Walmart has a contract pending to purchase the closed Winn-Dixie grocery store in Cahaba Heights and is seeking a tax rebate from Vestavia Hills to redevelop the site for a Walmart Neighborhood Market, city records show.
Winn-Dixie closed its store in Cahaba Heights in May of last year, and the site has remained vacant since then.
Walmart has a plan to demolish the existing building and build a new 45,000-square-foot Walmart Neighborhood Market in its place, according to a summary of a proposed economic development incentive deal prepared by Vestavia Hills City Manager Jeff Downes…