Long-vacant Plaza Galleria at 2001 Independence St. may soon have a new owner. Greater Missouri Builders recently signed a purchase contract agreement on the 6.85-acre property. The property has been on the market since May 2004.
The asking price on the building and its surrounding area is $2.2 million, but Tom Foote of GMB's commercial division said the final price will likely be "a little less than that."
The contract does not force GMB to buy the property, but gives the builders the option to do so if they find a tenant interested in the land.
Foote said GMB will look to find a "big box" retail tenant to move into the property.
Read more about it in Wednesday's Southeast Missourian.
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