Scott D’Amore and His Company Break Ground On New $200 Million Development

CTV News reports that Scott D’Amore, through his company The D’Amore Group, broke ground on a new $200 million commercial development. The property, which is 25 acres, is located in the LaSalle area of Windsor, Ontario. It will have over 250,000 square feet of space, which will include “a Food Basics grocery store that will offer more diverse product selection, and a major brand hotel, at the corner of Heritage Drive and Sandwich West Parkway.” Other businesses set for the property include a Shopper’s Drug Mart, Dollarama, a McDonald’s, Pet Smart, Tim Hortons, Taco Bell and a Osmow’s Shawarma.

It’s the largest development in Windor’s history. D’Amore’s father Patrick bought the property in the 1970s. The first part of construction will likely be done by the fall. This is expected to bring 400-500 jobs to the area.

D’Amore said: “You’re going to see a couple of things hopefully open before the end of the year but the majority of the things here in, I’ll call it phase 1A, will be opening in the spring of next year.

D’Amore also talked about his project partner Davide Petretta, noting: “We’re both first generation Canadians and our fathers came to this country from Italy chasing the Canadian dream. Both started working with their hands. This project was my father’s dream when he bought the property, and he lived there until he died in 2011. His idea was, that if you didn’t want to, you would never have to leave this property. Everything would be within walking distance — grocery stores, retail, doctor’s offices, parks, schools…That was his vision and this commercial development will complete that.“