Whole Foods hits Carrollwood

CARROLLWOOD -- Weingarten Realty Investors bought a 6.33-acre property in Carrollwood for $2.75 million. The former JCPenney Credit Processing facility on Northdale Boulevard will eventually house a Whole Foods Market, a release says.

Jeff Tolrud of Colliers International Tampa Bay represented seller Northdale Associates Ltd. in the deal. “With so much room for parking, and a prime location in terms of traffic flow, this would make a terrific spot for a retailer,” Tolrud says.

Whole Foods says it expects to open its 17th Florida location, a 37,144-square-foot grocery store, in late 2012.