This spring, residents of St. Charles Parish will have plenty of choices when it comes to buying clothes, shopping for shoes or finding a cell phone carrier.
And of course, who couldn’t use another nail salon?
The Boutte Shopping Center, which will be located off of Hwy. 90 between Wal-Mart and A Storage Inn, will officially break ground soon and is scheduled to be completed sometime this spring. So far, Sicily’s Pizza, Cingular Wireless, Advance America, Nail Salon, Cato, Shoe Show and It’s Fashion have all leased areas in the 33,340 square-foot shopping complex.
There are still five spots open for lease.
“We’re excited to be coming to the area,” Craig Brewer, developer of the project, said. “We would really love to get some local businesses into the center.”
Brewer says that Spectra Group Inc., the company that owns the center, has filed all of the necessary paperwork with parish officials and is just waiting for the permit process to be completed before breaking ground.
Since Brewer is from nearby St. Tammany parish, he feels like construction of this center will allow him to give back to the area he was forced to leave after Hurricane Katrina.
“It’s great to be able to put a center like this into the community,” he said.
Spectra has developed several similar retail centers all over the country, including Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Oregon and Texas.
Break down of the confirmed businesses in the center along with square footage, which is subject to change by the time the shopping area is completed.
Shoe Show (6,000 square feet): Founded in 1960, this store has continued to grow with stores named Shoe Department and Burlington Shoes. Currently, Shoe Show has 1,078 locations in 36 states. Carries brands such as Adidas, Fila, Keds, New Balance, and KSwiss for boys, girls, women and men.
Wireless from AT&T (1,400 square feet): Formerly Cingular Wireless, is the largest wireless company in the United States with more than 65 million subscribers.
It’s Fashion (3,200 square feet): A value priced fashion retailer offering the latest styles. Carries junior-inspired fashion apparel, outfits, shoes and accessories for juniors, junior plus, young men and boys. Sizes from 8 to 20 for boys and 7 to 16 for girls. There are more than 200 It’s Fashion stores in 14 states.
Advance America (1,400 square feet): One of the nation’s leading payday advance companies with 3,000 centers in 37 states. Provides convenient access to funds that help working people meet their financial obligations.
Nail Salon (1,050 square feet)
Cato (4,500 square feet): A leading specialty retailer of women’s fashions and accessories that offers high quality fashions at low prices.
Sicily’s Pizza (5,530 square feet): Known for their gourmet pizza, Sicily’s Pizza also carries sandwiches, desserts, pastas, buffalo wings and calzones. Customers can also order their pizzas online.
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