New Digs

November 2011 was, of course, just a few weeks after the announcement Walmart was abandoning its Manhattan-based apparel office.

The retailer said it would move its 278-person fashion team from its 46,000-SF garment center office back to the company’s headquarters in Bentonville.

Repeated efforts to get some confirmation from Lawrence and Walmart were unsuccessful.

But, a letter sent from Morrison-Shipley Engineers executive John Wary to the Bentonville Planning Commission in June regarding the S Street location noted the following:

“The applicant [Rescue Heroes LLC] is currently in the process of transferring title of the referenced property and upon said transfer, the intent is to proceed with the development plan as previously approved,” the letter read.

Connected the dots, yet? Stay tuned.