The Pros and Cons of Adaptive Reuse for Grocery Retailers

“With multi-level or mixed-use projects, we evaluate things like how to get the grease shaft to the roof and where to put the refrigeration equipment… supermarkets also require a lot of floor drains and floor sinks, so determining the impact and logistics of coring a slab for a multi-level building can get complicated,” stated Sean Unsell, RDC Senior Studio Director & Associate Principal 

🛒 Sean highlights how adaptive reuse goes beyond preserving old buildings and how conversions from retail boxes like Big Lots, Rite Aid, and Bed Bath & Beyond become opportunities for community-driven grocery destinations. 

Read the full story on Supermarket News here