Lowe's Home Improvement center.(new 150,000-square-foot store)(Brief Article)

Home improvement is getting closer to residents in Silver Lake. Lowe's Home Improvement warehouse is opening a new $9 million store at the corner of 132nd and Bothell-Everett Highway. The 150,000-square-foot store will include an indoor lumber yard and a 30,000-square-foot garden center.

This Lowe's is one of three stores opening this winter. It sits on an 18 acre site that required special considerations due to the natural habitat it provided. The city and Lowe's worked hard to preserve the area. A new wetland buffer zone was created as part of the project. The 30,000-square-foot nature space is located behind the store along with a large water retention pond. …