A Public Lands franchise opened in 5th Street Station in June 2022 but an application filed with Albemarle County’s Community Development Department indicates the store may soon be absorbed into the Dick’s Sporting Goods co-located next door.
“It is our intent to renovate the existing tenant façade of the Public Lands, which includes removing the entry feature in its entirety, removal of the decorative show windows and the existing wood/stone veneer throughout,” reads an application for the Albemarle Architectural Review Board to review the change.
The cost for this review is $728.
The front of the store is currently comprised of wooden planks on the exterior with entrance with rock-lined columns on either side of sliding door.
The entry to Public Lands will be converted to a second entrance for Dick’s Sporting Goods, a franchise owned by the same parent company. An entrance in the middle of the two will be closed and filled in. A new Exterior Insulation Finish System will cover the space where materials will be removed.
A trade publication called The Daily Outdoor Retailer reported in October that the Dick’s Sporting Goods would close five of its eight Public Lands stores
Public Lands opened in June 2022 according to an article on 29NBC WVIR written by Dryden Quigley.
A request for comment or clarification has not been responded to at publication time.
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