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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 […]

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Frew Development Group, LLC is pleased to announce it has signed a lease with Ross Dress for Less® (“Ross”) at Westdale Mall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Ross Dress for Less is the largest off-price apparel and home fashion chain in the United States. This new location represents the retailer’s expansion into […]

CEDAR RAPIDS — Construction is expected to begin fairly soon for an 82-room Tru by Hilton hotel at Westdale in Cedar Rapids. Ground was broken Tuesday for the 42,000-square-foot property owned by Westdale Hotel Associates LC and operated by Kinseth Hospitality of North Liberty. The four-story hotel, just inside the Williams Boulevard SW entrance to […]

Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Kinseth Hospitality Companies, Inc. (“Kinseth”) and Frew Development Group, LLC (“FDG”) today announced that it is jointly pursuing a new hotel at the Westdale redevelopment in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  The limited service hotel will be located at the main entrance to the property on Williams Boulevard. “We are honored to partner with […]