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Drugstore vying for Fifth Ave. space
By KHALILA PERRIN
Published: Friday, September 21, 2007
A proposed development proposed for the intersection of Grandview and Fifth avenues could mean war — drugstore wars.
Development firm Visconsi Companies Ltd. presented plans to the Fifth by Northwest Area Commission for a 11,514-square-foot Walgreens at the northwest corner of Fifth and Grandview avenues, during a commission meeting Sept. 11.
If approved, the Walgreens would sit just one block from a CVS store at 1733 Fifth Ave.
Trustworthy Hardware, 1434 W. Fifth Ave., along with a portion of the adjacent retail center — all located within Columbus city limits — would be demolished to accommodate the new building, if plans are OK’d.
Demolition would include 15,572 square feet of retail space and displace three tenants: General Nutrition Centers, the Laptop Guy and CK Nails.
The three displaced tenants could move to a new retail redevelopment known as the Shoppes on Fifth Avenue — also owned by Kohr Royer Griffith — under construction along Fifth Avenue just east of Olentangy River Road.
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