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Norwalk officials downplay lack of wayfinding as mall opening nears
NORWALK, Conn. – With five months till the opening of the SoNo Collection, a citywide initiative to guide visitors to and from the mall and other local attractions has yet to find its way out of Committee. Former Mayor Bill Collins says that could leave out-of-town shoppers lost, and create problems for Norwalk residents. “Maybe several…
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Tenants line up for The SoNo Collection, except on third floor
NORWALK, CT — A shoe store is among the latest businesses looking to play footsie with The SoNo Collection. Journeys, a shoe chain, has submitted an application to the Norwalk Planning and Zoning department for a tenant-fit-up, a customization of rented space, for the mall under construction on West Avenue next to Interstate 95. So has EQ3,…
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Adams explains The SoNo Collection to real estate-minded audience
Updated, 1:36 p.m.: Copy edit. NORWALK, Conn. – The SoNo Collection is on track to open on Oct. 11, 2019, Doug Adams said last week. “Mainly because we don’t have a choice. That’s our date and we hit our dates. The retailers are very particular, they do a lot of preparation for opening and we…
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GGP agrees to Brookfield takeover
NORWALK, Conn. — GGP, the company building a mall on West Avenue, has agreed to a deal with Brookfield Property Partners L.P., to allow Brookfield to acquire the company. Brookfield and its affiliates already owned 34 percent of GGP stock in November when it first proposed the takeover. GGP formed a special committee to consider…
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GGP CEO: Anchors not giving up on The SoNo Collection
NORWALK, Conn. – Bloomingdale’s and Nordstrom are intent upon maintaining their proposed footprints in The SoNo Collection, GGP CEO Sandeep Mathrani said Tuesday. Mathrani’s comments were part of GGP’s third quarter earnings report-inspired question and answer conference call.
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GGP’s hotel-less mall hitting ‘homestretch’
Correction, 7:31 p.m.: GGP originally said construction would begin in 2015. NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk could be figuring out a correct economic metric to value to its loss of a hotel right off Interstate 95, Deb Goldstein said. GGP really could walk and abandon its site if the numbers don’t work, Common Council member Michael…
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GGP’s Mall
We are at zero hour. If GGP is not allowed to move forward the anchor tenants will likely drop out. And we, Norwalk, will lose the best development prospect we’ve ever had. The question is, are we going to chase away a $400 million investment in Norwalk? All because we did not realize that we…
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Norwalk Council set to consider GGP’s hotel-less mall next week
NORWALK, Conn. – Opinions from the public Monday were weighted against building The SoNo Collection, as currently desired by GGP. “The presence of a hotel on the city’s skyline speaks volumes. It’s welcoming and it speaks to the city’s success… what would compensate the city for the loss of this status symbol?” Sally Marsico asked…
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Norwalk – a sliver, anyway – weighs in on The SoNo Collection
NORWALK, Conn. — The debate continued Tuesday, with three GGP supporters giving one point of view to the Common Council, and a persistent critic offering rebuttals. “It’s boggles my mind that we have to have more of these meetings,” mall supporter Wini Mola said, at the first public hearing on GGP’s request to modify the…
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GGP releases video simulating The SoNo Collection
NORWALK, Conn. — You can get a drone’s eye view of The Sono Collection in GGP’s glitzy new video – including the glitzy interior. GGP execs have tried unsuccessfully twice to show city officials this video. Perhaps they will have better luck at Thursday’s Common Council Planning Committee meeting, where the debate about GGP’s request…
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GGP exec answers questions as national news swirls around company
NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk’s hoped-for mall continues to be a topic in many quarters. District B Democrats on Monday questioned mall developer GGP reps on a variety of issues, from jobs for the locals to a police substation to the possibility that GGP would sell The SoNo Collection before it’s open, while Republican Greg Ehlers…
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Norwalk mall notes: Stocks, opinions
Updated, 10:30 p.m. Sunday: Comment from Doug Adams; 3:30 p.m., Saturday: New story added. NORWALK, Conn. – Some GGP/mall news for you, mostly a collection of articles on the Internet: Architects: The old mall is dead Unusual trading on GGP Markets Daily predicts negative impact on GGP stock CNBC: Mall trends benefit GGP Rilling points…
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GGP again put on spot, as Norwalk Redevelopment Agency moves proposal ahead
NORWALK, Conn. — The SoNo Collection is in danger of losing its heart, a Norwalk Redevelopment Agency Commissioner said Wednesday, speculating that the planned mall would no longer be good for Norwalk residents. Latanya Langley, after saying she was venting on behalf of the community, went on to vote with the three other Commissioners present…
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Council to weigh mall deal changes that are 90% in the developer’s favor
Updated, 2:41 p.m.: Minor revision. Mall developer GGP says it has a big problem. In June 2016, GGP won permission to build a mall and hotel in Norwalk, on the County’s most desirable parcel of open land. GGP’s preference at the time was to build a mall without a hotel, but Norwalk’s leaders insisted on…
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GGP CEO expresses confidence in market as company seeks to build The SoNo Collection
NORWALK, Conn. — GGP is looking to start construction on The SoNo collection this spring or summer, GGP Sandeep Mathrani said this week, describing the mall as having a strong “buy online pick-up in-store” component. Mathrani made the comments Jan. 31 during a GGP’s Fourth Quarter 2016 Earnings Conference Call, according to SeekAlpha.com.
