Firehouse Subs, Tropical Smoothie, Encore shoes join Lebanon's Western Plaza redevelopment

Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean
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Firehouse Subs, Tropical Smoothie Café and Shoe Dept. Encore will be part of the new lineup of Lebanon’s Western Plaza retail center, currently under redevelopment, officials said.

Signs are up for new stores opening at a Lebanon shopping center formerly anchored by Kmart and now being redeveloped.
Signs are up for new stores opening at a Lebanon shopping center formerly anchored by Kmart and now being redeveloped.

Drinkard Development is redoing the site that once was anchored by Kmart for years until the store closed.

Ross Dress for Less, Marshall’s, Buff City Soap, Five Below and Ulta Beauty have already been announced as tenants, set to open in the approximate 144,000-square-foot former Kmart building.

Firehouse Subs and Tropical Smoothie Café will be tenants in an 8,000-square-foot commercial building that will front the Western Plaza center. There is also space for two other tenants, yet to be announced.

Redevelopment of the Western Plaza Shopping Center in Lebanon.
Redevelopment of the Western Plaza Shopping Center in Lebanon.

Shoe Dept. Encore and Bad Ass Coffee of Hawaii will move into the 27,300-square-foot building on the east side of the redevelopment's larger buildings. Shoe Dept. Encore will take up about 12,000-square-feet of space. HoneyBaked Ham and AutoZone Auto Parts are already open in the side building.

A DG Market and Popshelf, Tractor Supply and Harbor Freight are among existing businesses that have continued to operate to the west of the redevelopment.

Here are some more development updates around town:

Whataburger and Zaxby’s: Neither chain has committed to an opening date as work continues on the restaurants that will be part of the Hickory Ridge Shopping Center along State Route 109 and Hickory Ridge Road.

Publix opened in December as the new shopping center's anchor.

Retail center on Murfreesboro Road: An owner is redeveloping a former gas station at 1051 Murfreesboro Road and building a retail center with four spaces that will be about 1,300 square feet each.

Work is underway and owner Jay Patel estimates completion this spring or early summer. Discussions are ongoing with potential tenants, Patel said.

The Facility: The sports training complex with more than 8,000 square feet for baseball and softball on East Division Street, just off the State Route 109 exit from Interstate 40, is scheduled to open in March.

The address is 5510 East Division Suites 131-133, Mt. Juliet.

Reach Andy Humbles at ahumbles@tennessean.com or 615-726-5939 and on Twitter @ AndyHumbles.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: New businesses announced for Lebanon’s Western Plaza redevelopment