Whole Foods confirms rumors of new Berkeley store Berkeleyside
Master plan for the Gilman shopping district cheap canada goose showing the location of the new Whole Foods and the relocated Office Depot. (Click to view larger.) Courtesy: Avila DesignWhole Foods has confirmed it will build a second Berkeley store at 10th and Gilman streets on the site currently occupied by Office Depot.
The grocery canada goose outlet uk canada goose store chain made theannouncementafter its earnings report today, confirmingthe news that Berkeleyside reported in canada goose outlet Canada Goose Parka reviews November. The tentative opening date is fall 2014.
Rob Twyman, president of Whole Foods Market’s Northern California and Reno region, estimates the new store will bring approximately 200 new jobs to Berkeley.
The developer of what is being termed the Gilman District project, which includes both Whole Foods and Office Depot, is Foothill Partners andThePrattCompany working canada goose outlet jackets together asFoothill Pratt Ventures.
Douglas Wiele, managing partnerat Foothill Partners, said:”I’m delighted with the commitment from Whole Foods canada goose outlet Market to our vision for the property, restoring to the neighborhood to a vibrant retail shopping district I’m also pleased that Foothill and Whole Foods Market were able canada goose outlet online to canada goose factory sale reflect community sustainability canada goose outlet toronto factory values by reusing existing structures and improvements in putting the canada goose jacket outlet Gilman District project together, rather than engaging in the construction of new buildings at the site.”
Construction of the new Office Depot store, within other existing buildings, at the property is already under way.
Wiele told Berkeleyside that, as part of the build out, the developers will install traffic signals to help drivers access and leave the goose outlet canada store. The lights will likely be at the intersection of Ninthand Gilman, or possibly at 10th Canada Goose Outlet and Gilman. “It can be difficult to get on and off Gilman,” he said. “The city did not require traffic improvements, but we volunteered Canada Goose sale to install signals.”
Whole Foods currently has one Berkeley store on Telegraph at Ashby. Photo: Tracey TaylorAvila Design of Berkeley is the lead architect. Interior store design will be led by the Whole Foods Market Northern California construction Canada Goose Jackets and design team. The new store will be built within the existing building and parking at the site will be increased by reconstruction of an adjacent structure.
Dusan Motolikof Avila Design said the Whole Foods, will have a second story whose use has not yet been determined, but could be for storage or offices.
Motoliksaid the new store and future plans by the developers should help revitalize this part of West Berkeley as a shopping district. “The developers have a passion for new use and canada goose outlet uk expanding commercial use. This should help define a new shopping district in this part of town.”
In a statement, Kevin Pratt of canada goose outlet The Pratt Company said Foothill Pratt was thrilled to be “bringing old buildings back to life, and reinvigorating theneighborhoodwith new life and new businesses. In particular, the creation of more space for local artists official canada goose outlet to do their work is especially gratifying.”
Although 30,000 square feet is considered small for a chain like Whole Foods, the Austin, TX based retailer is pursuing a strategy of opening smaller stores as they cost less to build and are highly productive.
A canada goose outlet uk sale groundbreaking ceremony for https://www.naslsoccerbowl.com the Gilman District Whole Foods Market store is planned for this summer.
Correction: A sentence which referred to the area Whole Foods buy canada goose jacket cheap is going into as being “zoned for ‘mixed use light industrial'” has been buy canada goose jacket removed as this is incorrect.