Developers of the Fayette Promenade

retail center on Ga. Highway 85 in the northern part of Fayetteville have

announced that Hi-Fi Buys and Mattress King will be joining Kinko's and

Simmons Bettersleep when the center opens early next year.

A representative of the developer said at last week's Fayetteville Planning

and Zoning Commission meeting that "a major consumer electronics

retailer" was negotiating for space at the center, which will sit

directly across from Home Depot at Fayette Pavilion, but she would not

name the company at that time. However, a sign on the property now says

that Hi-Fi Buys, Mattress King and Verizon Wireless are on the way.

A three-acre portion of the 30 acres owned by Fayette Promenade LLC has

been approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission for development of

about 31,000 square feet of retail space.

The developers have returned to the Planning and Zoning Commission this

month for approval of revised elevations, which include an added mezzanine

to the building architecture. That will require a "pop-up" roof

addition at the rear of the building, according to city staff, which recommended

approval of the request. A P&Z vote will take place at next Tuesday's

meeting.

Fayette Promenade is not the same company that developed the Uptown Square

shopping center next door, which includes Barnes & Noble as well as

Linens & Things. A Fayette Promenade representative said there has

been some confusion about that, with some city officials displeased over

how the Linens & Things development turned out.

The only area where those

two parties are connected is the agreement to develop the loop access

road that runs in front of the site and will eventually become a public

road. Since the Uptown development only has right-in/right-out access

from Hwy. 85, the road was built to allow traffic back onto the highway

in the opposite direction by way of the traffic light next to Office Depot.

The initial three-acre tract that has already been approved will not contain

anything as large as Barnes & Noble or Linens & Things, but larger

tenants on future portions of the overall site are possible, depending

upon the market and interest from prospective tenants.