Texas’ favorite grocery giant is about to take over the old space of one of its supermarket competitors in Dallas. Plans are underway to bring a new Central Market to Uptown in the space of a vacant former Albertsons grocery store.
A permit filed with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation on Monday indicates that a new 235,318-square-foot Central Market store will be opening at 3524 McKinney Ave. at Lemmon Avenue. The project details call for interior alterations and additions to the existing one-story building, including second-floor dining, offices and attached two-tier parking. Construction is expected to begin in March 2027 and be completed by September 2028. The estimated cost is $47,528,395.
The first Central Market store opened in Austin in 1994, inspired by famous European markets with baked goods, specialty meats, cheeses and other foods and flavors from around the globe. The gourmet grocery store, a division of H-E-B, has grown to 10 locations across Texas, six of which are in the Dallas-Fort Worth area…