In addition to Whole Foods being added to College Mall, the plan calls for two freestanding restaurants — a Panera Bread located off the Third Street frontage and a BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse located on the College Mall Road frontage.
The new Whole Foods will be 31,000 square feet and will be made of concrete and wood cladding on the building’s west façade with a glass storefront. The proposed Panera Bread will be 4,500 square feet and will feature a drive-thru. The BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse will be 7,500 square feet. The design for the building will be introduced at today’s meeting after the planning commission raised concerns about the aesthetic fit of the proposed building.
The entrances on Third Street and College Mall Road will be modified to increase traffic flow and accommodate the slew of new proprietaries to the supermarket and restaurant chains.
Neal Earley
