Belleville Crossing
Belleville Crossing is a new shopping center and retail/business plaza that is currently undergoing construction by the Desco Group under the contractor Impact Strategies. The first stores opened in this plaza in October, 2007. Presently phase I of the plaza is finished with Target, Home Depot, Pet Smart, OfficeMax, and Mattress Giant being the anchor occupants along with many other smaller shops occupy this plaza. Other phases are currently under construction, and have so far included Buffalo Wild Wings, Qdoba's, and a Walgreens which is set to open in January 2009. A White Castle and a Wendy's are also being built, and will open in the Spring of 2009. A movie theater and possible Hampton Inn hotel are also in the works and will be finished by Summer 2010. Other smaller strip malls are also completing construction and will be finished by Fall/Winter 2009.
While technically annexed by Belleville Township proper (City of Belleville), it is located in the heart of Stookey Township near the new Belleville West High School at the intersection of IL Route 15, and Frank Scott Parkway. Also many consumers that shop at this shopping center are from Stookey Township and surrounding areas. The shopping center also presently supplies the township and surrounding area with over 600 retail related jobs both full and part time. It is expected to bring 1500 to 1750 jobs to the region all together when the shopping center is completed by the end of 2010.
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