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"A variety of new retail space and the addition of Lowe's will double Copaco Center's lease capacity size to a total of 450,000 square feet," said Bonnie Bercowecz, president of the company.
The liquor store opened at the center in 1972.
Management will relocate three other businesses at the mall to different locations in the center. Part of the building where they are located will be torn down. A portion of the building will be removed to provide better access to the forthcoming Lowe's.
Gino's Pizza & Ranch House, Bloomfield Opticians and Jumbo Buffet will relocate to other parts of the center.
Another tenant, not yet selected, will occupy 29,900 square feet of retail space that will adjoin the new liquor store.
Frank Romano, the Connecticut District Manager for Lowe's, said the forthcoming 164,000-square-foot home improvement store will mark the sixth Connecticut store in their chain. He said Lowe's representatives hope to complete the store by the summer of 2004.
Paul Klopp, the director of operations for Copaco Center, said Copaco representatives were negotiating with Burlington Coat Factory, who may lease the vacant Ames store at the center.
He said the larger general plan for expanding the center should be completed by 2005. This will include two new 5,000- square-foot restaurants.
