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Frontier Real Estate hosted a meeting at Fullerton Library Conference Center about their updated proposal on the “Fox Block” on October 12. About two years ago, City Council voted to enter into a exclusive negotiation agreement with Frontier to come up with a “public market style commercial development.”
Frontier is taking the existing Angelo’s & Vinci’s property and a couple of city-owned properties and tying them together to create the Fox Block. This Block will include restaurants, retail shops, an outdoor dining area, a brewery, and space for live entertainment. It will also close Ellis Place’s entrance from Harbor Boulevard. Pomona Ave. is where you will find the entrance.
North of Ellis Pl., the triangle parking lot The triangle parking lot north of Ellis Pl. will be converted into small shops (titled “Building 1” on the picture); Angelo’s (titled “Building 2” (see the photo) The building will be renovated and will still have two floors, but it will be large enough to fit five people. There will be two small and one large restaurant on the first floor. On the second floor, you will find a relaxing area and a balcony.
In reference to Angelo’s closing, Tom Carpenter (Vice President of Acquisitions and Leasing at Frontier) said “She [Cynthia Peck, owner of Angelo’s] It is a retirement. It is our favorite restaurant. I don’t think there is any other restaurant like it…the spirit of that [building] It will be there. We are keeping the outer walls; we’re not making drastic changes to the outside, we are taking off some of the façade and cleaning up the property, but the building and the footprint and the spirit of the exterior will remain.”
Todd Huffman, Fox Theater Foundation director said, “Our group is excited about what we saw and it’s going to be a great addition to downtown Fullerton and a great compliment to the Fox Theater. It’s well-designed and looks like they matched the design of Fullerton College and Fullerton High School. We still need to see how the parking structure is going to work, but early indications look like it will be adequate.” He later said in reference to Angelo’s closing. “The reincarnation of Angelo’s and Vinci’s is going to be good; I think [Angelo’s founder] Steven Peck would have been proud.”
The plan will be submitted to the Planning Commission at the end this month. It could then be reviewed by City Council before the end the year. Construction is anticipated to begin in the middle of next season and last between 15-17 months.
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