Build it and they will come.

Impact Warren has always had that philosophy, and according to Warren Mayor Mark Phillips, the project's available space is being considered by a number of interested parties.
Phillips noted that at the Allegheny Point building, Susquehanna Development has up to 10,000 square feet available on the Pennsylvania Ave. level and up to 10,000 square feet available in the basement, with an entrance onto Breeze Point Landing.

"Of that 20,000, the part in the basement has garnered the most interest," Phillips said.

The developer has said that one of the city's two senior centers is interested in locating in the Allegheny Point building. Phillips also pointed out that an organization providing care for the elderly has expressed interest in the spot as well. "And there are a couple of others I'm not privy to," he said.

There has also been interest in the building's space on the street level, according to Phillips.

In the Liberty West building, there is also 10,000 square feet at street level and 10,000 square feet at the basement level available. "We now know about half of the street level and the basement will be occupied by County National Bank," Phillips said.

The bank plans to operate drive-through banking services on the lower level, according to Phillips.

Looking at the Impact Warren available space overall, Phillips said, "It's fair to say about half the space has very high interest or has been spoken for with commitments."

Phillips also said that the Main Street Program "continues to seek out any and all retailers that might want to come to the area, that aren't here already, and existing retailers" seeking to expand.

Both the developer and the Main Street Program, Phillips said, "have a vested interest in diversifying the downtown area."

Some retailers have shown interest in the buildings, according to developer Bob Yoder. "We have a couple that we're working with," he said. Yoder declined to name the interested retailers.

He also said the available space is about 70 percent filled at this point.

"It's moving along like I had hoped," Yoder said.