The largest Harley-Davidson store in the Northwest, measured by size, will open in south Renton next January, a key part of a destination retail area for those who like to feel the wind in their face.<\/p>\n
Lanphere Enterprises is building the 40,000-square-foot Downtown Harley-Davidson Renton store right next to Lanphere\u2019s Renton Motorcycles on East Valley Highway.<\/p>\n
Cost is estimated at between $5 million and $6 million, according to store dealer and general manager Terry Stallcop.<\/p>\n
In addition to the 40,000 square feet, the new store will have about 50,000 square feet in a building that once housed the Wide Open Sports Arena for service and storage.<\/p>\n
That total square footage is about three times more than the space at the current Harley-Davidson store in Tukwila just off Interurban Avenue (and visible from Interstate 5). Stallcop says the dealership needs more room, especially for parking and special <\/p>\n
And, all that new room will give Harley owners something they crave \u2013 a chance to gather to talk about their Harleys, lovingly referred to for decades as Hogs.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s all part of what Stallcop calls the Harley lifestyle.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbsolutely, we sell that,\u201d Stallcop said.<\/p>\n
Stallcop\u2019s parents even drove Harleys when he was growing up in Puyallup and he is, of course, an enthusiast.<\/p>\n
The cost for that lifestyle ranges roughly $7,500 for an entry-level Harley to the low 20s for a touring bike, according to Stallcop.<\/p>\n
So come January the Harley family will have a new place to gather.<\/p>\n
That gathering spot is about 250,000 square feet, including the two stores and The Full Throttle Cafe and Lounge.<\/p>\n
Renton Motorcycle sells motorcyles, watercraft, ATVs and snowmobiles from Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha.<\/p>\n
The Harley-Davidson store employs about 70 people. Together, The Full Throttle and Renton Motorcycles employ about 110.<\/p>\n
Lanphere Enterprises also owns Renton Honda, which has undergone a major remodeling.<\/p>\n
The move comes at a time when the economy is down, but it always comes up again, according to Stallcop.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are in competition for the consumers\u2019 discretionary dollars,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Preliminary site work on the new store began this week. Stallcop said the company had hoped to open the store this November, but permitting was delayed a bit because of the unstable soil on the site, which is typical on the Valley floor. The construction will require piers driven into the ground.<\/p>\n
Stallcop said \u201chats off\u201d to the city for the expeditious way the permitting was handled.<\/p>\n
Dean A. Radford can be reached at 425-255-3484, ext. 5050, or at dean.radford@rentonnews.us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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