PetSmart celebrates grand opening Feb. 10
Story Location:
19563 Coastal Highway
Rehoboth, DE 19971
United States
When PetSmart celebrates its grand opening at 9 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 10, it will mean the remodeling of the Kmart property in Rehoboth has come to a close.
The property, 19563 Coastal Highway, is owned by Seritage Growth Properties. The redevelopment of the 56,700-square-foot building began mid-year 2017 and was estimated to cost under $10 million. The redevelopment also included downsizing the Kmart and opening a Christmas Tree Shop’s andThat!.
The New York City-based real estate investment trust has 253 properties, with 40 million square feet of building space in 49 states and Puerto Rico. The Rehoboth property is the company’s only one in Delaware.
As part of the grand opening, Brandywine Valley SPCA will unveil a new cat adoption center.
“This new adoption center has been designed to bring people and cats together with a bond that lasts a lifetime,” said Adam Lamb, Brandywine’s CEO, in a prepared statement. “We appreciate the support of PetSmart Charities and the store leadership to help us place more homeless cats with forever families.”
According to a Feb. 6 press release, the center will house up to 12 adoptable cats at any given time within a community room and individual housing units. The society expects the center to find homes for about 100 homeless cats per year.
According to the PetSmart website, the company employs approximately 55,000 people and operates more than 1,600 pet stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico.
PetSmart store hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday.
Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. Additionally, Flood moonlights as the company’s circulation manager, which primarily means fixing boxes that are jammed with coins during daylight hours, but sometimes means delivering papers in the middle of the night. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.
