Carlos DeJarnette, a Scott and Ritter employee, clears broken asphalt from part of the former Lowes parking lot on Campbell Lane on Tuesday. Local developer Jack Scheidler has purchased the land for a strip mall. Photo by Miranda Pederson

Shoppers heading to Target and Lowes Home Improvement Warehouse Store will have more choices right in front of them. Local developer Jack Scheidler shelled out $475,000 for a piece of land directly in front of Lowes and plans to build an 11,000-square-foot strip mall center. The new shopping spot is located next to Service One Credit Union at 1625 Campbell Lane. More importantly, it is at the intersection of American Avenue, one of the primary entrances to Lowes off Campbell Lane. The property, formerly part of Lowes parking lot, is 1.09 acres. The building will sit parallel with American Avenue and we plan to put a curb cut off American Avenue, like there is at the entrance to Hollywood Video in front of Wal-Mart, Scheidler said. The building will be designed by Stengle Hill Architects of Louisville, according to deed information filed with the city of Bowling Green Building Department. Scheidler, who also is the developer of Redwood Square in front of Kroger on Scottsville Road, says finding an appropriate anchor store and feeding off the success of larger established names has played a key role in his retail success. This project may have even a little better visibility than Redwood Square because youre right at a stoplight; shoppers will be staring right at it, he said. Deals Nothing More than a Dollar, which is similar to Dollar Tree and Dollar General stores, will take up about 8,500 square feet. Scheidler said he hopes to attract some pretty high-end retailers, like Goldsmith mens and womens dress shops to fill the rest of the space. Plans are to design the building using glass to provide a couple of small retailers high visibility facing the intersection, he said. The glass is spandrel glass; its a dark glass that you cant see through but it gives it a storefront look, according to project manager Dennis Reeder of Scott, Murphy and Daniel. The goal of opening by Dec. 1 should be met, barring unusually inclement weather, Reeder said.