NILES, Ohio - A building that has been vacant for eight years along the strip in Niles will have a new tenant.

An inspector for the Niles Fire Department tells 21 News that Gabriel Brothers is opening a new location in the former TOPS grocery store in Niles across from the Eastwood Mall.

Work is underway to renovate the space, which has been vacant since the grocery store closed in 2006.

The department store specializes in housewares and clothes for men, women and children.

Gabriel Brothers, which is naming it's newer stores Gabe's, currently operates 38 stores in six states, including a location on Route 224 at South Avenue in Boardman

21 News contacted Gabe's corporate headquarters to find out when they plan to open the store in Niles, but our call was not returned.