A new 45,780-square-foot grocery store is slated to be an anchor at the new 15.92-acre Davis Crossing shopping center at Woodruff and Lee Vaughn Roads.
Details on the grocery store chain have not yet been released. It was rumored to be a new concept store from Food Lion, but a representative from Food Lion confirmed that the company is selling the land and has no plans to build a store at that location.
Plans show the grocery store would have five gas pumps in front of the center. Two additional retail spaces, 4,500 square feet and 7,500 square feet respectively, would be available with an outdoor courtyard area with seating in the middle rounding out the plaza.
Public improvements would include sidewalks and turn lanes along with seven acres of open space along Gilder Creek with walking trails and a bike path.
Development on the shopping center hinges on a major change to the planned development zoning by Greenville County as the property is currently zoned as residential. A public meeting is scheduled for May 18 with the first reading by County Council on May 19. The project will need to go through three readings. If approved, the center is expected to open late 2016 or early 2017.
April A. Morris contributed to this story
