As H-E-B LP continues to expand in the Metroplex, it's bought a site on the east side of the region for a potential future grocery store.
The San Antonio-headquartered grocery chain this week purchased 25.6 acres in far east Mesquite in "anticipation of future growth in North Texas," a spokesperson told Dallas Business Journal.
The site is at the eastern edge of Mesquite, along I-20 near FM 741 in Kaufman County and close to other cities such as Forney and Crandall.
The company is known for its meticulous site selection, which often convinces other retailers to invest in an area.
Jonathan Kerby, a senior project manager at Kimley-Horn & Associates representing the rezoning applicants, including Candr LLC, told council that plans for the large retail building facing I-20 call for "a large grocery store with a fuel station."
It’s still unclear what else what might be developed on the nearly 26-acre site, but according to city documents, the proposed planning development could house stores and restaurants.
The land purchase fits into H-E-B's expansion across North Texas. The company is supposed to start work soon on a store in Irving's Las Colinas area. It's also building a nearly 140,000 square-foot store in Forney, also in Kaufman County. H-E-B opened its latest local store, and second in Frisco, in August.
Construction is underway on the first three retail buildings and the first tenants are scheduled to move in by spring 2025. A spokesperson for Huffines said the company is also in discussions with a large grocery store to anchor the development.
Kaufman County is the fastest-growing county in the country with estimated 7.6% population growth from 2022 to 2023. The county housed 185,690 residents last year, according to data from the Census Bureau.
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