Property Purchase Agreements Secured Near Manassas Shopping Center: More Details

MANASSAS,VA—ThefuturevisionforredevelopingtheManassasShoppingCenterincludesincorporatingseveralsurroundingproperies. OnWednesday,theManassasEconomicDevelopmentAuthorityreleaseddetailsaboutpurchaseagreementsforthreepropertiesneartheManassasShoppingCenter.Accordingtotheauthority,thethreelandparcelswouldbeincorporatedintothelargershoppingcenter“tocreateamuchmorevaluableandfunctionalsitethatisprimedforredevelopment.” TwoofthelandparcelsarevacantlotsintheformerScotty’sTexacolocationatthecornerofPorterAvenueandSudleyRoad.Theeconomicdevelopmentauthoritysaysanenvironmentalsurveyshowsnoconcernsafterthesitewascleanedup.Thethirdlandparcelisavacantsingle-familyhomeandoutbuildingsalongPortnerAvenueadjacenttotheothertwolots. Inall,theywouldaddnearlytwoacrestothe17-acreManassasShoppingCenterthattheeconomicdevelopmentauthorityalreadyowns.Theeconomicdevelopmentauthoritysaysthethreelotswouldprovideabetterbuffer