Tammy Cheek farragutpress.com-It’s official — Publix
will be opening in Westerly Commons shopping center at the corner of
North Watt Road and Kingston Pike in Farragut.
“As Publix announced earlier in the week, Schaad Companies, LLC
(owner) and CHM, LLC (development manager), are pleased to announce
the future development of Westerly Commons on property owned by the
Schaad family for decades, at the northwest corner of Kingston Pike
and Watt Road in Farragut,” announced Budd Cullum, partner/president
of CHM, LLC./Cullom Properties Inc.
The construction crew has yet to break ground.
“We hope to begin site preparation work in the next 30 days,” he
added, noting the tentative schedule to open the store would be late
2025.
Along with Publix, Cullom said there will be 10,000 square feet of
small shop space and one to two out-parcels as well.
“The Publix and 10,000 square feet of (other) shops
will have 278 parking spaces, not including the future out-parcel,”
Cullom said.
While there is leasing interest, he said there are no other tenants
to announce yet.
“I think, with the residential growth in the area, combined with
Publix’s superior operations, this store should be very successful,”
he added. “I think everyone in the West Farragut/Dixie Lee area will
be extremely excited.”
The grocery chain’s building will be 48,387 square feet.
The Turkey Creek Publix in Farragut will remain open, according to
Cullom, adding the new store “will be slightly larger, but similar.
“However, Publix constantly innovates with certain new features on
new stores.”
There will be no gasoline station nor car
charging station, initially.