PORT JERVIS—CEO of Ellicott Development Co., William Paladino, brought good news and not so good news to the Port Jervis Common Council meeting on April 11.
The good news is that work has restarted on the Pike Plaza strip mall, which Buffalo-based Ellicott owns, but the tenants that they were hoping to have secured by now have not yet signed contracts. This was in part because there were delays getting the building materials so they couldn’t set a definitive move-in date.
Since last week, the strip mall has shown some noticeable changes, which Ellicott hopes will help pull in some on-the-fence prospects who have only seen the shabby, partially finished exterior so far.
Part of the new façade is up, the soffits (the underside of the overhang) are almost finished, and the roof is close to being finished, Paladino said. Project Manager Tim O'Brien estimated most of what was started last week will be finished by the end of this week, and the rest of the exterior by the end of May.
