CEDAR RAPIDS — The shift in Westdale Town Center’s economic vision has offered the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Health Care System an opportunity to expand its footprint in Cedar Rapids. Late last year, the veterans health organization announced its Cedar Rapids-based outpatient clinic will move from 2230 Wiley Blvd. SW to leased space on the top floor of […]
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CEDAR RAPIDS — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to relocate an outpatient clinic in Cedar Rapids to a much larger space in early 2020. The Iowa City VA Health Care System outpatient clinic will move from 2230 Wiley Blvd. SW to 30,000 square feet of leased space on the top floor of the […]
CEDAR RAPIDS — Westdale is getting a “reset.” That’s how John Frew, of Frew Development Group, views a City Council decision on Tuesday allowing Frew to refinance two loans, which Frew said will free up cash so he can continue rebuilding what is now called Westdale Town Center. “This hits the reset button for everybody,” […]
CEDAR RAPIDS — The developer behind the renovation of Westdale Town Center — formerly just Westdale — says refinancing two loans should allow construction to ramp up after being stalled for the past year. Frew Development Group has been paying essentially out of pocket about $2 million per year on loans, company president John Frew […]
Kinseth Hospitality Company (KHC) is pleased to announce the official Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Celebration took place at the Tru by Hilton in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The grand opening ceremony for the Tru by Hilton, located at 3900 Westdale Parkway SW, took place on Thursday March 15, 2018 with nearly 275 guests in attendance. […]
CEDAR RAPIDS — Soon, people could be rolling out of bed and into the Westdale Mall. A proposed four-story, 56,904-square-foot mixed use building with 33 living units on the upper floors provides a counterpunch to recent news anchor tenant Younkers department store plans to close. The new building would go just west of Tru by […]
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – In its annual filing to the City of Cedar Rapids regarding its redevelopment of the former Westdale Mall, Frew Development Group, LLC has reported that it has exceeded requirements established in the Development Agreement it signed with the City in 2013. The 2013 Development Agreement established milestones for employment and incremental […]
Last Structural Beam to be Lifted into Place of Tru by Hilton Hotel Tru by Hilton at Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids, IA will celebrate Thursday, June 15th at 11AM with a Topping Out Ceremony as the last structural piece is lifted into place atop the new four story hotel. The 82 room Tru by […]
New to Market Retailer to Open Cedar Rapids Location CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Frew Development Group, LLC is pleased to announce it has signed a lease with SHOE DEPT. ENCORE at Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.SHOE DEPT. ENCORE offers a wide variety of shoes and accessories for men, women and children. The new, approximately […]
PetSmart to Open SW Cedar Rapids Location CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Frew Development Group, LLC is pleased to announce it has signed a lease with PetSmart at Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. PetSmart, Inc. is the largest national specialty pet retailer in North America. PetSmart will join Westdale Mall and fellow retailers Ross Dress […]
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