Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) is filling the void left by Whole Foods Market in West Springfield, lining up a quartet of new tenants with more space available, and finally inking a deal to replace a neighborhood favorite restaurant that served its last taco more than a year ago.
A freshly updated leasing brochure for Old Keene Mill Shopping Center, located at 8424 Old Keene Mill Road, shows the former Whole Foods Market space carved up into six new tenant spaces. One, at 24,184 square feet, is a future Trader Joe’s, according to sources and permits filed under the name Trader Joe’s. Additional tenants include McAlister’s Deli, European Wax Center and Zips Dry Cleaners, with two additional spaces, both around 1,400 square feet, available for lease.
McAlister’s Deli is an Atlanta-based sandwich and salad chain with Northern Virginia locations in Fairfax, Alexandria, Herndon and Ashburn.
Whole Foods closed up shop the first day of October in advance of its relocation…
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