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Boston's Largest Whole Foods to Be Built in South End

The new 50,000 square foot supermarket to be built on Harrison Avenue will be the largest Whole Foods store in Boston, and the first full-sized grocery store in the South End neighborhood.

The South End is finally getting its own full-sized grocery store.

The largest Whole Foods store in Boston will be built on Harrison Avenue in the South End, with a projected opening date of sometime in 2014, according to the Boston Business Journal.

The 50,000 square foot organic supermarket will be the largest retailer of a $200 million mixed use residential and commercial development project known as "Ink Block," the site of the former Boston Herald building. 

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By contrast, the chain's is a tiny 13,700 square feet. If you've ever been to the , it clocks in at 60,000 square feet.

The South End Whole Foods store will include an outdoor sidewalk café with seating on Harrison Avenue, a wine store and a gelato bar.

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The entire 500,000 square foot Ink Block project will span six acres, four blocks and feature restaurant and retail space, and 471 luxury apartments. 

Construction is expected to begin in early 2013 and conclude by 2016. 

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