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Wings. <br />The first phase of the renovation involves replacing the exterior facade on the west side of the mail, <br />which faces Snelling Avenue, Coles said. <br />The recent closings of the U, Ma xx and Northwestern Bookstore are part of Em mes' plan to <br />redevelop the south end of the mall, including the building that housed two theaters that closed late <br />last year. Plans call for renovating the former theater complex into space for two retail tenants, Coles <br />An optical store between the T.J. Maxx and Northwestem Bookstore is still operating, but CoJes said <br />his firm plans to talk to the owners about moving elsewhere in the mall. The store's lease expires in <br />October, according to John Anderson, manager of real estate services for National Vision Inc. of <br />Atlanta. <br />The three tenants together have occupied about 40,000 square feet, which Ernmes wants to red ! <br />evelopil nto space for asingle user. <br />Therede ' veloped space in the mall and the former theater is expected to be ready for occupancy by <br />the middle of next year. Coles said discussions with potentia I tenants already have taken place and <br />he expects to have agreements with new occupants by the end of this year. <br />Emmes also has plans for two outlying buildings on the Har Mar site, Coles said. The now-closed <br />Backyard Bar & Grill, originally a Ground Round restaurant, will be demolished and rebuilt for a <br />national fol)-service family restaurant, he said. <br />A Firestone outlet will be converted into space for several small shops and service retall, he said. <br />The renovation at Har Mar comes less than a year after a major redevelopment less than a mile <br />away at Rosedale Center. <br />That $60 million project included a two-story addition on a site once occupied by. a Mervyn's <br />department store. The addition was designed as a so-called lifestyle center, the hottest trend in retail <br />development. The project included a 14 -screen AMC Theo re that replaced the complex at Har Mar. <br />Har Mar should be able to hold its own, given its prime location on Snelling Avenue, said Mike Sims, <br />vice president of retail at United Properties, which oversees leasing for Har Mar. <br />'the Roseville trade area is very strong. There are a number of national retailers that want to have a <br />presence in that location," Sims said. <br />Susan Feyder * 612-673-1723 a "fe er@startrilbune <br />about -blame 7/31/2007 <br />