Beth Kosley, executive director of the Downtown Partnership said the Book Broker's absence will be felt.
It's a huge gift that was given to the Salvation Army, said Leigh, who through his real estate brokerage supports a number of Salvation Army works. Plan B has it being developed as a multistory retirement residence. Another would replace the building with multi-level retirement residence.
Leigh said one of the three options looks more promising than the others, but he declined to say which one. One plan would scrap the building and build multi-level lofts with first floor retail space. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. The third plan entails renovating the existing building and leasing the space. And the most ambitious proposal would have it developed with multi-level lofts and first-floor retail space. There are three possible uses for the property under consideration, two of which involve tearing the building down and starting from scratch.