New LCBO, Starbucks among retailers expected at Elmira site

from January 26, 2023

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will also be home to a new LCBO store.

Foodland plaza in Elmira’s south end will see new retailers in town, including a Starbucks, Stacked Pancake House and Barburitto. The development

Two new buildings are to be added to the site in the third and final phase of development, said Gordon Driedger, president of Skyline Retail REIT, the company that owns the property.

The new LCBO store will be north of Rexall, and is expected to be about 6,000 square feet, larger than the current shop on Church Street that it will replace, he said.

The Starbucks, Stacked Pancake House and Barburrito will be located between the Harvey’s building and the Tim

Hortons. The Starbucks will have a drive-thru.

“Skyline purchased the property in early 2016. At that time, we identified the potential for additional retail density to serve the growing Elmira market. As you know, the plaza serves a large area of smaller communities surrounding Elmira,” he said.

Driedger expects construction to begin in early spring and finish in the fall.

“Municipal applications for these developments have been in progress for several years. However, site plan approval and building permits for the new development will be approved shortly,” he said.

Jeremy Vink, Woolwich’s manager of planning, said “the township is currently still finalizing the site plan and agreement with the landowner. We have given them