Bed Bath & Beyond at Machesney Crossing

December 11th, 2007 at 03:17pm Deborah Austin

A Bed Bath & Beyond store is slated for February 2008 at Machesney Crossing, the shopping center being developed by First Rockford Group at the southeast corner of Illinois 251 and Illinois 173 in Machesney Park. 

The Winnebago County Building Dept. issued a $700,000 construction permit for “Bed, Bath & Beyond Tenant Buildout” on Nov. 9 to First Rockford Group.  “Construction is well along” on the 24,000-square-foot space, said Marc Strauss, First Rockford Group general counsel. “We still have some landlord work that needs to be done before they stock the store.”

While the scope of “landlord work” is different for every job, it can include construction of such features as concrete floor and perimeter walls; washrooms; and even slatboard, the boards to which brackets are attached to hold up shelving.

Bed Bath & Beyond is a domestics and home furnishings retailer with more than 800 stores, including a store in Rockford in Forest Plaza at 6309 E. State St.  Machesney Crossing already has Famous Footwear, OfficeMax and maurices stores in its main building. Off-price retailer T.J. Maxx also is planning a store in the complex.

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