Toronto's flagship Whole Foods is getting a massive expansion.
The Yorkville store, which already dominates the Hazelton Lanes shopping mall it's in, will go from 40,000 square feet to 50,000 square feet, and encompass a second atrium.
According to Peter Hilge, Whole Foods' Metro store team leader, the deal has been signed for Whole Foods to take over the space directly behind its current store, and work is expected to start in March, and finish no later than September 26, which is the end of the fiscal year for the Austin-based grocery store chain.
"The store's nine years old, and it's doing very well, but it's time to put a new dress on the lady," Hilge says. "So we're updating the store, adding more features that have been successful in other stores we've done."
According to Hilge, 80 per cent of the existing store is being refurbished, with a pasta bar and a sit-down restaurant being added, complete with organic alcohol service.
With their second atrium, Whole Foods hopes to offer 7am calisthenics in conjunction with Hazelton Lanes, as well as chef demonstrations.
The architect for the project is Markham's
Petroff Partnership Architects.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Peter Hilge
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