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Shawn Daley - Editor
The days of Apex residents having to drive to Cary
to catch a movie will soon be over.
The town board voted unanimously Tuesday night to
approve the Promenade at Beaver Creek site plan, which will include a
multi-screen cinema, restaurants, stores and office space.
The 65,672-square foot, two-story shopping center will
sit off of NC 55 at the corner of Haddon Hall Drive and Zeno Road.
“It’s a good thing for the town because it’s really
going to be a destination spot,” said town senior planner Dianne Khin. “It
has interesting architecture with an old-world style feel.
“You almost feel like you are in a little village
in Italy when you look at the renderings of the building. I think it’s
going to be something that a lot of people will enjoy.”
The project will also include a 4,600-square foot
restaurant out-parcel that will house Carrabba’s Italian Grill.
But it was the inclusion of a cinema that helped
gain numerous supporters for the project. “Because it does have a cine-ma
we had a lot of people that normally might not be interested in seeing
more retail at the location (being) very excited about this project,” said
Khin.
“This is going to be a very pedestrian-friendly
project. There will be fountains and outdoor seating areas. It will be a
real neat place for people to go and shop, get a bite to eat and hang
out.”
The
tentative timetable for completion is some time in 2006.
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