City Furniture Set to Build Superstore in Boca Raton

March 4, 2010  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Furniture Retailing on March 5, 2010  City Furniture, Tamarac, Fla., will begin construction of a 93,680-square-foot complex in Boca Raton, the South Florida Business Journal reported Thursday.

The project includes a City Furniture store and Ashley Furniture HomeStore, will shoot for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

The report quoted City Furniture CEO Keith Koenig from a news release: "This project not only speaks to the strength of the City Furniture brand, but also demonstrates our commitment to supporting local economic growth. While other furniture retailers are announcing cutbacks and store closings, we are pleased to be able to launch these new City Furniture and Ashley Furniture showrooms and help to create construction jobs while stimulating economic growth in the area."

The new store should by early 2011, at which time smaller City Furniture showrooms in Boca Raton, Lantana and Pompano will be repurposed, sold or leased, according to the report.