Southeast Missouri State University Foundation purchases Broadway properties for future parking use

The Southeast Missouri State University Foundation has acquired two properties on Broadway in Cape Girardeau that will be used for future parking for the university.

The foundation received Howard's Athletic Goods at 900 Broadway and the former Sinclair gas station at 834 Broadway through a charitable trust from owner Dave Howard. University spokeswoman Ann Hayes said the university is in the process of working with an architect to develop plans to raze the buildings and design parking and landscaping.

No definite time frame has been set for razing the buildings.

Southeast plans to work with the city of Cape Girardeau and Old Town Cape to ensure features are aesthetically pleasing as the parking lot is designed.

"Our first priority is on the south side of the intersection of Broadway and Henderson because that will be parking for residents of the new residence hall being constructed on the northeast corner of Broadway and Henderson," Hayes said.

Look for additional information on this story later in the day at semissourian.com and in Wednesday's edition of the Southeast Missourian.