CHICAGO, Nov. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Located at the
highly-visible and historic triple intersection of Ashland-Belmont-Lincoln Avenues on the city's
North Side, America's Healthiest Grocery Store™ is set to dig in to
a new location. Novak Construction Company, the project's Developer
and its General Contractor, is proud to announce the official
groundbreaking ceremony this Thursday at 9:00 a.m. at 3201 N. Ashland Avenue. Construction
on this Gensler-designed, ground-up 70,000 square foot store will
start this month, replacing the current Whole Foods Market location
at 3300 N. Ashland Avenue when complete.
"Activating this long vacant lot, the site of the former LaSalle
Bank, was a priority for us once we acquired the property," says
John Novak, Novak Construction's
Founder/President. Reflecting on a time when the neighborhood was
known as a bustling shopping mecca for the city, he added, "As the
sole tenant, we know Whole Foods Market will not only enhance the
community and accommodate the needs of its residents, but also
usher in an era of new businesses and activity in this location. We
would love to see this project stimulate that kind of growth."
The new store will feature a second-story balcony for outdoor
dining, additional indoor street-level dining along Ashland, and a vibrant year-round greenwall
adjacent to a park setting on Melrose. The new Whole Foods Market
location will bring improvements based on the current store's
challenges, most notably increased aisle space, additional grocery
and prepared food choices, and more
parking.
"Whole Foods Market has proudly served the Lakeview community
since 1996 and we're thrilled to bring our neighbors this new
store," says Michael Bashaw, Midwest
Regional President, Whole Foods Market. "This larger location will
be filled with even more of the natural and organic foods that our
customers love along with lots of new amenities, services and even
a few surprises that we hope will delight our shoppers."
In addition to Whole Foods Market Lakeview, Novak Construction
worked with several Lakeview neighborhood constituencies to make
this groundbreaking happen, including Alderman Tom Tunney and his team, St. Luke's Pastor
David Abrahamson, the Lakeview
Chamber of Commerce, and the West Lakeview Neighbors Association.
The expected opening is planned for spring 2017.
ABOUT NOVAK CONSTRUCTION
Celebrating its
35th year, Novak Construction
(www.novakconstruction.com), founded by John Novak in 1980, is a top tier,
nationally-recognized General Contractor and Construction
Management firm known for its well-rounded portfolio and many
projects in the retail, industrial, corporate, institutional,
healthcare, hospitality, and multi-family/mixed-use sectors. Novak
Construction has consistently been named as one of Chicago's Top General Contractors. In
October 2015, Novak Construction
Company was awarded AIA Chicago's Design Excellence Award - General
Contractor for its By The Hand Club for Kids project.
ABOUT WHOLE FOODS MARKET®
Founded in
1980 in Austin, Texas, Whole Foods
Market (wholefoodsmarket.com, NASDAQ: WFM), is the leading natural
and organic food retailer. As America's first national certified
organic grocer, Whole Foods Market was named "America's Healthiest
Grocery Store" by Health magazine. The company's motto,
"Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet"™ captures its mission to
ensure customer satisfaction and health, Team Member excellence and
happiness, enhanced shareholder value, community support and
environmental improvement. Thanks to the company's more than
91,000 team members, Whole Foods Market has been ranked as one of
the "100 Best Companies to Work For" in America by FORTUNE
magazine for 17 consecutive years. In fiscal year 2014, the company
had sales of more than $14 billion
and currently has more than 433 stores in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
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