Manager: Connector Road to New Development Threatens Jordan Creek Town Center

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A proposed connector road that would pave the way for new development near the mall in West Des Moines has officials from Jordan Creek Town Center fighting back for their restaurants and retailers.

The road could allow for development of vacant land between the mall and Lowe's, which a Jordan Creek official fears would include restaurants and retail that could pose a threat to mall tenants.

“There are opportunities to put nice sit-down restaurants in there and other projects that would have a direct impact on our property,” General Manager Randy Tennison told city officials, acording to a Des Moines Register report. “That’s going to have a detrimental impact to my retailers and my restaurants.”

As of now, the road is proposed to accomodate a hotel, according to the report.

Here's more from the Register report:

West Des Moines city officials say the developer of Jordan Creek Town Center, General Growth Properties, must approve a new access road along South Jordan Creek Parkway before the city accommodates a four-story hotel on the eastern side of Jordan Creek Town Center.

The western connection would pass through Hurd Real Estate’s property where a Dick’s Sporting Goods is being built. Hurd Real Estate has agreed to pay in full for the street, which would access many acres of undeveloped land between Lowe’s and the mall.