Submitted by BIGGERCat t3_zu0rum in arlingtonva
As we slowly move towards the redevelopment of the Macy’s in Ballston, does anyone have a firm idea who the grocer is? I’ve heard both Wegmans and Whole Foods.
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[deleted] t1_j1h1f1o wrote
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lookmanofit t1_j1hk7wf wrote
We're talking about the densest block group in the whole DMV area. I think it could well sustain another grocery. Plus let's be real, as far as groceries go Target is crap.
little_fierce18 t1_j1hlnbq wrote
I believe they’re talking about the plan to knock down Macy’s and build up apartments, with the bottom floor being a currently unknown grocery store. Construction hasn’t started yet. My guess is Amazon Fresh… I think the planned space is too small for a Wegmans or Whole Foods. https://www.arlnow.com/2022/12/06/ballston-macys-redevelopment-project-includes-the-most-hotly-debated-left-turn-in-a-decade/
PM_ME_ICE_PICS t1_j1hp5x3 wrote
> My guess is Amazon Fresh…
Based on a paragraph in the article you posted, I don't think that's it:
> Insight’s attorney, Andrew Painter, says the unnamed grocer required the left turn based on “decades of experience in urban configurations.” He added that for a decade, the grocer has desired to be in Ballston, which already has a Harris Teeter nearby on N. Glebe Road, a quarter-mile away.
Amazon Fresh hasn't been around for decades.
little_fierce18 t1_j1hpg5p wrote
Oh, good catch! Safeway maybe? Like the small one in Rosslyn?
BIGGERCat OP t1_j1hr4ls wrote
My guest is Whole Foods which wold crush it IMO. The Clarendon store is small and busy all the time. They could probably keep both open or consider switching Clarendon to an Amason Fresh.
Beechf33a t1_j1hrcj2 wrote
Hope it’s a Whole Foods! What’s the timeline for completion?
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Overall-Design-9128 t1_j1hx44s wrote
2027 per the latest WTOP article:
> Construction is expected to begin next year and be completed by 2027.
WTOP: Arlington’s Ballston Macy’s site to be transformed into 553 residences
PM_ME_ICE_PICS t1_j1i2j5q wrote
Hmm, well, there's already a Safeway just a short walk further west along Wilson Blvd. It's full-sized, and because of its age I suspect it's on land that the corporation or franchisee actually owns. I can't imagine they'd move such a short distance, only for a smaller piece of real estate that they'd then be leasing. But... ¯\(ツ)/¯
iwantsleeep t1_j1issjd wrote
Target has a tiny grocery section. The only grocery store in Ballston is HT and it’s also small - not sure if the new one will be much bigger. Ballston definitely needs a 2nd.
HealthLawyer123 t1_j1iy7gn wrote
That HT is gigantic compared to the Shirlington one.
knuckles_omalley t1_j1t1ota wrote
Not a single response to this thread answered the original question. To save everyone else’s time, all the useless responses were “I don’t know”
HealthLawyer123 t1_j1gvwf5 wrote
Isn’t the Harris teeter almost directly across the street? Plus the target? They are putting in another grocery store?