A new development is being planned at the busy intersection near College Avenue and University Drive. Real estate developers hope it will complement nearby Century Square.

The property is owned by Culpepper Realty and has some long-time tenants like Hurricane Harry's.

"The Union" as it's being called will be a new, mixed-use development of restaurants, retail, office space, and a possible grocery store. The plan right now will keep Schlotzsky's and IHOP as is, but the shopping strip that houses Hurricane Harry's and other businesses will look completely different.

Clayton Niemietz is the manager at BCS Bicycles just across from Texas A&M. He says he's at a prime spot for customers in College Station, but in the future, his bike shop could look completely different due to development.

"I think the development and then the growth is going to be really beneficial to the students because they're going to plan on building a grocery store right next to campus. So, whenever I was on campus, that's something I'd always wanted just to be able to walk over to the grocery store," he said.

"As of now, we're calling it The Union because we would like this to be a unifying space between Northgate and Century Square.

John Culpepper with Culpepper Realty said the mixed-use site would have restaurants, retail, and office space.

"We talked to all of our current tenants previously and they're all excited about it, and they've known about it, and they would like to be part of the project, so we're really looking forward to incorporating the mixed-use development," he said.

They are also looking for new tenants.

"We'd like to see a larger user, whether that be a grocer or more traditional retailer with office above, and then some green space," said Culpepper.

The owner of Hurricane Harry's said they've been looking at options for the future development. For Niemietz, the bike shop will also see what their best options are.

"I think price is a big issue, too, because if they build some new stuff, price is definitely going to go up for rent and everything," said Niemietz. "And that might, you know, knock some smaller businesses out in the area," he said.

One thing you might not find in the new development is more student housing. Culpepper Realty said they haven't ruled out multi-family housing, but are focusing on retail.

We're told construction would take about a year to complete once it gets going, but they expect it to be 2-5 years before work starts.