Madison Avenue retail planned

A local developer is planning a retail strip center for a run-down parcel along Madison Avenue south of downtown. The plans by Keystone Construction Corp. call for a 25,000-square-foot retail center at 1400 Madison Ave., across the street from Sisters’ Place Restaurant, and just south of Madison Plaza, a 180,000-square-foot office conversion project also by Keystone. The 2.8-acre retail site now is home to three vacant industrial buildings and one remaining wall from an old brick warehouse. Keystone plans to seek LEED certification for the project, which also includes space for two outlot users. Demolition of the old structures is scheduled for later this month. More details are here.