Whole Foods Almost Open, Avalon, Restaurants And More To Come: Meadow Walk Update

SUDBURY, MA—Of course the town is all a-buzz about Whole Foods Market, its grand opening on July 8 at the new Meadow Walk, the development of the former Raytheon property in Sudbury.

Whole Foods opens on July 8, and the establishment will have outdoor patio seating for 72.

"This is promising to be a great gathering place in downtown Sudbury," said Selectmen Chairman Bob Haarde in the Board's monthly update to the town. "Please consider yourself invited to attend the grand opening ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 8, at Whole Foods."

In his update of the development, Haarde addressed the issue of runoff, and that Massachusetts law requires that the town address the environmental impact.

Bridges Memory Care, the Avalon Bay 40B development, is scheduled to begin construction this July as well, and construction will take approximately one year to complete, he wrote. The Avalon development is set to be completed in phases over the next few years, with the 55-plus community by National Development scheduled to begin construction in September of this year.

"There are two other leases signed so far, which have been delivered in escrow but are not at the point where they can be announced," wrote Haarde. "I can say they are both restaurant and fast/casual dining and I am told that we will be pleased when we learn who these tenants are. Construction on those establishments will also begin this July with the plan to open in Spring 2018."

The traffic signal plan for Meadow Walk is to be finished by the end of the year. As the milestones are hit, the town gets payments from the developers, "as outlined in the multi-million dollar development agreement."

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