 Rendering of the Trader Joe's planned for Lakeside at Winter Park, at Orlando Avenue and Morse Boulevard. (Unicorp National Developments / July 9, 2013) |
The developer who landed Trader Joe's as an anchor tenant for his Winter Park project is also working on a deal along Sand Lake Road in southwest Orange County.
Unicorp National Developments Inc. President Chuck Whittall has an option to purchase the American Church of the Good Samaritan, which is at 8323 W. Sand Lake Road, at the intersection with Sandpoint Boulevard, in the Dr. Phillips section.
"We are currently going through the zoning process to make it commercial, and then we'll evaluate the tenant mix," Whittall said.
No one at the church would comment on the sale. And a spokeswoman for Trader Joe's would not comment on whether it would seek a second Orlando-area location just after confirming that it would lease about 12,500 square feet in Lakeside at Winter Park, the 4-acre retail project in Winter Park also being developed by Unicorp.
Winter Park Planning and Zoning Director Jeff Briggs said it appears Trader Joe's prefers to open two stores in one overall geographic location "because one store becomes so swamped and overwhelming that it diminishes the shopping experience." He said he understands the chain bypassed the Tampa area because of challenges in finding two locations it could open almost simultaneously.
Trader Joe's considers itself a neighborhood grocery, with shelves that are 80 percent stocked with store-brand goods made with no artificial colors or preservatives. Launched as a convenience store in 1958, the chain is known for keeping costs low by purchasing directly from suppliers.
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