City Center Englewood, which will be positioned on the razedmall's 55 acres, is being developed by Miller Weingarten Realty, aDenver-based company comprised of Weingarten Realty Investors ofHouston and Miller Development of Denver. The joint venture hassealed a ground lease, retaining ownership in 200,000 sf of thecompleted retail project, located in Englewood, a Denversuburb.<p.Construction will begin in October, with completionanticipated by mid- to late 2001. The first tenants include a27,000-sf Bally's Health Club and 23,000-sf Office Depot.About 125,000 sf is being designed for specialty andservice-oriented retailers, ranging in size from 1,500 sf to 10,000sf. The development will host four or five restaurants and about25,000 sf of office space.

"I think Miller Weingarten will do a great job," Tom Mathews, aretail broker with CB Richard Ellis told GlobeSt.com. "They've gota great location, especially now that they've got a stop on therecent light rail line." The light rail line, which opened in July,connects downtown Denver to the southwest suburban corridor. Morethan 65,000 vehicles pass the project daily.

Cinderella City, built in 1968, once was the largest regionalshopping mall west of the Mississippi River, attracting shoppersfrom in and out of state. But, like hundreds around the country,Cinderella City began a slow death as a result of changingdemographics and competition from newer centers built closer toresidential and commercial hubs.