Several construction sites in Lincoln Charter Township have had the social media world on fire in recent days, rampant with speculation as to what’s making its way to those parcels in close proximity to one another.
The one truly definitive answer for the moment from Lincoln Township’s key building official, Building Inspector Jim Pheifer, is the site on Red Arrow Highway next to the BP Station and Taco Johns. That site is becoming a Walgreens Drive Thru Pharmacy.
Yes, everyone is aware that there is a full-fledged Walgreens a couple hundred yards away at the intersection of Red Arrow and Glenlord, but Pheifer says Walgreens officials have given him no indication that that situation will change. The new parcel is largely for purposes of a drive thru pharmacy, although building plans do call for “some shelving” at the new site, so there might be a small convenience factor aligned with the drive thru facility.
No other information regarding timelines or other details are available at this time. The property was purchased late last year by Frank Awdish of West Bloomfield, Michigan who has a wide portfolio of commercial establishments in his real estate stable. Awdish was not available for comment on the new project in Lincoln Township.
Around the corner from that site, between the existing Walgreens store and the railroad tracks along Glenlord Road, a sizable lot has been cleared of all trees and other growth, with lots of speculation as to what will go into that project.
Pheifer confirms that the land was purchased last fall by the man who owns the Overisel Lumber company in Holland, but says the new owner has not filed any site plans for whatever he intends to do on that property. There are Overisel Lumber operations in South Haven, Douglas and Holland, but whether this market is being added or there are other plans for the site remain up in the air at this time.
I have reached out to the new owner for clarification, but have yet to hear back from him on that site.
Finally, Pheiffer says that the new Starbuck’s drive through coffee shop at Red Arrow and West Marquette Woods Road should be ready to open “within the next 30 days,” but the second half of that project building which is nearing completion does not have a tenant as yet. Wild speculation about what is slated for that space has been ongoing, but Pheiffer says there is no contract for that space as yet.
Stay tuned on all counts.
The photo accompanying this story on Moody on the Market is a file photo and is not intended to represent actual signage slated for the Red Arrow Highway project.
