Plans for a future urban village at the southwest corner of Radio Drive and Bailey Road took a step forward Thursday as a group announced its plans for a grocery-anchored shopping center.
United Properties, along with project partner Jerry’s Enterprises, Inc., says it will build a 90,000-square-foot retail center at the site.
“We’re very excited to be bringing grocery-anchored retail to serve southern Woodbury,” Keith Ulstad, senior vice president of development at United Properties, said in a release. “Our goal is to create a shopping center that will meet residents’ day-to-day needs with amenities such as a grocery store, coffee shop, gas station and pharmacy.”
The grocery will be a Jerry’s Enterprises store, "but the name is to be determined," United Properties spokeswoman Jessie Folkens told Patch, correcting an earlier statement.
It will span 68,000 square feet on a 30-acre site, according to the release.
The grocery store will also have a liquor store attached to it, leaving about 13,000 square feet of retail space for other businesses, Folkens said. No other retailers have committed to the remaining space, she said, though United Properties is in talks with several companies.
Construction is set to begin June.
"We're excited that they're looking to move forward in 2013," said Eric Searles, associate planner with Woodbury.
The city has not seen a formal development application as yet, but will meet with those involved in the coming weeks, he said.
With the Bielenberg Sports Center expansion, the opening up of Phase 2 for development and the coming expansion of Radio Drive, there is a "nice synergy for that area," Searles said.
Plans for the new mixed-use development, called Bielenberg Gardens, call for housing and retail space at the approximately 200-acre site.
Features of the development include a “green-space network,” senior housing, water amenities, office space, a pharmacy and a location for a fast-food establishment, among other things, according to officials at a June 2011 City Council workshop.
Project partners include Architectural Consortium, LLC, and engineers Kimley-Horn, according to the release.
Edina-based Jerry’s Enterprises operates 37 food stores in the Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Florida, under the retail banners of Jerry’s Foods, Cub Foods, County Market, and Save-A-Lot, the release says.
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You've also got quite a bit of development in northern Cottage Grove, Newport, and southern Saint Paul for whom this might be more convenient. Traffic flow for people south of Lake Drive might be better to this location as well. Bailey Road is going to grow to be a high volume corridor over the next decade or so with the developments going in, as well as the easy access to 494 and 61. This is in a good location and should succeed. Joe brings up the proximity to Kowalskis...IMO Kowalskis is more of an upscale, niche grocery, much in the vein of a Trader Joes or a Whole Foods market. Some people might do all their grocery shopping there, but in terms of pricing, they're not competing with Cub or Rainbow, let alone SuperTarget or Wallyworld. Not saying anything bad about Kowalskis, but that's not the market for which this store is aiming.
I'm really excited about the fast food! I realize it's not PC to say that, but if you want it once in a while for a quick meal on a busy night it's convenient, and there's nothing close to our area right now. Great article Kris, and good information Eric. Thanks.