Prickett Preserve Nears Capacity on Empty Storefronts

LOWER MAKEFIELD TOWNSHIP, PA — Prickett Preserve is filling up.

After the Wegmans supermarket opened two years ago, most of the vacant spaces around it have been filled with restaurants and stores, making the town center across the street from Shady Brook Farm a crowned jewel for the township.

The Wegmans supermarket is the centerpiece of the Prickett Preserve development, which includes nine multi-family buildings containing 200 apartment units plus a clubhouse with a pool, and seven commercial buildings totaling 52,000 square feet.

Here are some of the businesses that opened since Wegmans:

• Paris Baguette, which offers fresh-baked goods, artisan coffee beverages, and brewed treats, opened its first location in Bucks County last month.
• La Grange, a casual French Brasserie, opened last May. The restaurant is another venture for the owners, who have operated the iconic La Stalla Italian restaurant in Newtown since 2004.
• Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, an American restaurant and steakhouse, opened its 5th location in the Philadelphia area and the first in Bucks County last year.
• Duck Donuts opened its third Bucks County locationacross the street from Shady Brook Farm.
• The Wegmans grocery opened two years ago as the second in Bucks County. The store is among the biggest among the company's stores.
• Chase Bank and CVS Pharmacy also have locations on the property.
• Urgent Vent, Go Glow, Verizon, a dry cleaner, and Michael Jewelers are also either planned or opening soon.