaurant for one and not for another? Wonder what the criteria/reasoning was for the change in zoning? What is it zoned for now?

So the city would rather have a vacant building sitting at that location rotting than to collect business taxes on an occupied, legitimate building with a business that has people employed? Rather ignorant isn't it?

Neyer Properties is the buyer