What Should Fill Mrs. G's Vacancy?

After a long series of hearings before the township zoning board, a green light was finally given last month for the redevelopment of the Mrs. G TV and Appliances property and adjacent vacant lots along Route 1 at Bakers Basin Road.

The zoning board granted approval for four proposed buildings on the site, with final site plan approval for a fifth building to occur at a future date once a tenant is found.

As part of the proposal, existing buildings on the properties – the current Mrs. G showroom, a vacant business, an abandoned diner, and three unoccupied homes – would be demolished. Constructed in their place would be five stand-alone buildings that would house the Wawa, a new Mrs. G. store, a McDonald’s restaurant, a TD Bank branch, and a yet-to-be-determined tenant. 

A “connector road” will be built behind the new buildings both to provide access to the new shopping center and to give motorists traveling north on Route 1 the ability to turn left (westbound) or right (eastbound) onto Bakers Basin Road. Another new access road running parallel to Route 1, behind the existing Lawrence Ford Lincoln Mercury auto dealership, would link that new “connector road” with Litho Road.

With improved access and additional options for shoppers, the only thing still missing from the development is another tenant. So tell us, what business, retailer, or restaurant would you like to see fill the vacancy in the new Mrs. G property?