The owners of Pacific Plaza at 1250 Pacific Ave. have a signed lease agreement with The Myers Group, a Whidbey Island-based company. The group owns and operates four other grocery stores in Washington, including the Kress IGA near Pike Place Market in Seattle.
Downtown Tacoma will boast a new store on the south side of Pacific Plaza set to open after Labor Day this September. With a new Link light rail stop behind Pacific Plaza on Commerce Street, the store would be connected to the University of Washington Tacoma and the planned apartments in the Elks-McMenamins entertainment complex.
Even though the store won’t be as large as a traditional supermarket, it will have products in every category and be stocked for office workers, residents and downtown visitors.
The City of Tacoma defines downtown to include the Stadium, Dome and Brewery districts. Census data indicate about 12,000 people live downtown, and the city and the Tacoma-Pierce County Chamber estimate about 30,000 people work there.
