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Columbia-Willamette
and groceries to neighborhoods
that last year we identified in
the Portland plan as a food
d e se rt.”
According to the company,
the store will bring more than
150 new jobs with health care to
the community, as well as a wide
selection of healthy and locally
grow n groceries, hom em ade
meals, an in-house butcher and
access to other wellness and
home products.
The new store plans to be
27,960 square feet with 60 sur
face parking spaces.
“W e’ve found the perfect ten
ant and partner in New Seasons
M arket,” said Roger Collins of
Ivy Street Partners. “Our goal is
to develop this site with features,
services and resources that en
hance the livability of the neigh
borhood and are accessible to
everyone.”
Collins said they are also de
veloping a 155-unit mixed-use
project at North Interstate and
Skidmore, which is expected to
break ground this spring.
Although concerns linger over
an increase in traffic throughout
the area, there are currently mini
mal places to access fresh healthy
food in the neighborhood, which
has had little development in the
past few years.
Leaders of both Ivy Street
Partners and New Seasons say
they will work closely with the
Northeast Coalition of Neigh
borhoods, residents, community
leaders and the city to finalize
the store design and site plans.
A ccording to Lisa Sedlar,
President and CEO of New Sea
sons Market, the local company
is excited to convert the bakery
site to one of its newest grocery
locations.
Sedlar said the location, within
walking and biking distance from
many homes, schools, and of
fices, is expected to become a
lively spot that will add to the
neighborhood’s vitality.
“We strive to build com m u
nity inside and outside our
stores by em ploying local resi
dents, providing goods and ser
vices to our neighbors, and
supporting local and regional
producers and suppliers,” she
said.
Almost always, the creative dedicated minority
has m ade the w orld better.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
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