Preliminary plans are now underway for the construction of a slightly over 5,300 square foot structure in Colorado Springs that will house a new QuikTrip convenience store.
The project will mark the company’s second outlet in the city, with the first store located in the 3000 block of N. Chestnut Street, some 3 miles to the north of downtown Colorado Springs.
The new store will go up at 1510 North Academy Boulevard, which is currently the location of the Polo Center, a one-story shopping center built in 1970 set to be demolished.
That roughly 40,000 square foot center has been in decline in recent years. The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based QuikTrip company recently entered a contract to buy the Polo Center property.
As planned, the new QuikTrip project will include a covered space over eight fuel pumps to the front of the store.
The company has nearly 1,000 stores varying in size from 4,100 square feet to 5,700 square feet, mostly located in the Midwest and South. In recent months QuikTrip has been expanding its footprint in the Centennial State, opening new locations in Bennett, Denver, and Firestone.
An exact schedule for the demolition of the Polo Center and building of the new Colorado Springs QuikTrip has not yet been announced.
By Garry Boulard
