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Published on: 5/25/2008
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During Bridgeport Marketplace's open house on Thursday, Dale Donohoe, president of Intertex Companies, said they are close to an agreement with California Pizza Kitchen to open a restaurant, as well.
Aside from the anchor stores, Donohoe said Bridgeport Marketplace will feature a salon, dry cleaners and jewelry store, among others.
Donohoe explained that the center was designed to be a spot for the community to spend time shopping, dining and walking around, while creating something different and separate from other retail centers in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Circling the marketplace, which sits across the street from the Bridgeport community, is a milelong trail, Donohoe said.
For example, the center, which began grading in February 2007, is dotted with light fixtures and fountains.Special detail was also paid to the exterior of the buildings, which feature shades above their windows.At night, neon lights will illuminate the top of the archways.The marketplace also includes a man-made lake with benches and waterside artwork of birds and sailboats.
Donohoe said developers and builders also reached out to the surrounding Valencia neighborhoods bordering the marketplace to get help with the approval process.
"I think it will improve property values," he said.