Development includes 20 acres of retail similar to the Shoppes at Osgood

Mayor Del Rae Williams, Hornbacher’s President Matt Leiseth, and Kevin Christianson , President/Owner of PACES Lodging/Property Resources Group announced building plans today for a new Hornbacher’s grocery store and upscale retail development at 8th Street and 40th Avenue in Moorhead.

In a March 20 news conference, Mayor Del Rae Williams thanked Hornbacher’s President Matt Leiseth and PACES Lodging/Property Resources Group President/Owner Kevin Christianson as they unveiled plans to build a new 61,000 square foot grocery store and 50,000 square feet of retail/lease space and 4 additional outlots for new retail opportunities.

Leiseth stated, “As a Moorhead resident myself, I couldn’t be happier to bring this new Hornbacher’s store to Moorhead.” Kevin Christianson of Property Resources Group indicates the project will break ground in summer of 2014 just south of I-94 at 8th Street and 40th Avenue South. The development will take on the same upscale design and appearance as the Shoppes at Osgood in southwest Fargo that has Hornbacher’s as its anchor. Leiseth indicated there are no plans to close the existing Moorhead Hornbacher’s store, noting that a second Moorhead store makes sense given recent housing growth.

This new retail development is planned to open in early 2015.