A developer backing the latest plan for a new grocery store on Walden’s Ridge said Tuesday the project also will offer housing, shopping, dining and green space that the mountaintop area needs.
“We’re trying to do it right. We’re trying to do it well,” said John Argo, manager of the SE Capital Partners development group that’s proposing the $20 million mixed-use village center in Walden.
Argo’s group is planning a community meeting from 5:30-7 p.m. Monday at St. Augustine Catholic Church to gain input into the project that he’s calling Walden View.
A website seeking support for the proposal doesn’t identify the grocer but said it’s not Food City, Walmart, Ingles, Save A Lot, Fresh Market, Aldi or Trader Joe’s. Publix, with seven stores in the Chattanooga area, is noticeably absent from the list. The website said the store would be “high end” and “full service.”
Argo said he’s under an agreement to not reveal the 29,365-square-foot store’s name at this time, but he has “a steady relationship” building units for the grocer.