Omaha's lone Trader Joe's near 103rd and Pacific may soon have company. The popular grocery chain is looking to build a second location inside the Avenue One development near 192nd and Burke Streets, according to a building application filed with the City of Omaha.
The application describes a new grocery store planned for the fast-growing west Omaha district, according to Omaha.com, which reports the project is valued at $850,500 and would fill an empty parcel of land bordered by 191st and Davenport Streets. The paper describes the filing as an early step toward obtaining a permit, while KETV and WOWT report that a permit has already been filed for the project.
Reports differ slightly on just how big the new store would be. Omaha.com and KETV both put the proposed building at 13,500 square feet, while the station's report from WOWT describes it as approximately 13,000 square feet. Either way, it would be a notably different footprint than the existing Omaha location.
Avenue One's Growing Retail Lineup
Trader Joe's would join a lineup of upscale retailers either open or planned inside Avenue One. Omaha.com notes that Perry's Steakhouse & Grille, Arhaus, West Elm and Barnes & Noble are also planned or under development in the district. Local outlet Grow Omaha reports the broader development will also include Pottery Barn, Williams Sonoma, L.L.Bean and Ulta Beauty, filling out a shopping corridor aimed squarely at west Omaha's expanding population.
Grow Omaha also reports that the proposed Trader Joe's would sit at 210 North 191st Street, and that the Avenue One Facebook page has described the chain as a neighborhood grocery store selling seasonal favorites, unique grocery finds and everyday essentials closer to home. As of Tuesday, Trader Joe's had not responded to a request for comment, per the same Omaha.com account.
No Timeline Yet for the New Store
There is currently no announced opening date for the proposed Avenue One location. That lack of detail fits a broader pattern for the chain right now: according to USA Today, Trader Joe's plans to open 30 new stores across 16 states, including Nebraska, but had not provided opening dates for 28 of those 30 planned locations as of its October report.
Omaha's existing Trader Joe's, located at 10305 Pacific Street inside the One Pacific Place shopping center at 103rd and Pacific Streets, opened in 2010, according to Omaha.com. A second store near 192nd and Burke would put the chain within closer reach of shoppers on the city's rapidly developing western edge, though for now the project remains in the application and permitting stage rather than under construction.
