The owners of
Padonia Village Shopping Center have spent $600,000 with the aim of attracting new tenants and keeping existing ones.
Located at the intersection of York and Padonia Roads, the 110,000 square foot shopping center contains 24 office and retail tenants, including Mars Supermarket, Rite-Aid and Padonia Station Bar & Grille.
The improvements include new sidewalks with stamped concrete, fa�ade upgrades, new signs, lighting and paint. Two new rain gardens featuring black-eyed susans and ornamental grasses were installed. The center also features new benches, bicycle racks and recycling bins.
Owner Continental Realty Corp. hopes the makeover will help it attract two new restaurant tenants, says David Donato, vice president of Continental Realty's commercial division. The two vacant spots face the courtyard and total nearly 5,000 square feet.
The owners are actively seeking Mexican, seafood and Asian restaurants to complement the center's existing food offerings, which include sushi and pizza.
"We want to keep the center fresh for existing tenants and catch the attention of new ones," Donato says. "We'd love to see some restaurants now that we have outdoor seating."
Continental Realty also wanted to keep up with newer shopping centers in the area and older ones that that have undergone extensive renovations. These include
Timonium Square Shopping Center, across from the Timonium Fairgrounds. Owner Kimco Realty Corp. renovated the fa�ade, and installed new signs and canopies last year.
"A lot of York Road is fresher and newer looking," Donato says.
Donato describes the Timonium area as a "retail mecca," with huge traffic counts, population density and income.
More than 56,000 consumers reside within a three-mile radius of Padonia Village with an average household income of more than $93,000. More than 40,000 vehicles pass the project on a daily basis along York Road, according to the state's transportation department.
Continental Realty hired Holland Construction Co. as the general contractor and Arium Inc. as the architect. Davey Commercial Grounds Management handled landscape design.
Writer: Julekha Dash
Source: David Donato, Continental Realty