From the Ground Up: Lakewood Center

Owner/developer: Lakewood Center LLC

General Contractor: Springfield

Builders Inc.

Architect: Bates and Associates Inc.

Size: 13,600 square feet

Estimated cost: $790,000

Lender: The Signature Bank

Estimated completion date: end of December

Project description: This strip mall shopping center, developed by Lakewood Center LLC principal Mark Coburn, will be split into nine 1,500-square-foot bays. Project leasing agent Tim Roth of Rankin Co. said two of the bays have been leased to an Asian food restaurant, while the remaining seven bays are still vacant. The lease rate for the space is $13 per square foot, triple net.