The plan involves the demolition of a 54,000-square-foot buidling at Oak Tree Road and Park Avenue and the construction of a 76,000-square-foot property in its place, according to NJBIZ.com
Work on the $13 million project bringing a new ShopRite to South Plainfield will begin next spring. SOUTH PLAINFIELD -- Work is expected to begin next spring on a $13 million project bringing a new, modern ShopRite to where an A&P once stood, according to NJBIZ.com.
The plan involves the demolition of a 54,000-square-foot buidling at Oak Tree Road and Park Avenue and the construction of a 76,000-square-foot property in its place, according to the report.
Polimeni International will undertake the project with the blessing of local officials, the report says.
The South Plainfield Planning Board on Oct. 13 unanimously approved an application granting Saker ShopRites, Inc. the green light to construct a World Class ShopRite in the Golden Acres Shopping Center, according to TAPintoSouthPlainfield.
The ShopRite will initially employee between 275 and 300 people and will be open to from 6 a.m. to midnight, according to the report.
"With the dissolution of A&P as a corporation, a vast number of their 1980s, 1990s concepts with 54,000 to 56,000 square foot boxes will be hanging out there (empty)," Michael Polimeni, CEO of Polimeni International, told NJBIZ.com.
"Quite frankly, it's a blight on the neighborhood. As a landlord, you're going to have to figure out how to reposition these assets, so you can make room for a new grocery store that is ... 80,000 square feet," Polimeni said.
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