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July 22, 2010
With traffic on Water Plant Road increasing in Schriever, and residents having to drive to Houma or northern Thibodaux to do a lot of their shopping, Red Development has announced plans to annex retail development in the area.
Phase 1 of the plan will begin within the next three months on the corner of West Park Avenue and Water Plant Road, according to developer Jason Gilfour.
“We’re looking to do a fast food and gas station combo at front corner, then we’re looking to do an L-shaped strip mall on the remaining two acres,” Gilfour said, who grew up in Schriever.
“I live in the area, and I’ve noticed that whenever I need something I have to either drive into Houma or the north side of Thibodaux, so it would nice to have a convenience of everything right there,” he said.
The L-shaped strip mall will house 18 units that the most, according to Gilfour, as some businesses may want to rent more than one unit. The hope is to have banking, dry cleaning, 24-hour fitness and other services for the local public.
“We want to do family-friendly type of shopping center, no truck stops and bars. Basically we want to provide all the services the locals need,” Gilfour said. He hopes to anchor the shopping center with a grocery store.
Red Development is currently in negotiations with business owners who are eager to rent out the spaces once they are built, but nothing has been set in stone yet.
“We’ve already begun negotiating with some folks, but we are trying to fill more vacancies before the build-out,” Gilfour said, but isn’t worried about renting out the entire space before it’s built.
“It doesn’t need to be completely rented, we’ve had this in the works for quite sometime. We’ve just been waiting for the economy to be improved,” he said.
Jason Gilfour of Red Development (left) and Terrebonne Councilwoman Teri Cavalier turn first dirt on new North Terrebonne Development. COURTESY PHOTO
