The Gebhardt Development, a real estate service, is seeking a first floor grocery store operator for a site on the 800 block of East Washington Ave. after Metcalfe’s Market was unable to continue in a deal with the development firm.
Metcalfe’s Market was unable to come to an agreement with Gebhardt after months of work and negotiation for the project. The companies parted ways Tuesday, according to an online statement from Ald. Ledell Zellers, District 2.
The project began in February, when the city accepted design proposals from three developing firms, including Gebhardt, for a multipurpose community center on the East Side. Requests were submitted with plans to create housing units, incorporate a communal area and add a grocery store.
Gebhardt originally teamed up with Metcalfe’s Market to fulfill a request from the city to include a grocery store in the community center and have not publicly released any information regarding potential replacement operators since splitting with Metcalfe’s Market.
