DEVELOPMENT
Once redevelopment is completed, Lake Highlands Village is expected to include around 5.5 acres of residential space and approximately 15 acres of retail. (Rendering courtesy JAH Realty)
Mixed-use project at shopping center attracts business, tra c
BY REBECCA HELIOT
it, Rosatti said. The trail will feed into the shopping center. Recent openings and commitments include Mija Taqueria, which opened in May, and Strouderosa BBQ, which is scheduled to open by early 2023. Matthew Stroud, Strouderosa BBQ owner, said he believes the townho- mes, which will be within walking distance, will drive additional tra c to his restaurant. “Making a good
Developers managing the Lake Highlands Village Shopping center continue to seek partners for ongoing residential and commercial devel- opment, which is attracting new businesses to the area. The 20-acre shopping center, located o Skillman Street near Audelia Road, will be a mix of retail, o ce space and townhomes when work is com-
The Lake Highlands Village Shopping Center is anchored by a Tom Thumb. (Courtesy by JAH Realty)
LAKE HIGHLANDS VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTER Renovations to the Lake Highlands Village Shopping Center, a bridge being built at the Skillman Street and I-635 intersection, and a new townhome development are all helping to attract more businesses to Lake Highlands.
“WE HAVE SOME PRETTY HIGH PROFILE RESTAURANTS THAT HAVE EXPRESSED GREAT INTEREST, AND THEN THERE ARE ALSO OFFICES AND MEDICAL FACILITIES AS WELL.” WILLIAM ROSATTI, VICE PRESIDENT OF LEASING FOR JAH REALTY
barbecue is 50% of the battle, but having a venue that everybody wants to come to, that’s another battle,” he said. Rosatti said JAH continues to engage in
pleted. The retail side of the project is done but the residential town- homes should be nished by 2025, per JAH Realty, the retail management rm overseeing the project. The
171,068 total square feet 25 retail spaces occupied 43 total retail spaces 85 townhomes being built
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discussions with possible tenants. “We have some pretty high-pro le restaurants that have expressed great interest, and then there are also o ces and medical [facilities] as well,” Rosatti said. He said the realty rm is interested in partnering with a business suite management rm to bring working spaces to Lake Highlands residents by potentially turning the upper oor of one of the two-story buildings into a business center. Construction of the Skillman Street
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project is on schedule, said William Rosatti, vice president of leasing for JAH Realty. “I think really [the shopping center] is going to be restaurants, boutique tness clubs [and] ... anything that would serve the Lake Highlands community,” Rosatti said. The shopping center includes ser- vice-oriented businesses and more. The residential community is expected to include a detailed land- scape and a walking trail surrounding
2025 estimated completion date for entire project
SOURCE: JAH REALTY COMMUNITY IMPACT
bridge o I-635, which is expected to also be completed in 2024, adds the possibility of bringing more tra c to the shopping center. “This new Skillman bridge is really
going to create a grand entrance to Lake Highlands, and our shopping center and our development will be really right there at the gateway of it,” Rosatti said.
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LAKE HIGHLANDS LAKEWOOD EDITION • OCTOBER 2022
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