Grosse Pointe approves Kroger redevelopment project

Redevelopment work on the Kroger in downtown Grosse Pointe is poised to happen in the near future.The City Council recently approved the plans to reconfigure the traditional supermarket on Kercheval, Grosse Pointe’s main drag. Work is expected to begin in January.Kroger plans to double the square footage of its store at the corner of Kercheval and Notre Dame by adding a second floor. The supermarket is also proposing to build a 177-space parking garage on a surface lot to the rear. Designs for the new structure show a spiffy brick-and-stone exterior that complements the rest of the traditional downtown architecture. For years, Kroger was the only downtown supermarket; that changed a few years ago when Trader Joe’s announced it was coming to downtown. Not long afterwards, plans surfaced to revamp, expand, and improve the Kroger store.Trader Joe’s has been open for about a year and has been doing a brisk business despite being tucked away between a parking garage and storefronts for other businesses on Kercheval.Source: Peter Dame, city manager for Grosse PointeWriter: Jon Zemke