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What Would Succeed at the old DuBois Book Store Property?
Patch's 'Visions for Vacancies' asks for your input on empty commercial storefronts
A large, prime piece of real estate remains vacant between downtown Kent and the campus since in June 2011.
In a candid , landowner Howard DuBois said he was interested in redeveloping the property either through a partnership with a developer or by selling the land outright.
It's been almost a year since the book store closed, and the land remains vacant.
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Cleveland developer Fairmount Properties – you may recognize the name, as they're partnering with the city on the downtown redevelopment work — indicated in October from DuBois, but the property remains under his sole ownership.
Patch wants to know what kind of business, organization or facility you think would make a good fit for the former book store property. What do you think would find success there?
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