Downtown Retail Units
Now Available

Retail leasing at Downtown Wilkes-Barre’s Northampton & Main mixed-use project is off to a successful start, with two new tenants signing leases for ground-floor space at the property.

Local eatery Januzzi’s Pizza and the national Quiznos Sub chain will both open their new locations at the South Main Street complex by early summer. Lincoln Property Company is Northampton & Main’s leasing agent, while NAI Mertz of PA represented the Quiznos lessee, C&S Subs, Inc.

Northampton & Main is a three-story, 145,000-square foot mixed-use infill development anchored by the 14-screen Wilkes-Barre Movies 14 multiplex cinema. Upper-story residential lofts are also under development.

Among the compelling factors cited by Quiznos Subs and Januzzi’s was the strong performance of Wilkes-Barre Movies 14, whose operator – R/C Theatres – expects to easily surpass a half-million guests in its first year of operation. Just around the corner, Downtown’s new 18,000 square foot Barnes & Noble academic superstore, open since October 2006, provides a second strong anchor for the center city renaissance.

Larry Newman, the Chamber’s vice president for Economic and Community Development, notes that, “theatergoers, workers, shoppers, and residents are enjoying an ever-widening array of choices when they come Downtown, and it’s only going to continue, because we have many more exciting announcements planned for 2007.”

Additional street retail opportunities are available at Northampton & Main, ranging from 809 to 12,500 square feet of storefront space. Many of the retail spaces are KOZ-designated, enjoying tax benefits through 2010.

The third phase, consisting of 20+ upper-floor loft condominium residences, is also underway. Chamber officials are in final negotiations with two potential developers with a decision expected by mid-June.

The Greater Wilkes-Barre Development Corporation, an affiliate of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry, serves as the developer for Northampton & Main.