Residents Would Like to See Market, Restaurants Inside Cornerstone Building

We recently asked local people what they would like to see come to Fenton. Here are their answers.

Last week we asked people what business they would like to see inside the proposed Cornerstone building in Fenton. Here are the comments we received. Ali Brown said: a cupcake shop! and an all natural parenting store..or..a mongolian BBQ! Christy Goodwin Zacker said: raw or whole foods restaurant with a juice bar. There aren't really any healthy food places around Fenton. Vera Hogan said: Some kind of small market where you can buy fresh produce, bakery items, dairy items, a newspaper ... that sort of thing. Too bad Mark Rummel's awesome burger place had to move - would have been perfect in this location. Jessica Weston Haney said: Good Italian Restaurant. Teresa Ann Ward said: I believe the "Cornerstone" (retro style) building will be a …

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...And Another Thing

Fenton Cornerstone Project Offers Endless Possibilities

Whatever ends up in that building, it should all make sense.

Like many Fenton residents, I am very excited about the Cornerstone project, a 30,000-square-foot building to be constructed on the southeast corner of North Leroy Street and Silver Lake Road. Developers say the first floor of the three-store building will be dedicated to retail and restaurant space, offices on the second floor and loft apartments on the third. There has been a lot of buzz about what should go in that building, but whatever goes in there I hope it makes sense and that building owners are able to regulate the types of businesses that actually lease spaces. There is a mix of businesses in Fenton now, and in the past, that don’t make sense to me. One of the areas was the group of shops on the southeast corner of Silver Lake …

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Cornerstone By the Numbers

Here is a look at some facts and pictures for the proposed Fenton project.

Potential Private Investment: $4 million The proposed building * Information provided by FentonBeCloser.com.

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Jason Alexander

12:39 pm on Thursday, July 14, 2011

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Who's Involved in the Proposed $4 Million Project?

Here is a quick look at the participating parties for the Fenton Cornerstone project.

The Cornerstone Development Project is the result of several groups working together. City of Fenton - Property owner of two parcels on LeRoy Street adjacent to Republic Bank property Fenton Downtown Development Authority - Property owner of Republic Bank site and negotiating body of agreement Saab Group - Proposed development manager & future property owner Mansour Realty - Development consultant for DDA, Genesee County development and brokerage firm for 40 years Stephen A. Auger & Associates - Architects, 17-year full-service architecture, design, planning & interiors firm from Downtown Lake Orion “The Cornerstone Building would be an immediate icon for Fenton,” says city of Fenton resident and President of Mansour Realty Jerry Mansour …

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