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Central Market Preston Royal
PROJECT SPOTLIGHT CENTRAL MARKET PRESTON ROYAL
Stephen Butt, President of Central Market, a division of H-E-B Grocery Company
It was the morning of October 21, 2019, when the North Dallas neighborhood, Preston Oaks, was severely damaged by a tornado that tore through many residents’ homes the night before. H-E-B Grocery brought in Joeris to facilitate rebuilding the tornado-damaged Central Market, the grocery store anchor of Preston Oaks Shopping Center.
The local residents anticipated the store would reopen quickly. For Joeris, the pressure was on to bring back what once was, to be a part of this community’s healing and return to normalcy. Many stores chose not to return to Preston Oak’s Shopping Center. As for Central Market, the initial plan was to have the store reopen as quickly as possible by Thanksgiving of 2020.
Schedule Extends to Provide a Better Central Market Than Before
In October of 2020, the plan changed. Central Market opted to update the store, expand the footprint, and extend the date the store would reopen to June of 2021. In total, the store was closed for 21 months. The Central Market team returned the Preston Royal store to the residents in even better condition than before the tornado touched down.
Final Appearance & Quality of Finished Product
Preston Oaks residents now enjoy the expanded footprint of their favorite local grocery store. New amenities include a larger community room for cooking classes, larger produce and seafood sections, self-checkout lanes, a dedicated curbside, an upgraded café, a coffee bar, and an upstairs café seating area overlooking the entire store. The store is also more energy-efficient with improved glazing and upgraded mechanical units.
Reflecting on the Project
CENTRAL MARKET PRESTON ROYAL Dallas, TX
Receiving the call from H-E-B to survey, make safe, and rebuild one of their Central Market stores after tornado damage was a challenge Joeris gratefully accepted. After all, H-E-B and Central Market have a long history of building with Joeris. Joeris has built or renovated over 98 stores for H-E-B in the past five years alone. It’s hard not to be positively influenced by the #1 grocer in Texas. Joeris’ commitment to customizing processes to meet the needs of H-E-B as a client has influenced the firm’s evolution as they have grown into a top general contractor in Texas. Ultimately, grocery stores are community lifelines. For Joeris, it was an honor to be of service to Central Market and the residents of Preston Oaks during their time of need, restoring and improving the Preston Royal store as quickly as time allowed.
CENTRAL MARKET PRESTON ROYAL Dallas, TX
