From the Ground Up: FM Stores

Owner/developer: Bill and Edna Arbeitman, and Todd Arbeitman
General contractor: Morelock-Ross Builders Inc.
Architect: Buxton Kubik Dodd Creative
Engineers: Great River Asssociates Inc., civil and structural; Colvin Jones Davis LLC, mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 15,500 square feet
Estimated cost: $1.2 million
Lender: Arvest Bank
Estimated completion date: Aug. 15
Project description: FM Stores fabric company is doubling its retail floor space in a move from 1368 E. Sunshine St. Bill Arbeitman, who owns the shop with his wife and son, said the new location comprises 10,000 square feet for showroom and inventory of fabric, quilting materials and accessories such as ribbon and tassel. The building also will have 5,000 square feet of retail space available for lease. Arbeitman said his family bought the business in 1995, after he’d worked for previous owner Abe Kershenbaum for 43 years. The store was scheduled to relocate earlier this year.

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