Mr. Orrin Thiessen

"In the last couple of weeks, we've been leasing like crazy," Town Green Village managing partner Orrin Thiessen said.

Orrin Thiessen, managing member of Town Green Village, said last week he considers the matter closed after five years in progress and several hundred thousand dollars spent on the church relocation endeavor.Right now he's focusing on design of phase 6, which includes land to the east and north of the church property.He's vying for a specialty grocer in about 9,000 square feet of the project to bring an anchor tenant to the development.

At the phase 7 site, Town Green Village has broken ground on the first phase of the project which includes housing above shops.Mr. Thiessen is planning to submit plans for the second phase in April as considerations for the next round of housing-unit allocations under the town's growth-management ordinance begin.

The sandwich shop prospect is part of a new approach to leasing by developer Town Green Village LP, according to managing partner Orrin Thiessen.