Pennsylvania Site Fight:  Work Begins on Wal-Mart

Wal-Mart in the works [Bucks County Courier-Times (Pa.)]

Construction of a Wal-Mart Supercenter at the Levittown Town Center is expected to begin in April, with the store opening one year later.

Wal-Mart is in the application process to obtain building permits from Tullytown, borough officials said.

“[Wal-Mart representatives] have been working with the fire marshal and building inspector through the process,” Beth Pirolli, outgoing council president, said this week.

The Courier Times was unsuccessful in reaching Wal-Mart spokesman Jim Davis for comment.

A Wal-Mart Supercenter will be built facing Levittown Parkway near Kenwood Drive North inside the 50-acre Levittown Town Center at Levittown Parkway and Route 13.

The discount store signed with New York developer Stephen Ifshin, of DLC Management Corp., in May.

The chain store’s representatives attended the November council meeting to notify the borough that construction may start in April and open for business in April 2009.

As for the rest of the shopping center, Ifshin’s attorney, David J. Sowerbutts, said, “DLC doesn’t have an issue finding tenants” and “everything is on track.”

According to the DLC Web site, the shopping center embraces 468,675 square feet of retail space for a mix of uses and has eight current tenants — Home Depot, Ross Dress for Less, Wal-Mart, Deb Shops, Dress Barn, Famous Footwear, Taco Bell and Wachovia Bank.
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But only Home Depot, Taco Bell and Wachovia are in business.

“Leases are currently under negotiation for the center’s other anchors,” the site reads.

Ifshin received land development approval in 2002 for the center in the Levittown section of Tullytown. The land was purchased in 1992 for an undisclosed amount.

Ifshin’s land development plan for the center received a four-year extension from the borough council in 2004. Then, in June, Tullytown granted Ifshin another four-year extension, setting the deadline for 2010. A big condition came with this extension, though. Construction needs to be started before June 2008.

Wal-mart update

The Tullytown Borough Council will present to the public an update report on the Levittown Town Center development at Tuesday’s regular meeting. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the borough hall, 500 Main St.

Posted by Andrew Yonki on Monday, January 07, 2008

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