BCS Coming & Going: Retail, Restaurants, Businesses, etc (2024)

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In reply to BiochemAg97 • 2:19p, 8/16/24
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The College Station Big Lots isn't on the list of stores closing.


For now.

CS Conns wasn't on the initial list either.
True, but their focus was on California and midwest stores for now. They will still have over 1,000 stores open.


Sure, but they initially planned on closing 40 stores (June), now it is 315 stores.

And then there is a recent regulatory filing that said there's a "significant likelihood" of a potential default on a 2022 loan and that the company has "substantial doubt" about the company's ability to remain operational.

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/08/13/investing/big-lots-wants-to-close-hundreds-of-locations


My post was to inform that the person was wrong at this point. Not to debate the long term financial stability of Big Lots. Feel free to start a thread on that elsewhere.
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3:01p, 8/16/24
College Staion is its own world. Stays flat in properous times and bad times.

Absolute disaster businesses will close.
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In reply to Captn_Ag05 • 7:24a, 8/17/24
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Maybe coming, maybe going...


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A majority of Bryan city council members express no opposition to rezoning land north of the Premiere movie complex to build 150 luxury apartments.

But final action was delayed.

That followed more than one hour of discussion involving council members, the landowner, and opponents who included neighboring homeowners and the presidents of the Austin's Colony and Greenbriar homeowners associations.

The opponents favored keeping current zoning for retail development.

The landowner, Wayne Courreges III, said he wants to buy additional land surrounding his proposed apartment complex to develop what he calls "top retail".

Courreges said he preferred building three story apartment buildings containing one and two bedroom units versus a four story hotel, which he is allowed to do with current zoning.


https://wtaw.com/bryan-city-council-delays-final-action-after-a-majority-supports-rezoning-for-a-luxury-apartment-complex/
I understand the concern about additional traffic on Austin Colony Pky and the intersection with Boonville Road, but is the complex going to increase it greatly? 150 one and two bedroom apartments would probably add perhaps thirty to forty more cars at the intersection at any one time. If they are going north on Hwy 6, most apartment dwellers will probably cut through the Krogers parking lot to avoid the intersection. With that intersection now having an average of 24,000 cars a day, another hundred a day probably won't even be noticed.

The low income/senior citizen complex would have put less traffic daily through that intersection.
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In reply to woodiewood • 9:59a, 8/17/24
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A busy retail center would also bring in more in and out traffic all day. The NIMBYs need to work on a better argument.
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11:22a, 8/19/24
The NIMBYs are not necessarily against the apartments, as I understand it from watching the last city council meeting. They are concerned about the extension of Sam Rayburn Drive to Austin's Colony Parkway which is part of this project and the resulting cluster-f of traffic from having an elementary, middle and high school all right next to each other. AC Parkway and Boonville intersection is not an issue with this.
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11:38a, 8/19/24
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Long John Silver's is tearing down and rebuilding
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11:43a, 8/19/24
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Pluckers is officially open today.
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In reply to Captn_Ag05 • 11:46a, 8/19/24
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It's about time. Building looks like it's held up with baling wire and duct tape.
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In reply to halibut sinclair • 12:35p, 8/19/24
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The NIMBYs are not necessarily against the apartments, as I understand it from watching the last city council meeting. They are concerned about the extension of Sam Rayburn Drive to Austin's Colony Parkway which is part of this project and the resulting cluster-f of traffic from having an elementary, middle and high school all right next to each other. AC Parkway and Boonville intersection is not an issue with this.
Make it wide!
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In reply to halibut sinclair • 2:53p, 8/19/24
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halibut sinclair said:
The NIMBYs are not necessarily against the apartments, as I understand it from watching the last city council meeting. They are concerned about the extension of Sam Rayburn Drive to Austin's Colony Parkway which is part of this project and the resulting cluster-f of traffic from having an elementary, middle and high school all right next to each other. AC Parkway and Boonville intersection is not an issue with this.


Looking at the map, I'm not sure what effect of extending the road to AC Pkwy would actually have.

people in Austin's Colony is would have a route to the middle school and north of 6 that doesn't involve AC Pkwy and Booneville. Seems like it would be beneficial to the AC residents.

Potentially going north through the booneville 6 intersection and avoiding AC Pkwy and Booneville to get to the high school on AC Pkwy.

MS can't get to it, so they still have to go north on the access road. HS could take it but would end up northbound on access road, so probably easier to go to Old Reliance.


In all likelihood, anything that goes there will end up with access to AC Pkwy, just like the theater and shopping center.
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8:20p, 8/19/24
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KBTX article on BISD demo and new courthouse annex

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In reply to Mr.Short-termMemory • 8:41p, 8/19/24
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I say the skybridge never will happen and never was really planned. It was stuck in there to give them cushion on cost overruns elsewhere and a feature to "cut" and crow about cost savings if they are lucky.
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2:13p, 8/20/24
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Northern Tool + Equipment is excited to announce their newest retail location for the community in Bryan. The store will open to customers on August 28, and a grand opening celebration is planned for October 12. Located at 1900 Austins Colony Parkway, the new store provides Northern Tool's unparalleled shopping experience and customer service to customers.
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4:06p, 8/20/24
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Taco Bell is building a new location near the Chick-fil-A in Jones Crossing.
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In reply to Captn_Ag05 • 4:18p, 8/20/24
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Taco Bell is building a new location near the Chick-fil-A in Jones Crossing.


Now, that's a prime location for 2:30 am tacos.
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4:25p, 8/20/24
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I think that would also be a great location for a drive-through Panda Express, personally.
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In reply to Hornbeck • 4:31p, 8/20/24
Put another Fuego there instead.
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In reply to Captn_Ag05 • 6:56p, 8/20/24
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Taco Bell is building a new location near the Chick-fil-A in Jones Crossing.
Neat. I was hoping for something new to the market (P. Terry's, In-N-Out) but I'll still take it.
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In reply to PS3D • 6:57p, 8/20/24
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There's still 5-6 pad sites, so maybe there is still hope!
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6:13p, 8/21/24
Rusty posted they are giving the Long John Silvers in Bryan (the infamous one) a makeover.

Wish they'd tear it down and put something nice there. Oh well.
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In reply to FlyRod • 6:29p, 8/21/24
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Rusty posted they are giving the Long John Silvers in Bryan (the infamous one) a makeover.

Wish they'd tear it down and put something nice there. Oh well.


It's a teardown and rebuild.
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6:35p, 8/21/24
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From the scope of work they submitted

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Remove existing Long John Silvers & rebuild new ground up LJS on same site. No change to existing property lines. Provide new parking layout and drive thru configuration. Building will be all new construction.
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In reply to Captn_Ag05 • 6:37p, 8/21/24
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From the scope of work they submitted

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Remove existing Long John Silvers & rebuild new ground up LJS on same site. No change to existing property lines. Provide new parking layout and drive thru configuration. Building will be all new construction.

Good sounds like a typical fast food tear down and rebuild. That place was overdue.
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In reply to halibut sinclair • 7:02p, 8/21/24
halibut sinclair said:
FlyRod said:
Rusty posted they are giving the Long John Silvers in Bryan (the infamous one) a makeover.

Wish they'd tear it down and put something nice there. Oh well.


It's a teardown and rebuild.


Genuinely impressed anyone actually goes there. That place always seemed like it had Black Mirror potential.
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In reply to FlyRod • 10:20p, 8/21/24
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There's a certain plumber that's famous for his love of the place.
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In reply to Hornbeck • 12:01a, 8/22/24
Hornbeck said:
There's a certain plumber that's famous for his love of the place.


Dude is insufferable with his love of LJS but we love him nonetheless.
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10:23a, 8/22/24
I can't wait for the 8 pads of restaurant space to be filled at Jones Crossing! That could be the new restaurant row!
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9:37a, 8/23/24
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Well, Bahama Bucks in Tower Point has officially announced they are closing. I recall them putting their building up for lease/sell earlier this year. They are saying another restaurant will be coming to the location early 2025.
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In reply to aggie-1997 • 9:39a, 8/23/24
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They did the correct thing and let all their employees know a week or so ago, and also have guaranteed them jobs at the new location. So kudos to them for doing the right thing.
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9:58a, 8/23/24
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I believe it had been announced that a restaurant would be going in near Superior Auto on South College, where the auto detail place has been. There is a "for sale" sign that seems to be associated with that auto detail place now. The area is roughly across from J. Cody's.
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In reply to aggie-1997 • 10:29a, 8/23/24
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aggie-1997 said:
Well, Bahama Bucks in Tower Point has officially announced they are closing. I recall them putting their building up for lease/sell earlier this year. They are saying another restaurant will be coming to the location early 2025.


Well that sucks! But makes sense after I took almost 20 minutes to get 2 snocones last weekend when only 3 other people were in the dining area.
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In reply to aggie-1997 • 10:40a, 8/23/24
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aggie-1997 said:
They are saying another restaurant will be coming to the location early 2025.


Need a better burger down there than Freddys....Mojo...come on down!!!
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In reply to EriktheRed • 10:43a, 8/23/24
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EriktheRed said:
aggie-1997 said:
They are saying another restaurant will be coming to the location early 2025.


Need a better burger down there than Freddys....Mojo...come on down!!!
Mooya is right there and pretty solid. Angry Elephant as well. Heck Walk Ons and Saltgrass have great burgers as well.
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11:00a, 8/23/24
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I always forget about Mooyah and it's a mile from my house.
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11:07a, 8/23/24
We will be down there with mojo whenever the right deal presents itself!

We have long term plans for a different concept as well.

For now, we need to focus on La Bodega operations.
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