New Kum & Go on Campbell to replace existing store

A Kum & Go under construction at South Campbell Avenue and Sunset Street is slated to replace a nearby existing store in the second quarter next year.

Company spokeswoman Kristie Bell said the 2808 S. Campbell Ave. store, a free-standing building in The Village retail development parking lot, would consolidate operations into the new 6,000-square-foot store less than half a mile away at 2704 S. Campbell Ave.

Johnston, Iowa-based Henning Construction Co. is serving as general contractor on the project designed by Merriam, Kan.-based BRR Architecture Inc. Bell declined to disclose costs of the project, where site work has began and underground utilities currently are being installed.

Bell said Kum & Go is leasing the vacant land that had been listed by commercial property broker Brad Thessing of Thessing Commercial Properties LLC for undisclosed terms.

The convenience store would be the latest location of Kum & Go’s prototype concept dubbed Marketplace, which includes indoor and outdoor seating and an expanded food preparation area. The stores are 1,000 square feet larger than Kum & Go’s standard 5,000-square-foot locations, Bell said.

Springfield Building Development Services Director Chris Straw said the estimated cost listed on city building permits is $1.2 million. However, the standard stores typically cost around $4.1 million, according to Springfield Business Journal archives.