The first tenants for the College Town project have been announced.
They range from a casual mexican restaurant to a full service hair salon to the anchor for the development, a 20-thousand square foot Barnes & Noble bookstore.
They're part of the 14-acre development planned for the intersection of Mt. Hope and Elmwood Avenues on the University of Rochester campus.
Here's some of the tenants so far:
· The Creator’s Hands: Rochester-based arts, crafts, home décor and gifts, made in the U.S.
· Corner Bakery Café: specialty breads and sandwiches, hot breakfasts and pastries.
· Saxby’s Coffee: popular Philadelphia-based gourmet coffeehouse.
· Panini’s Bar and Grill: sports-themed restaurant famous for its overstuffed sandwiches.
· Insomnia Cookies: freshly baked cookies with late night delivery.
· Constantino's Market: a 20,000 square-foot city grocery offering fresh produce, meats, seafood, prepared foods and everyday items.
· Hairzoo: full service hair salon with several locations in the Rochester Metro area.
· Canandaigua National Bank and Trust: A regional bank based in Canandaigua, NY with branches in Rochester and surrounding towns.
· Flight Wine Bar: Flight was named one America’s best wine bars by Travel + Leisure magazine.
· Moe’s Southwest Grill: Fast casual Mexican Restaurant and Salsa Bar featuring fresh ingredients and made to order entrees. Over 650 locations nationwide.
The 100-million dollar project is set to open in the fall of 2014 during Meliora weekend at the U of R.