"Harris Teeter's current store at 1015 Providence Road was built by its landlord over 60 years ago and is a very small store that limits the variety and selection the company offers at its other locations," the company said in a statement. The store was originally an A&P grocery store when it was constructed in 1938.
Permits and zoning applications for the project have not been filed with the city of Charlotte. The grocery store would replace the existing buildings on the site, which include the current store and Myers Park Hardware, which is shut down.
The new store building will be built back from the corner, towards the rear of the property near Huntley Place and Bolling Road, said Jeff Brown, a Charlotte attorney assisting Harris Teeter with the project. That move will create one larger parking area and a "much safer, more orderly," way for cars and trucks to enter and leave the property, Brown said.
