After I posted last week about the news that New Seasons would be opening a new store on the corner of N. Williams and Fremont, I got an email from an individual who is in a position to know the know. This source said that while New Seasons is a “front runner,” other firms are vying for the spot. This list includes Trader Joe’s and possibly other grocery type stores.
The land is owned by PATH/Kaiser who had originally wanted to build the Backbridge lofts there. That project must be off as all the signage is now gone. All that sits on the corner is a little rubble left over from the demolition of the Franz Bread building. Something else to note for whomever gets to build – just south one block, there is signage about a proposed development that looked to be housing. Further north on Williams, Myhre group, a local architecture firm, has designs on the former House of Sound building and lot. Lots of development is going to happen in just that small area. Whomever snags the grocery spot should be a store that caters to the changing demographic.
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I’m hoping for Trader Joes. I already live close to the Portland Blvd New Seasons. Also, N Williams has a ton of bike traffic. I hope they consider that when putting in bike parking.
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