Whole Foods, T.J. Maxx to anchor Cheshire retail center

The retail component of Stone Bridge Crossing, the sprawling mixed use complex off of Interstate 691 in Cheshire will be anchored by a Whole Foods Market and a T.J. Maxx, the owner of the property on which the stores will be developed has announced.

Officials with Floridabased Regency Centers announced the first two tenants of the complex’s retail portion, ending months of speculation. The retail portion of the complex, which will be a 152,000-square-foot shopping center located near the intersection of Route 10 and I-691, will be know as Cheshire Crossing.

In addition to the supermarket and the 23,000 square-foot T.J. Maxx, there

will be an additional 18,000-square feet of smaller anchors, said Rebecca Wing, vice president of investments for Regency Centers.

“Cheshire Crossing is a great example of how Regency is remaining active in the region,” Wing said. “We have a long history and working relationship with

Whole Foods Market, and we look forward to demonstrating continued success as long-term stewards of this shopping center.”

Whole Foods has 11 stores in Connecticut and is nearing completion of another supermarket in Stamford. The Cheshire Whole Foods store is one of two in the development pipeline, with the other being proposed in Old Saybrook.

T.J. Maxx has two dozen Connecticut stores.

Andrew Martelli, Cheshire’s director of economic development and grants, said Regency Centers officials have told the town they hope to have the new stores open by late 2025, in advance of the holiday season. Eric Davidson, a Regency Centers spokesman, said he expects both Whole Foods and T.J. Maxx to be

open by the spring of 2026, with the remainder of retailers opening during a 12-month period after that.

“We’re looking at tenants in the food and beverage, health and fitness, as well as general retail sectors, Davidson said of prospective tenants.

Whole Foods and T.J. Maxx are taking two of the largest spaces in Cheshire Crossing, according to Martelli.

“There’s still an 18,000 square foot space and a 10,000 square foot space where tenants haven’t been announced,” he said. “We’ve been told the plan is to announce the tenants in small groups as they sign leases.”

In addition to the Cheshire Crossing stores, Stone Bridge Crossing will have a gas station and convenience store, as well as 140 townhomes and carriage house living units, 300 apartments, and a 125-room Homewood Suites hotel.

Construction of the townhomes started well over a year ago, and construction of the apartment complex began in the second half of 2023.

Arnold Gold/Hearst Connecticut Media The Whole Foods Market in Milford. The Texas-based supermarket giant will be one of two anchors for Stone Bridge Crossing’s retail component of the project, along with a T.J. Maxx.

Luther Turmelle/Hearst Connecticut Media A sign on Route 10 in Cheshire promoting the mixed use development Stone Bridge Crossing.