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Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers open, more businesses planned

Posted at 5:51 pm August 14, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers was open, as pictured above on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, at South Illinois and South Tulane avenues as part of Main Street Oak Ridge, the 58-acre redevelopment of the former Oak Ridge Mall. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers was open, as pictured above on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, at South Illinois and South Tulane avenues as part of Main Street Oak Ridge, the 58-acre redevelopment of the former Oak Ridge Mall. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers is open at South Illinois and South Tulane avenues, and more businesses are planned at Main Street Oak Ridge, the 58-acre redevelopment of the former Oak Ridge Mall.

So far, Main Street Oak Ridge features a dozen new businesses—including retail stores, a restaurant, and a hotel—and the relocated American Museum of Science and Energy near JCPenney, an anchor store at the northeast side of the mall.

Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, which opened Tuesday in a building that will include another business, was busy Tuesday afternoon, with a parking lot that was mostly full, a drive-through line that wrapped around two sides of the building, and a customer line that stretched from the counter inside to the door. The restaurant has been getting good reviews online.

Plans for the new restaurant were announced in May 2017, and construction was under way at the 1.4-acre site, which is next to the rebuilt Taco Bell restaurant on South Illinois Avenue, in January. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Slider Tagged With: American Museum of Science and Energy, Belk, Burke's Outlets, Dick's Sporting Goods, Electronic Express, Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, Heartland Dental, Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries, JCPenney, Main Street—Oak Ridge, Maurice's, Oak Ridge Mall, PetSmart, Rack Room Shoes, Rue 21, T.J. Maxx, The Spa Lounge Lash & Nail Studio, TownePlace Suites, Ulta, World Finance Loans & Taxes

Mattress Firm open on South Illinois

Posted at 10:07 pm January 14, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The new Mattress Firm store is pictured above on South Illinois Avenue on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

The new Mattress Firm store is pictured above on South Illinois Avenue on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

A Mattress Firm store is now open on South Illinois Avenue.

The store is near Panda Express, a relatively new restaurant that is, like, Mattress Firm, on property that was once home to a Ruby Tuesday restaurant near Walmart, Rutgers Avenue, and Main Street Oak Ridge.

On its website, Mattress Firm says it has more than 3,500 company-operated and franchised stores across 49 states and the largest geographic footprint in the United States among multi-brand mattress retailers. The company was founded in 1986, and it is based in Houston. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge Tagged With: American Museum of Science and Energy, bedding retailer, Belk, Dick's Sporting Goods, Electronic Express, Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, JCPenney, Main Street—Oak Ridge, Mattress Firm, mattress retailer, Maurice's, Oak Ridge Mall, Panda Express, PetSmart, Rack Room Shoes, Ruby Tuesday, rue21, T.J. Maxx, The Spa Lounge Lash & Nail Studio, TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Ulta, World Finance Loans & Taxes

Two new stores at Main Street Oak Ridge

Posted at 9:23 pm January 14, 2018
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Pictured above on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, are two new businesses at Main Street Oak Ridge: World Finance Loans & Taxes and The Spa Lounge Lash & Nail Studio. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Pictured above on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, are two new businesses at Main Street Oak Ridge: World Finance Loans & Taxes and The Spa Lounge Lash & Nail Studio. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

There are two more new businesses at Main Street Oak Ridge.

There are now a total of 11 new stores, restaurants, and businesses that have been announced and are either open or under construction at Main Street Oak Ridge, which is being developed by RealtyLink of South Carolina.

One of the new businesses, World Finance Loans & Taxes, was open earlier this month. The second, The Spa Lounge Lash & Nail Studio, didn’t appear to be complete as of January 5, although it’s not clear if that has changed.

Main Street Oak Ridge is the 58-acre project to redevelop the former Oak Ridge Mall as a mixed-use development that could also include retailers, restaurants, and residential units. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge Tagged With: American Museum of Science and Energy, Belk, Dick's Sporting Goods, Electronic Express, Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, JCPenney, Main Street—Oak Ridge, Mattress Firm, Maurice's, Oak Ridge Mall, Panda Express, PetSmart, Rack Room Shoes, RealtyLink, rue21, T.J. Maxx, The Spa Lounge Lash & Nail Studio, TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Ulta, World Finance Loans & Taxes

Photos: Construction under way at TownePlace Suites

Posted at 3:06 pm January 14, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Construction is pictured above on the TownePlace Suites by Marriott, a four-story, 81-room hotel on 2.6 acres near the intersection of Wilson Street and Rutgers Avenue, close to JCPenney, on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Construction is pictured above on the TownePlace Suites by Marriott, a four-story, 81-room hotel on 2.6 acres near the intersection of Wilson Street and Rutgers Avenue, close to JCPenney, on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Construction work is under way at TownePlace Suites by Marriott, a four-story, 81-room hotel on 2.6 acres near the intersection of Wilson Street and Rutgers Avenue, close to JCPenney. Here are photos of the construction work this month.

Oak Ridge Today last reported on the hotel in August 2016, after the Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission unanimously approved an amended site plan for the hotel.

The TownePlace Suites will be owned by Chander Bhateja, who is also the developer and franchisee. Bhateja, an Oak Ridge resident, owns three hotels in Knoxville and others in the Southeast, Oak Ridge Today reported at the time.

TownePlace Suites is at Main Street Oak Ridge, the 58-acre project to redevelop the former Oak Ridge Mall as a mixed-use development that could also include retailers, restaurants, and residential units. The hotel property, which is separate from the property being leased by RealtyLink, the South Carolina-based developer of Main Street Oak Ridge, is owned by Series C of NP Road Partners LLC of Oak Ridge, according to state records, and Bhateja is the registered agent of NP Road Partners LLC. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Business, Front Page News, Oak Ridge, Slider Tagged With: American Museum of Science and Energy, Belk, Chander Bhateja, Dick's Sporting Goods, Electronic Express, Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, hotel, JCPenney, Main Street—Oak Ridge, Mattress Firm, Maurice's, NP Road Partners LLC, Oak Ridge Mall, Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission, Panda Express, PetSmart, Rack Room Shoes, rue21, Series C of NP Road Partners LLC, T.J. Maxx, The Spa Lounge Lash & Nail Studio, TownePlace Suites, TownePlace Suites by Marriott, Ulta, World Finance Loans & Taxes

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