A new 50,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market® opened its doors in Elmhurst on May 27, with the help of Novak Construction.
This marks Novak’s fifth of seven Whole Foods Market remodels to open in the greater Chicagoland this year. As one of Whole Foods Market’s primary general contractors in the Midwest, Novak Construction Company has performed nearly 30 remodels and ground-up projects for this high-end grocer, and the Elmhurst store represents its 27th. Team Novak was present at Whole Foods’ “Bread-Breaking” ceremony – this time with Mayor Steven M.
Morley, Whole Foods Market Team Members, Michael Bashaw and Michael Sweatt, and over 200 from the Elmhurst community, which represented the largest opening in Illinois for this upscale grocer thus far.
New to this location are rotating taps of specialty beers, gelato shakes and sundaes, waffles, in-house made donuts, and a canteen juice bar.
According to Karen Rugh, Project Manager, and Fred Erickson, Lead Superintendent, the scope included splitting the prior Dominick’s space in half (for WFM and a future retail tenant); a new front façade; and, Whole Foods Market’s Midwest test kitchen space (to test new recipes for all stores).
