A local observant realtor informed The Roadrunner last week that the Rite Aid building had been quietly sold. After locating the details of the new owner, the paper quickly reached out to officials for comment.
State energy officials have confirmed the quiet acquisition of the former Rite Aid building at the intersection of Valley Center Road and Cole Grade Road, marking a significant—and controversial—shift in the community’s land-use landscape.
The 17,000-square-foot retail shell, which has sat vacant, will not be returning to commercial use. Instead, it has been purchased by GridCore Dynamics, a Delaware-based energy infrastructure firm, to serve as a “Boutique Battery Energy Storage System” (B-BESS)…