August 28, 2017 - Josh Boyce, Blackburn News - The former Burger King property on London Rd. will soon be home to a pair of new fast food restaurants.Site preparation and construction is now underway on state-of-the-art Taco Bell and Popeye�s Chicken restaurants.Commercial Real Estate Agent Doug Lasenby is thrilled to finally see movement on the property.Burger King closed its doors in the fall of 2014, and was torn down a year later.�A redevelopment project is always tougher to do than a brand new, from scratch project,� says Lasenby. �So, it has taken longer than we wanted, but it�s going to be worthwhile when it�s done. The two new buildings will be a great addition to that property. It was very tired and in need of an upgrade and will certainly look great when it�s finished.�Weather permitting, Lasenby hopes Taco Bell will be open by January 1, 2018, with Popeye�s expected to open a couple of months after that.Lasenby doesn�t have a final cost for the project, but estimates at least a couple million dollars will be spent to redevelop the site.He�s hopeful local construction trades will be used for the project.
