In “very good news” for the city of Bellaire, HEB Grocery Stores is planning a new store at its current location at 5106 Cedar.
The grocery store chain has reserved the Bellaire Civic Center for a February 24 “community meeting” to announce details of its request for a “planned development” in downtown Bellaire. That development will include a new store. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the Civic Center, at 7008 S. Rice.
Bellaire City Manager Paul Hofmann confirmed Wednesday that the grocery store chain will be building a new facility, which he called “very good news.” He said that he had informed Mayor Phil Nauert and other members of the Bellaire City Council about the application for a permit.
HEB is one of the nation’s largest independent grocery store chains. The company was founded in Kerrville, Tx. more than 100 years ago. The grocery chain has more than 155 stores throughout Texas.
For years, many Bellaire residents have complained that the city’s shopping opportunities have failed to keep up with the community’s changing atmosphere. The city’s two grocery stores, the HEB on Cedar and the Randall’s on Bellaire Blvd., have failed to keep pace with the changing demographics of the city.
Real estate values in Bellaire have soared, drawing many higher-income residents to Bellaire, who desire more choices and better selections while shopping.
Hofmann said that Brown & Gray Engineers had submitted a request to the Bellaire Planning and Zoning Commission for a new “planned development” at the store’s current location on Cedar.
That request is scheduled to go before the commission on March 10.
Hofmann said that city officials are trying to let HEB handle their public communications about the new store.
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