Downtown Vancouver’s newly announced grocery store is set to feature a sleek architectural style, an attached parklike area, and its own parking lot with about 71 spots, according to conceptual renderings submitted to the City of Vancouver.
Set to open in 2023, the 26,000-square-foot New Seasons Market will rise on a long-empty lot at 1506 Main St., north of Mill Plain Boulevard.
Although the project is in the early stages of permitting, and details are subject to change, another feature of the New Seasons Market is a covered outdoor seating and dining area on the west side of the property, along Washington Street.
“A neighborhood friendly urban experience is envisioned for patron outdoor dining and resting areas and will contain 200 feet of enhanced landscaping along Washington Street,” according to the application submitted the project developer, Cascadia Development Partners.
Portland-based Tiland-Schmidt Architects was hired for the project. The firm has had a large presence in Clark County’s retail development. Its projects include Grand Central, Salmon Creek Square, Mill Plain One and the former Rose’s Deli building at Southeast 192nd Avenue and Southeast 34th Street.
The downtown lot has been vacant for years, but its history stretches back to an early 1900s development as a brickyard, prune dryer and a residence. From about 1911 to about 1966, a lumber mill occupied the space.
The building plans show a maximum height of 30 feet and new sidewalks on all four borders of the lot ranging from 6 to 12 feet wide.
Vancouver-based AKS Engineering and Forestry is the engineering company hired for the project.
Cascadia Development Partners did not provide further details on the project.
On its website, New Seasons bills itself as a local company that provides “a friendly, inviting place that honors its region’s farmers, ranchers, growers and makers–helping them prosper for generations to come.”
Its other Clark County location is at 2100b S.E. 164th Ave., in Fisher’s Landing.
