{"id":30317,"date":"2021-09-16T09:33:50","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T13:33:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=30317"},"modified":"2021-09-16T09:33:51","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T13:33:51","slug":"village-optical-to-open-new-location-at-bradford-plaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/?p=30317","title":{"rendered":"Village Optical to open new location at Bradford Plaza"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a>Village Optical<\/a>\u00a0will open a new location at\u00a0Bradford Plaza<\/a>\u00a0in West Chester, announced\u00a0Levin Management Corporation (LMC)<\/a>.\u00a0The store at Bradford Plaza marks the fifth Pennsylvania location for this family-owned and operated\u00a0vision care services provider.<\/div>\n

The 161,000-square-foot,\u00a0grocery-anchored shopping center\u00a0\u2013\u00a0located at 700 Downingtown Pike\u00a0\u2013\u00a0is exclusively leased and managed by LMC;\u00a0Leasing Representative Fred Younkin arranged the long-term,\u00a02,300-square-foot\u00a0Village Optical\u00a0lease.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Bradford Plaza\u00a0location joins\u00a0existing\u00a0Village Optical\u00a0practices in King of Prussia, Phoenixville,\u00a0Paoli\u00a0and Glenmoore. All locations provide comprehensive services ranging from routine eye examinations to diagnosis, treatment and management of diseases and disorders of the visual system. Village Optical also carries a large selection of eyeglass frames at all price points, including many designer options, for children and adults. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited for the opportunity to grow our practice in West Chester, which is a natural extension\u00a0for us,\u201d said Marc\u00a0Vallino, one of the business\u2019 co-owners. \u201cVillage Optical has been in business since 1996,\u00a0and we pride ourselves on being a state-of-the-art full-service optometry practice that takes a patient-centered approach to eyecare. Bradford Plaza is a beautiful shopping center\u00a0supported by\u00a0excellent demographics and\u00a0a great mix of tenants, including a Giant supermarket. The presence of a busy dental\u00a0practice next\u00a0door to our space, and the synergy that creates, also was very attractive to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Younkin noted that\u00a0Village Optical\u00a0represents\u00a0a high-quality addition\u00a0for\u00a0Bradford Plaza. \u201cHealthcare concepts that combine medical use with a retail component, as is the case with Village Optical, are excellent traffic drivers that contribute significantly to a retail property\u2019s overall \u2018destination\u2019 atmosphere,\u201d\u00a0he said. \u201cWe\u00a0are pleased to bring this convenient\u00a0vision\u00a0care option to the community.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to the Giant supermarket,\u00a0Bradford Plaza\u00a0is\u00a0home\u00a0to\u00a0AT&T, Dollar Tree, a Giant Fuel Station, Monkey Fish Toys, Orangetheory Fitness, PA Wine and Spirits,\u00a0Petco, Walgreens,\u00a0and a complementary mix of local restaurants and service providers.\u00a0According to\u00a0real-time traffic data from\u00a0consulting company\u00a0Placer.ai<\/a>,\u00a0Bradford Plaza is the most dominant center in\u00a0its\u00a0market,\u00a0pulling 1.65\u00a0million\u00a0visits per year.\u00a0More than 107,000 people comprise a growing population within a five-mile radius of the center, which\u00a0is\u00a0proximate\u00a0to West Chester University and more than\u00a0one\u00a0dozen public schools.<\/p>\n

Space availabilities at Bradford Plaza range from 1,300 square feet to 7,800 square feet. A 4,300-square-foot proposed pad site \u2013 with drive-thru opportunity \u2013 also is available.<\/p>\n

For nearly seven decades, North Plainfield, N.J.-based LMC has served as a trusted single-source commercial real estate services provider for institutional and private owners.\u00a0The firm today maintains a diversified, retail-focused portfolio of 120 properties totaling almost 16 million square feet in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states, offering leasing, property management, financial management and reporting, construction management and development, lease administration, marketing services, and acquisition and disposition consulting services. LMC\u2019s capabilities continue to evolve with new technologies,\u00a0efficiencies\u00a0and sustainability-focused initiatives to serve a new generation of properties, investors and tenants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Village Optical\u00a0will open a new location at\u00a0Bradford Plaza\u00a0in West Chester, announced\u00a0Levin Management Corporation (LMC).\u00a0The store at Bradford Plaza marks the fifth Pennsylvania location for this family-owned and operated\u00a0vision care services provider. The 161,000-square-foot,\u00a0grocery-anchored shopping center\u00a0\u2013\u00a0located at 700 Downingtown Pike\u00a0\u2013\u00a0is exclusively leased and managed by LMC;\u00a0Leasing Representative Fred Younkin arranged the long-term,\u00a02,300-square-foot\u00a0Village Optical\u00a0lease. The\u00a0Bradford Plaza\u00a0location joins\u00a0existing\u00a0Village […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30316,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1176],"tags":[10863,4082,10862],"class_list":["post-30317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-bradford-plaza","tag-east-bradford","tag-village-optical"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=30317"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30318,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30317\/revisions\/30318"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/30316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=30317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=30317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coatesvilletimes.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=30317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}