Sweetgreen Will Not Take Over Lady Grace Spot In Brookline

BROOKLINE, MA — It's not happening. This September, Lady Grace's flagship store announced it was closing up shop after decades in Coolidge Corner. Their lease was up and the landlord had found a way to make more money it turned out. Sweetgreen, the farm-to-table salad restaurant known for known for its salads and grain bowls, was eyeing the location and had even taken steps to get permitting at Town Hall. But this November, the landlord told town officials that sweetgreen wasn't going to scoot into the space, after all.

Instead: Look for another bank to pop into the space, said David Leshinsky the Coolidge Corner Merchant Association president. Kara Brewton of the Brookline Planning Department said the department didn't have anything official on that, though. Patch reached out to sweetgreen and a representative said there were no plans for a sweetgreen in Brookline currently, but would not elaborate on why.

Cue the collective groan: Residents have been taking to social media to bemoan the large number of banks in the Coolidge Corner area. A quick google search lands: Century, Santander, Capital One Cafe, Bank of America, Brookline Bank all on Beacon Street within a couple blocks of one another.

In October, the Select Board voted to approve the application for sweetgreen to move into the space formerly occupied by Lady Grace. Plans were in the works for a new facade. But later came back in November and said they weren't moving forward.

The Washington based chain, has 10 locations in the state including Chestnut Hill, is slated to open six new locations in the area, including; 60 State St, The Seaport, and Brookline's own Coolidge Corner.

Founded in 2007, the restaurant was created with an eye toward healthy eating, and supporting local, sustainable, and transparent growers and producers.

UPDATE: As of Jan. 14, 2018 the Lady Grace Space was still listed online for rent.

Previously on Patch:

Sweetgreen To Come To Brookline?

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