Toco Hills shopping center will soon welcome a pair of surprising new tenants. According to job postings and updated property materials, J. Crew Factory and Bath & Body Works are opening new stores in the popular intown center. A representative from center owner Edens at first said she could assist in confirming details only to then state she could make no comment at all. A representative from J. Crew did not immediately respond to our request.
It's unclear where exactly in the center J. Crew Factory will open but there are several spaces that could fit the bill. One in particular that makes the most sense is a roughly 3,500 square foot space between Conete's Bike Shop and Ulta. A job posting for "Store Director - NEW STORE J. Crew Factory - Toco Hills" was posted in June but doesn't specify an exact location. An employee at another local J. Crew store confirmed the retailer is opening in Toco Hills shopping center. The new J. Crew Factory store marks the second in an Edens center in metro Atlanta for the traditional outlet and mall-based retailer. A J. Crew Factory store opened at Merchants Walk in East Cobb this past August marking a return of sorts to the area where the retailer previously operated a full-line J. Crew store at The Avenue years ago. The Merchants Walk store is 5,740 square feet.
In addition to Bath & Body Works and J. Crew Factory, Toco Hills will in the months to come welcome several other new tenants. Silla Del Toro, a Spanish tapas eatery from locally owned Fork U Concepts, is expected to open in suite 620, a 3,670 square foot space near the UPS Store. The restaurant has been "coming soon" for over a year and it's unclear when exactly it will open.
GoodVets, a new to market veterinarian, is also opening in the center. The new clinic will open in a 2,245 square foot space next to Westside Market. The new GoodVets will likely be the third to open in metro Atlanta joining existing locations on the Upper Westside and in Dunwoody. A fourth location is slated to open in the street level of of Interlock Phase 2 on Northside Drive in West Midtown.
Additionally, Wild Heaven Beer and Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q are slated to open a joint location in a hidden space behind Flying Biscuit Cafe. The concept, announced earlier this summer, will span about 5,200 square feet and is scheduled to open in early 2024.
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