Groundbreaking, demolition at Foothills

FORT COLLINS – Officials from the City of Fort Collins and Denver-based Alberta Development Partners today broke ground on the redevelopment of the Foothills mall, after months of delay.

“It’s renaissance. It’s revitalization. It’s genesis,´ said Mayor Karen Weitkunat, addressing a crowd gathered near the portion of the mall that used to house Mervyn’s.
A backhoe was used to tear a hole in the side of the Mervyn’s building as the crowd looked on, cheering as the backhoe’s jaws clamped down on brick.

The $313 million redevelopment project has been in the works since Alberta Development Partners and its financing partner,…