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Bryn Mawr ACME to Close for 10 Months During Construction
A plan that's been around for five years to create a new, flagship ACME will tear down both the existing store and neighboring building that used to be a Jaguar dealership by mid-May.
The Bryn Mawr ACME will be closing its doors within two months—but only temporarily, before it reopens as what one ACME source said would be a “flagship” store.
In a project that started in 2006 to not just renovate but completely replace and expand the existing ACME that’s been there since 1956, construction is finally set to begin sometime in May, said Paul Freehart, senior manager of construction and project management for Supervalu, which owns ACME, at Monday night’s Bryn Mawr Civic Association meeting.
The 601 W. Lancaster Ave. site straddles Lower Merion and Haverford townships, with the larger portion being in the latter. Part of the ACME parking lot sits in Lower Merion Township.
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The new ACME will be expanding to encompass 631 W. Lancaster Ave., which is the old Jaguar building, Freehart said. Both existing buildings will be razed before construction begins on an entirely new ACME, an undertaking that will add more than 10,000 square feet to the store.
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