--- title: New Seeds at Cherry Grove - A Fresh Look Story description: A Fresh Look transformation for Cherry Grove, utilizing an old empty space for two dynamic retailers. image: https://connect.regencycenters.com/hubfs/cherry-mod.jpg --- - [Home](https://www.regencycenters.com/) - [Properties](https://connect.regencycenters.com/properties) - [In Development](https://connect.regencycenters.com/in-development) - [Regency](https://connect.regencycenters.com/regency) - [Contact](https://connect.regencycenters.com/contact) - [Investors](http://investors.regencycenters.com) - [Tenants](https://connect.regencycenters.com/tenants) - [Blog](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog) - [Corporate Responsibility](https://www.regencycenters.com/corporate-responsibility) - [Leadership](https://www.regencycenters.com/leadership) - [Investors](http://investors.regencycenters.com) - [Tenants](https://www.regencycenters.com/tenants) - [Careers](https://www.regencycenters.com/regency/careers) [![Regency Centers](https://www.regencycenters.com/ResourcePackages/Regency/assets/dist/images/regency-centers.svg)](https://www.regencycenters.com/) [![Search](https://www.regencycenters.com/ResourcePackages/Regency/assets/dist/images/icon-search.svg) Properties](https://www.regencycenters.com/properties) ![Menu](https://www.regencycenters.com/ResourcePackages/Regency/assets/dist/images/icon-menu.svg) Menu - [Properties](https://www.regencycenters.com/properties) - [In Development](https://www.regencycenters.com/in-development) - [Regency](https://www.regencycenters.com/regency) - [Contact](https://www.regencycenters.com/contact) Search - [Inside Regency](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/topic/inside-regency) - [News Releases](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/topic/news-releases) - [Retailer News](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/topic/retailer-news) # New Seeds at Cherry Grove - A Fresh Look Story [Eric Davidson](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/author/eric-davidson) March 14, 2018 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) We've shown you plenty of examples of how our Fresh Look philosophy works in our development pipeline, but recently it provided a great view into turning a "loss" into a "gain" in Cincinnati, OH. [Cherry Grove Plaza](https://www.regencycenters.com/property/detail/501/Cherry-Grove) is a 195,000 SF center anchored by Kroger, and until recently was home to an 8,000 SF Goodyear. ![Old Goodyear storefront and car repair bay](https://connect.regencycenters.com/hubfs/Building%20Front%20Facade%20(Before).jpg)   After Goodyear unexpectedly left we saw it as a challenge ripe with opportunity to improve the tenant mix, increase foot traffic, and bring a new storefront to the center. The building was oddly configured with plenty of parking challenges, along with roll-up garage doors and a towering billboard sign over the space. This offered something unique to the market that we knew restaurants would find attractive.   ![Construction debris in old Goodyear building](https://connect.regencycenters.com/hubfs/IMG_20170228_133134990.jpg)   Our vision included filling in the four garage doors at the rear of the building so we could add that addition parking that was lacking, and also installed a large patio with gas-operated fire pits. The final garage door was replaced with a standard storefront. From there, we engaged an architect to put our vision on paper and began our marketing campaign with the assistance of Faith Hershey, Assistant Marketing Manager. In a short amount of time we had commitments from [Bentley's PET Stuff](https://petstuff.com/) for 4,000 SF of the new space, and [MOD Pizza](https://modpizza.com/) for the remaining area.   ![Mod Pizza storefront and patio](https://connect.regencycenters.com/hubfs/file9-2%5B6%5D.jpeg)   ![Patio seating at Mod Pizza with chairs and sun umbrellas ](https://connect.regencycenters.com/hubfs/file8-1%5B16%5D.jpeg)   ![Black and white wall art inside Cherry Grove Mod Pizza restaurant ](https://connect.regencycenters.com/hubfs/file-2%5B4%5D.jpeg)   ![Animal toys inside The Toy Shop ](https://connect.regencycenters.com/hubfs/file7-1%5B18%5D.jpeg)   None of this CapEx work could have been done without [Dave McNulty](https://www.regencycenters.com/employee/2116/Dave-McNulty) and Alice Russell in Financial Services to bring this to life, as well as the hard work and vision of [Ryan Ertel](https://www.regencycenters.com/employee/9966/Ryan-Ertel), [Patrick Krejs](https://www.regencycenters.com/employee/9403/Patrick-Krejs), and Tim Daher. ##### Connect With Us [Join Our Mailing List](https://www.regencycenters.com/connect-with-us/)  > [Explore Our Markets](https://www.regencycenters.com/properties/our-markets)  > [Find a Space For Your Place](https://www.regencycenters.com/properties)  > ##### Related Stories [Jul 18 Regency's Dunwoody Village Transforms Into a Vibrant Outdoor Hub](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/the-dunwoody-village-transformation-into-a-vibrant-outdoor-hub) [Jun 15 Corbin's Corner Shopping Center Transforms with Modern Upgrades](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/corbins-corner-transforms-with-modern-upgrades) [Jun 08 Regency’s Latest Placemaking Efforts Enhance Shopping Centers Nationwide](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/regency-placemaking-shopping-centers-nationwide) [May 14 Regency Centers Earns 18th Consecutive First Coast Healthiest Companies Award](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/18th-first-coast-healthiest-companies-award) [Feb 05 Regency Centers Announces Lone Tree Village Development in Colorado](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/regency-centers-announces-lone-tree-village-a-king-soopers-anchored-retail-destination-serving-the-ridgegate-community) [Jan 29 Regency Centers Acquires Mount Sinai Shopping Center in Long Island](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/mount-sinai-shopping-center-in-long-island) [Jun 08 Regency’s Latest Placemaking Efforts Enhance Shopping Centers Nationwide](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/regency-placemaking-shopping-centers-nationwide) [Mar 15 Fresh Look Stories, Spring 2018](https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/fresh-look-stories-spring-2018) Subscribe [![Regency Centers](https://www.regencycenters.com/ResourcePackages/Regency/assets/dist/images/regency-centers.svg)](https://connect.regencycenters.com/) - [Careers](https://www.regencycenters.com/regency/careers) - [Investors](http://investors.regencycenters.com/) - [News](http://investors.regencycenters.com/news-releases) - [Fresh Look](https://www.regencycenters.com/regency/fresh-look) - [Tenants](https://www.regencycenters.com/tenants) - [Contact](https://www.regencycenters.com/contact) [Find a Property](https://www.regencycenters.com/properties) [Leasing Agent](https://www.regencycenters.com/contact) ![Reg Listed NYSE](https://connect.regencycenters.com/hubfs/blog2018/images/stock-ticker.svg) [Regency Centers Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/RegencyCenters) [Regency Centers Twitter](https://twitter.com/RegencyCenters) [Regency Centers Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/regencycenters/) [Regency Centers LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/regency-centers/) MEMBER **S&P 500** Regency Centers is a preeminent national owner, operator, and developer of shopping centers located in suburban trade areas with compelling demographics. ©2026 Regency Centers [Terms of Service](https://www.regencycenters.com/terms-of-service) [Privacy Policy](https://www.regencycenters.com/privacy-policy) Cookie Settings ![Quantcast](https://pixel.quantserve.com/pixel/p-XHwFJLhjBpfmt.gif) ![](https://connect.regencycenters.com/hubfs/file-2%5B4%5D.jpeg) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Eric Davidson", "url" : "https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/author/eric-davidson" }, "dateModified" : "2025-01-28T16:42:29.116Z", "datePublished" : "2018-03-14T13:00:00.000Z", "headline" : "New Seeds at Cherry Grove - A Fresh Look Story", "image" : [ "https://connect.regencycenters.com/hubfs/cherry-mod.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://connect.regencycenters.com/blog/new-seeds-at-cherry-grove-a-fresh-look-story", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4081/img/vast.png" }, "name" : "Regency Centers" } } ```