Construction is scheduled to start June 1 on Enzo’s Market at Main and Long
streets.After four years of planning and searching for financing, Chattanooga’s Main Street is getting a grocery store.
Construction begins on Enzo’s Market on June 1 and is expected to wrap up by the end of the year. The $4.5 million, 17,000-square-foot project will sit at 100 West Main Street, a block west of Market Street.
Developer Eric Cummings has envisioned a grocer for the site since he bought the space in 2008. He expects it will mesh well with the already-established Southside businesses.
“I live there. I experience on a daily basis some of the needs in the area,” he said. “That’s the last little piece that makes it a community.”
The store will sell a variety of products — everything from Frosted Flakes to free-range chicken, Cummings said. It also will feature an attached wine shop and 125-seat cafe. The project is expected to create about 40 jobs.