RRetail Development

[Evanjs 602]

28 minutes ago, RRetail said:

A tease of a jewel....

I know you done made a Safeway buttt that would also look good as a Safeway in the future. 

[RRetail 7,906]

Enjoy!

[dubaidude303 1,119]

Love the Jewel-Osco! 

I noticed there is a new version of the Hy-Vee, do I need to re-download it for new changes? Thanks!

[Ramona Brie 121]

Looking very nice, especially having been to Chicago quite a bit.

One of the last times I was there (a couple years ago), I noticed this under construction and it's now complete. It's a plaza built/anchored by a Korean supermarket, but it's also got a two-story retail/office portion (and a one-story one). Quite stylish, too, if you ask me.

[RRetail 7,906]

22 hours ago, dubaidude303 said:

Love the Jewel-Osco! 

I noticed there is a new version of the Hy-Vee, do I need to re-download it for new changes? Thanks!

You're good. I just simply updated the read me file.

 

20 hours ago, Ramona Brie said:

Looking very nice, especially having been to Chicago quite a bit.

One of the last times I was there (a couple years ago), I noticed this under construction and it's now complete. It's a plaza built/anchored by a Korean supermarket, but it's also got a two-story retail/office portion (and a one-story one). Quite stylish, too, if you ask me.

Thanks. And yeah that shopping plaza/offices are very modern in style.

[RRetail 7,906]

Westgate Plaza about 40% complete. Still need to add Rose's and signage for the plaza itself

[Evanjs 602]

1 hour ago, RRetail said:

Westgate Plaza about 40% complete. Still need to add Rose's and signage for the plaza itself

Nice I know you have made a couple but are you gonna make this into a Kroger also? If not It’d  make a good future Ruler Foods location. P.S. many have been remodel into Farming store or Save A Lot stores. 

[dubaidude303 1,119]

1 hour ago, RRetail said:

Westgate Plaza about 40% complete. Still need to add Rose's and signage for the plaza itself

I love the retro design! This will look good in the older parts of my city’s shopping districts! 😊

[RRetail 7,906]

17 hours ago, Evanjs said:

Nice I know you have made a couple but are you gonna make this into a Kroger also? If not It’d  make a good future Ruler Foods location. P.S. many have been remodel into Farming store or Save A Lot stores. 

I've done more than enough Kroger stores, so that is a definite no. However reusing this for a Ruler Foods location isn't a bad suggestion at all. Very likely that will happen as a prop building

17 hours ago, dubaidude303 said:

I love the retro design! This will look good in the older parts of my city’s shopping districts! 😊

Retro styles have much more character and personally are a bit more appealing to me because they have a story. Not that I have anything against modern stuff, I just enjoy history or the story behind a building more.

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Now at 90% complete for the plaza itself. Roof junk is all that remains. Then it is on to doing a Hardee's restaurant that may or may not be modern in design.

 

[Evanjs 602]

52 minutes ago, RRetail said:

I've done more than enough Kroger stores, so that is a definite no. However reusing this for a Ruler Foods location isn't a bad suggestion at all. Very likely that will happen as a prop building

Retro styles have much more character and personally are a bit more appealing to me because they have a story. Not that I have anything against modern stuff, I just enjoy history or the story behind a building more.

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Now at 90% complete for the plaza itself. Roof junk is all that remains. Then it is on to doing a Hardee's restaurant that may or may not be modern in design.

 

Why does that remind me of a old Kmart? Btw what the others stores in this lot? 

[RRetail 7,906]

27 minutes ago, Evanjs said:

Why does that remind me of a old Kmart? Btw what the others stores in this lot? 

1. Haha! I was wondering if anyone would catch that. This is actually inspired by former Grant City and/or Grants stores. Many of which Kmart wound up taking over, so there's your explanation. In fact the location I based this plaza upon had a Kmart in this style up until last month.

2. You'll see soon enough. 

[Evanjs 602]

3 hours ago, RRetail said:

1. Haha! I was wondering if anyone would catch that. This is actually inspired by former Grant City and/or Grants stores. Many of which Kmart wound up taking over, so there's your explanation. In fact the location I based this plaza upon had a Kmart in this style up until last month.

2. You'll see soon enough. 

Yeah It looked very kmart Like. 

[RRetail 7,906]

 

All cardinal directions now have their own shopping plaza!

[nutball 7]

Here Lies Canadian Tire: This location in Grande Prairie, AB is the largest single-level store in Canada. Also we never had a Canadian Tire or barely any decent Canadian Retailers or Restaurants on SC4.

Source: https://everythinggp.com/2019/03/18/new-canadian-tire-opens-in-grande-prairie-this-week/

Mark's Work Warehouse in Waterdown, ON.

Source: https://www.bachly.com/commercial-portfolio/marks-work-warehouse-waterdown/

[thecitiescenter 3,047]

Given its a bit dated but we do actually have a Canadian Tire:

 

 

[RRetail 7,906]

On 3/8/2020 at 11:50 AM, nutball said:

Here Lies Canadian Tire: This location in Grande Prairie, AB is the largest single-level store in Canada. Also we never had a Canadian Tire or barely any decent Canadian Retailers or Restaurants on SC4.

Source: https://everythinggp.com/2019/03/18/new-canadian-tire-opens-in-grande-prairie-this-week/

Mark's Work Warehouse in Waterdown, ON.

Source: https://www.bachly.com/commercial-portfolio/marks-work-warehouse-waterdown/

Something I'll have to keep in mind for sure. I've got plans for projects and even IRL stuff that will keep me busy for the next month or so, but we'll have to see after that. I will say that because one does already exist on the STEX as @thecitiescenter pointed out, it will not be at the high end of my priority list. 

 

[nutball 7]

5 hours ago, RRetail said:

Something I'll have to keep in mind for sure. I've got plans for projects and even IRL stuff that will keep me busy for the next month or so, but we'll have to see after that. I will say that because one does already exist on the STEX as @thecitiescenter pointed out, it will not be at the high end of my priority list. 

 

Thank you RRetail, I hope when they are unveiled they make a good asset for my retail parks.

[RRetail 7,906]

14 hours ago, nutball said:

Thank you RRetail, I hope when they are unveiled they make a good asset for my retail parks.

Like I said, I'm not promising I'll make them. Only time will tell for sure.

[RRetail 7,906]

And now for a progress report of Park Place Plaza....

[dubaidude303 1,119]

1 hour ago, RRetail said:

And now for a progress report of Park Place Plaza....

Nice!! What are the anchor stores in this center? Great work!

[Billk2007 306]

6 hours ago, RRetail said:

And now for a progress report of Park Place Plaza....

This is awesome!

[Musgrave322 64]

It does look almost similar to the shopping center in Lewistown, PA.  I assume there would be a grocery store as an anchor tenant. 

"Stay safe at home and pray for a cure for the Coronavirus so we can go on and live our lives. "

[RRetail 7,906]

Actually, I choose not to give it a grocery store as an anchor. I don't want to give it away at this point, as I'm almost completed with the project.

[RRetail 7,906]

Found some bugs to work out, but otherwise this is mostly complete.

[dubaidude303 1,119]

1 hour ago, RRetail said:

Found some bugs to work out, but otherwise this is mostly complete.

A JCP!! One near me is in a shopping center just like this. Looks fantastic! Now I’m curious what the out parcels are 🧐

[RRetail 7,906]

Hope this can make your day a bit better! Enjoy.

[dubaidude303 1,119]

4 hours ago, RRetail said:

Hope this can make your day a bit better! Enjoy.

It sure did!! Awesome work RRetail! Thank you!

[RRetail 7,906]

3 hours ago, dubaidude303 said:

It sure did!! Awesome work RRetail! Thank you!

Glad to hear that. We all need a little bit of positivity right now.

[RRetail 7,906]

@dubaidude303 I think its a safe bet that Homegoods and Trader Joe's will come eventually. Likely in a plaza that would also include Christmas Tree Shops.

@Billk2007 Not bad suggestions overall, but some (like Torrid and Apple Store) are high end stores usually only found inside malls (so pointless for me) or an outlet center. A number of those are restaurants so I have my doubts about making them unless found in a shopping plaza; though Carrabbas is an excellent brand for me to possibly use as an outparcel in a future upscale plaza.

I see many of your suggestions are regional as well which makes sense as I've never heard of some of them. Not saying I won't do them; but they are less likely when a part of a larger complex. Since Westgate Plaza was a smaller shopping plaza, it was reasonable to do more regional brands. If you didn't notice, it uses a lot of southern United States brands. Let me just say to you all that I prefer to use national brands or made up generic stores when making larger plazas that way they are usable to everyone. That's one of the reasons why I don't usually do supermarkets in my shopping centers.

Gordmans and Hobby Lobby have been made already, but it is possible I may use them again like I did for Marshalls. 

[SIM-ple Jack 17,444]

13 minutes ago, RRetail said:

 

 Let me just say to you all that I prefer to use national brands or made up generic stores when making larger plazas that way they are usable to everyone.

 

Check cashing stores, Bingo halls, Chinese and Japanese buffets, laundromats, ethnic beauty supplies, tobacco and vape shops, DMV's, puppy mills and aquarium stores, martial arts schools, gyms, Democrat and Republican recruiters, sports bars and "authentic" English pubs. Find them all the time at cut-rate plazas. Not a request, just suggestions.