Galaxy Development plans retail project on 3.5 acre corner site

Galaxy Development is planning a new project in Southington located on one of the busiest signalized intersections along Queen St. The site is at the corner of Loper St. and Queen St. a/k/a Rte. 10. It is immediately across from Price Chopper and has a traffic count of over 23,500 vehicles per day. The property has nearly 700 ft. of road frontage on the two streets. Site development plans call for a retail building of up to 15,000 s/f with drive thru, and also a 3,800 s/f bank building with triple drive thru. There is also a smaller pad available which would be in the back portion of the site, yet will have visibility to Queen St. as well as signage on the planned pylon. This portion of the site can accommodate a single user for approximately 4,000 to 6,000 s/f. Queen St. has remained one of the most sought after destinations for retailers due to the strong demographics and constant growth of the community even over the last few years when development in other towns has slowed. New retail stores such as BJ's, Shop Rite and Rite Aid have all opened in the last year and now join national neighbors such as Walmart, CVS, Price Chopper, Staples, Home Depot, TJ Maxx, Chili's, Bed Bath & Beyond, Advance Auto and numerous others making this one of Connecticut's primary retail trade areas. Patrick Doherty, PE, LEED of MidPoint Engineering has been retained to perform civil engineering services as well as coordinate all permitting for the site development process.