GM Assembly properties spurred interest by other developers to choose Norwood for commercial development. One mile away, two open-air shopping malls were built at the former R. K. LeBlond Machine Tool Company, located where Interstate 71 and Ohio State Rte 561 (Edwards Road) converge. Those properties were named Rookwood Pavilion and Rookwood Commons and have been very successful as well. Economic impact The plant constituted 35% of the City of Norwood's tax base, approximately $2 million annually. As a result, many city services were reduced and eliminated, and property tax rates raised. The plant employed 430 Norwood residents at the time of its closing, with the remaining employees mostly living in and around the Cincinnati area. The City of Norwood quickly moved to rehabilitate the site, and by 1991 the Central Parke office project housed in excess of 1,000 workers using nearly of office space. In 2007 there is approximately of office and retail space in the area once occupied by the factory. Models Some of the models produced at the plant included: 1915-1922 Chevrolet Series 490 1923-1926 Chevrolet Superior (introduction of GM "A" platform) 1927 Chevrolet Series AA Capitol 1928 Chevrolet Series AB National 1929 Chevrolet Series AC International 1930 Chevrolet Series AD Universal 1931 Chevrolet Series AE Independence 1932 Chevrolet Series BA Confederate 1933 Chevrolet Eagle 1933-1942 Chevrolet Master 1941-1952 Chevrolet Deluxe 1953-1957 Chevrolet 150/Chevrolet 210/Chevrolet Fleetline/Chevrolet Townsman References Cincinnati Enqirer (January 29, 2006). Norwood's fight for survival; Ford's plan to close its Batavia plant recalls the plight of local GM autoworkers in 1987. General Motors factories Former motor vehicle assembly plants Motor vehicle assembly plants in Ohio Norwood, Ohio Buildings and structures in Hamilton County, Ohio 1923 establishments in Ohio