It appears a new grocer has its eyes set on the vacant Giant at the Lyon Village Shopping Center.
A commercial addition permit application filed Monday on behalf of Sprouts Farmers Market calls for “tenant improvement of an existing grocery store into a new grocery store” at 3115 Langston Blvd.
This is by far the largest retail bay in the shopping center. The Giant that had occupied the space for 60 years as the plaza’s anchor store closed last February, raising questions about the center’s future.
Sprouts has three other Northern Virginia locations in Herndon, Manassas and Leesburg. The nationwide supermarket chain places an emphasis on fresh produce and organic goods.
BMC Property Group, the center’s management, did not respond to a request for comment.
Sprouts Farmers Market did not respond to a request for comment.
The Lyon Village Shopping Center — which includes several other retailers, including CVS and The Italian Store — is still expected to see redevelopment at some point.
The county’s long-term Langston Boulevard Area Plan calls for increased housing, more public spaces and transit-friendly changes along the corridor. Renderings published in 2023 depict apartment units above the current Lyon Village grocery store space.
