The vacant property: A former space for Lowe’s Home Improvement, left empty since 2012
The revamped property will house: The Generator , retail space, and a live work space
What will those spaces work like?
- 60,000 square feet of flex-tech space for technology, research, engineering, software and design companies
- 8,000 square feet for a brewery/distillery with a covered open-air seating area and events stage
- 10,000 square feet for additional food and drink options
- 9,000 square feet for small shops and business services
- Additional space for work-live studios
The partners in the development: Developers Foothill Partners & Innovation Collective, which supports entrepreneurship and innovation through mentorship, trainings and other events, and the Governor’s Economic Development Division
This is Reno | Vacant Sparks big box store to become “work-live-make innovation hub”