Is another Trader Joe's coming to the Kansas City metro?
At Monday night's , a new project was unanimously approved to rezone and redevelop multiple parcels along Ikea Way – near West 62nd Terrace, Antioch Road and Shawnee Mission Parkway – as part of a long-awaited plan to redevelop the northwest corner of Shawnee Mission Parkway and Antioch Road.
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According to the city council, Slater Investors LLC, represented by Drake Development, is taking over the $102 million mixed-use development project called the 'Grand Station Marketplace' or 'Merriam Grand Station Marketplace.'
It consists of plans for a 215-unit apartment building, a 4,000-square-foot retail space or restaurant(s), and a 12,500-square-foot building intended for a new grocery store—potentially a Trader Joe's.
The project will span about six acres and will include parcels currently home to the former Antioch Library, a Shell gas station, a Chipotle and a few other businesses.
The new Trader Joe's is intended to take over the former Hen House Market, located at 5800 Antioch Rd., which closed its doors in July 2018.
According to the project proposal on the city council website, it says that the project is not only significant for the City of Merriam's long-term plans but also has the potential to bring a grocery store back to the community.
Now, after Monday's meeting, the city and Drake Development will partner up on the ownership and construction of the site.
The city will take over the east block of the development plan, which will include the restaurant and retail spaces, as well as the potential Trader Joe's—and Drake Development will take over the 215-unit apartment complex on the west block of the marketplace.
At this time, whether Trader Joe's will take over the 12,500-square-foot retail space is still unconfirmed. But, in the final , it was revealed that the popular grocery store had submitted a building permit application to the city.
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'Trader Joe's has an excellent reputation, and we'd be excited for one in Merriam,' a spokesperson with the City of Merriam said.
'If Drake Development is able to bring one to our development, it would be transformative. That said, we're thrilled to know they may be interested in Merriam.'
To cover its side of the costs, the city is in line to issue at least $32 million in bonds. During Monday's meeting, council members , including a one percent community improvement district sales tax. But this is not set in stone.
The potential new Trader Joe's would mark the third location in the Kansas City metro, with one already on Ward Parkway in Kansas City, Missouri, and the other on West 119th Street in Leawood, Kansas.
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