Summary
Argent Ventures wants to fill the vacant former Sears/Walmart building with below-grade mini self-storage (about 800 units), a trampoline park, pickleball courts and a gym — reviving a long-empty downtown building. The zoning amendment must come back for formal council action.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 8, 2026.
Impact analysis
Downtown vitality, taxpayers (returning the building to the tax rolls), and users of new recreation facilities.
Mentions & discussions (4)
Agenda - Sep 8, 2026
The old 275 Main Street property is getting redeveloped with a health club and mini-storage facility. The council approved the amended site plan and special permits unanimously after a public hearing where no one spoke on the project.
Agenda - Aug 12, 2026
A big downtown building at 275 Main Street could get a full renovation with a health club at street level and a mini-storage facility in the basement. The Design Review Board backed the design, which now moves ahead in the city's approval process.
Agenda (Special) - Jun 29, 2026
Argent Ventures wants to fill the vacant former Sears/Walmart building with below-grade mini self-storage (about 800 units), a trampoline park, pickleball courts and a gym — reviving a long-empty downtown building. The zoning amendment must come back for formal council action.
Agenda - Jun 1, 2026
A petition to change the zoning at 275 Main Street — the old Walmart site — was referred to the Planning Board. The Mayor said a developer presentation is coming at the next work session.
Related development
275 Main Street Health Club and Mini-Storage
Roughly 90,000 square feet of the vacant former Walmart building's basement becomes self-storage, with a health club planned above — bringing a long-empty downtown landmark back to life with minimal traffic.
Court Street and Quarropas Street Site Plan/Special Permit Extension
Early-stage referral; the extension request will be reviewed before any council action.
275 Main Street Redevelopment
Brings a health club and mini-storage use to a downtown property; council members flagged county planning and public works recommendations for the developer to follow.
275 Main Street mini self-storage and adaptive reuse
A long-vacant downtown big-box building could come back to life and the tax rolls with low-traffic uses — peak self-storage traffic is about nine cars an hour — while parking for neighboring offices is preserved.
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