There is a lot of work to be done, but they are hoping for a May opening date. If you aren’t familiar with the location, as mentioned the building is located on Blackwood Clementon Road in Gloucester Township, very close to the Erial Rd intersection and across the street of the front “point” of the Highland High School property. While not listed in advance of the meeting, we learned the reason for this is Giant Fitness was looking to move from their Black Horse Pike location and set up on Blackwood Clementon Road.Īfter seeing large storage boxes in the parking lot, we stopped over and saw that some demo activity is taking place….Shrimple Seafood Restaurant and Market is currently under development on Blackwood Clementon Rd, in the building that previously housed Big Cheez Pizzeria! This new restaurant will have a FULL LIQUOR LICENSE! Wow, who saw this coming?! Not me! With this new restaurant, they are changing up the concept and making this more of an entree based seafood restaurant (as opposed to the large shared seafood boils)Īs an added bonus, they will offer be offering a Seafood Market on the right side of the store!īack in June 2020, 42Freeway listened in on the Planning Board meeting to hear how the owners of Commerce Plaza II were looking to split the property into different tax lots… specifically to make the large building in the back it’s own tax property (and therefore have different ownership from the rest of the property). Gloucester Township is already home to several “Super” Wawas (which include the gas station), including one just a mile away near Camden County College.Ī competing Royal Farms store opened back in 2019 on Blackwood Clementon Road, just a 1/2 mile from this newly proposed Wawa.Īs we reported back in March, Keep It Shrimple is being developed by the same family which operates Cherry Hill’s super successful Boiling House restaurant! The new Wawa will feature the now familiar pattern of a convenience store and gas station pumps.Īlmost a year ago Wawa gained approval to build a store in the Erial section of town at the site of a former bank, located across from the Gloucester Township District 6 Fire station. The meeting will cover all of the bases, as the developers are looking for preliminary and final approval. The June 23rd Zoning Board Meeting will hear a proposal to build a new Super Wawa at the corner property which currently houses the former Entenmann’s Bakery and the Rita’s Water Ice I know there has been a long running rough patch for this commercial district, but this is a LOT of exciting projects all coming together! Add in Royal Farms, Republic Bank and Favorites a few years ago… things are looking up for Blackwood Clementon Road! Super Wawa This Wawa project could take years before the property is cleared. To be clear, Rita’s Water Ice is still open at the corner property and Entenmann’s relocated to another location as a store only, near the Starbucks. Now that’s a jam packed headline… and it’s all for Blackwood Clementon Road! The big lead story… ANOTHER Super Wawa is proposed for Gloucester Township, this one is planned for the old Entenmann’s Bakery building and Rita’s Water Ice Property! We also give an update on three other stories… Chipotle, Giant Fitness and Keep It Shrimple!Īnd don’t forget that last fall a new Dollar General opened on Blackwood Clementon Road!
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