With poll: CVS construction ends as drug store chain plans March 20 opening on South State in downtown Ann Arbor

Posted on Wed, Mar 2, 2011 : 3:21 p.m.

The scaffolding is down, the sign is up and Ann Arbor's latest chain drugstore is on track to open this month with a new look for part of a historic downtown block.

CVS is finalizing the interior of its store at 209-211 S. State St. on the edge of the University of Michigan campus. That work follows months of construction, which included equipment staging in the street outside the store.

The new look for the historic facade on South State Street.

Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com

CVS officials said the store is scheduled to open March 20, about 10 months after the development team purchased the 0.15-acre property on the east side of the street between Washington and Liberty.

That land deal followed city approvals for the store that came in fall 2009.

The $8 million project preserved the historic facade but demolished two houses behind it. New construction followed to create the 13,040-square-foot store over two levels behind the facade.

Hiring for the store is under way, said CVS spokesman Mike DeAngelis. Applications are available at nearby CVS stores in Ann Arbor or online

Other recent openings on the street include 7-Eleven and Five Guys Burgers and Fries.

poll by twiigs.com