New Giant Eagle Plans Expected This Week

Officials from the city and Giant Eagle are expected to meet this week to discuss the .

According to city officials, is eyeing its former location across the street on Detroit Avenue for a "prototype store" that would include a new Get Go gas station.

The gas station at the corner of Detroit and Manor Park avenues would close.

“Preliminary discussions” have also included talk about a major overhaul to the existing store at the corner of Bunts Road and Detroit Avenue.

Any proposal would first have to pass through the city's Architectural Board of Review.

Giant Eagle sold its property across the street at 14013 Detroit Avenue to Urban Active in 2007. However, plans at the site to build a workout facility never came to fruition.

The building has been vacant since 2007, when Giant Eagle finished its move across the street to 14100 Detroit Avenue.

According to city officials, the company is looking to make renovations to the existing store and build a new, “prototype” store.

“The bigger story here is that Giant Eagle is looking to invest in that grocery store,” said Dru Siley, the city’s director of planning and development, last month. “Having a good grocery store isn’t just an amenity, it’s essential.”

The city hasn’t yet received any plans.

Company officials aren’t saying much.

“We have nothing to share about the Lakewood store,” said Giant Eagle spokeswoman Paula DePasquale.