Snapshot: CVS Taking Shape on Detroit Avenue

Construction of the new  at the corner of Detroit and Arthur avenues is well under way.

Sean McDermott , the development manager for , which is heading up the development, told that the goal was the have the shell of the building complete by the time the snow falls.

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“They’re moving along pretty well,” he said. “We’re on schedule. The recent weather helped us regain some of the days we lost in October because it was so wet.”

When the weather breaks in the spring, crews will finish pouring concrete and landscaping. 

The store is expected to open its doors by May 2012. 

Earlier this year, , which have had a presence on Detroit Avenue for 107 years. 

And last month, the building that housed the was for the pharmacy’s parking lot.