Marketplace overhaul to feature new building, standalone CVS
By Michelle Wagner on March 22, 2016
Starbucks would move to the new building with a drive-through.
The owners of The Marketplace at Southern Shores plan to make improvements at the complex that would include a freestanding CVS/Pharmacy and new retail space.
Aston Properties of Charlotte, N.C. has submitted a conditional use permit application to the town that would pave the way for a 7,210-square-foot multi-tenant building just west of Wells Fargo.
On Monday, the Planning Board recommended approval of the permit.
Two of the units in the new building would be outfitted for restaurants, one being a drive-thru Starbucks on the northern end, said Town Planner Wes Haskett. The other two units would be retail space.
Haskett said he does not know what other businesses will be moving into the new space.
Under the plan, the portion of the complex at the western edge of the complex that now houses Starbucks, Rita’s Water Ice, Verizon and Mattress Firm would be demolished. Slated to go in its place is the stand-alone CVS/Pharmacy. The 13,225-square-foot drug store would include a drive-thru pharmacy.
Rita’s has already moved out of the building.
Rita’s has already moved out of the building.
The western portion of the complex was once a movie theater and adjacent movie rental store but was converted into retail space. In 2007, a construction worker died during renovations when a wall collapsed on him. The building was then torn down and rebuilt. Starbucks moved in in 2008 and was the first Starbucks to open on the Outer Banks.
A public hearing will be scheduled before the plan goes to Town Council for vote.
Representatives of Aston Properties could not be reached for comment.
Representatives of Aston Properties could not be reached for comment.
Major tenants in the shopping center, which has a total of 560 parking spaces, include Flood Lion, Dollar Tree, the UPS Store and Outer Banks Urgent Care.
