New Kensington might be getting a Chipotle at the former Donut Connection location along Tarentum Bridge Road.
City Engineer Anthony Males said New Kensington received a site development application for a Chipotle from Madison Acquisitions, parent company to 100 Riverview LP, which own parts of Riverview Plaza, where the former Donut Connection is located.
The application requires approval from the city’s planning commission, which will review it May 12.
Males said the city is looking forward to filling the space. If the application is approved, it’s still unclear when the restaurant could open, as there would be a major construction phase to take place, he said.
“They plan to demolish the existing building and build new,” Males said.
The new building would still have a drive-thru for mobile orders, he said.
Site development would include repaving the parking lot up to the parcel border with the rest of the shopping center, meaning the existing potholes behind the drive-thru would not be included in the repaving.
It would also include adding some landscaping features.
The closest Chipotle location to New Kensington is at The Village at Pittsburgh Mills.
The new building would likely not be in the same spot of the parcel as the Donut Connection building.
“It’ll be close but not exact,” Males said.
Madison Acquisitions officials declined a TribLive request for comment Monday.
As for the Donut Connection, which used to inhabit the now empty building, the future remains unclear.
“They’re trying to relocate in the New Ken area and as of yet haven’t locked in a new location that I’m aware of,” Males said.