Crew building 3-tenant shopping center in Salina

SALINA — The construction crew continues its work on a new 12,700-square-foot, three-tenant shopping center at 111-117 Elwood Davis Road in the town of Salina. 

The work continues on a property situated next to Burger King between Elwood Davis Road and 7th North Street. 

“Dollar Tree is going to be the main tenant,” says Carmen Emmi, Jr., a partner at Emmi Commerce Park Development Co. “They’re taking up the majority of the space.” He spoke with CNYBJ on Aug. 6. 

Dollar Tree will lease the space. Other potential tenants have indicated “a lot of interest” in the remaining space, Emmi adds. He says he cannot discuss any of the other potential tenants.

Emmi declines to disclose the project cost, citing ongoing negotiations with additional tenants.

The construction started back in May. The construction crew had to deal with many rainy days. “That put us behind almost three weeks on the project. We’re trying to make up that time now,” he notes.

The crew hopes to hand the building over to the retailer in mid-September. Chesapeake, Virginia–based Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) will handle its own internal space preparation, Emmi adds. 

“They came to us about a year-and-a-half ago,” says Emmi. “It took four or five months to negotiate through the lease.”

The construction crew still needs to finish the structure’s exterior, install some lighting, and pave the parking lot before Dollar Tree begins its internal work. 

Lena DT, LLC, a sister company to Emmi Commerce Park Development Co., is the entity that owns the building. JW Construction Services Inc. of Syracuse is handling the construction work. Mussachio Architects of the Buffalo suburb of Williamsville designed the building.