Construction begins next spring on a new North Bay high-tech mall development.
Anchored by Photo Metro, a locally based photo and digital imaging graphics company, the proposed 18,000-square-foot strip mall on Algonquin and
Gertrude is half-occupied. At present the strip mall is occupied by three tenants.
Brian Tremblay, one of six principal owners at Photo Metro and the project’s lead, says the company is seeking to add more, with possibly a video rental franchise and cellular phone and electronics dealers.
The new store will quadruple the size of their existing Algonquin Avenue location.
Construction work involves renovating and expanding a 50-year-old building into a high-tech building of glass and metal cladding for what Tremblay calls a “minimalist design.” The building will feature a three-story spire and entry foyer with a vaulted ceiling.
The project, scheduled to open in the late summer or early fall of 2006, represents a $2.5 million to $3 million investment for the company.
