Harris Teeter Submits Leland Expansion Plan Adding 6,500 Square Feet

Harris Teeter's only Brunswick County store in Leland has submitted a sketch plan to expand its building by more than 6,500 square feet, raising the Waterford Village retail center to nearly 98,000 square feet. Yahoo reported the filing on October 24, 2026.

Kimley-Horn's Leland Sketch Plan Details

Preliminary plans by Kimley-Horn submitted October 19 show a roughly 6,600-square-foot expansion that would extend the building, according to Yahoo. The proposal also covers site improvements and a reconfiguration of parking areas, cutting parking from 487 spaces to 477.

Harris Teeter serves as the 50,000-square-foot anchor of the Waterford Village commercial center off Olde Waterford Way. Company officials said at the time the store marked the chain's entry into a rapidly growing market west of Wilmington. Waterford Village has become one of the town's primary retail hubs since Harris Teeter's debut there around 17 years ago, with tenants including Panera, Wells Fargo, Club Pilates, Jersey Mike's, UPS Store, Great Clips and Christopher's Steakhouse.

Kimley-Horn, the firm behind the plans, was ranked 3rd on the 2026 Fortune Best Workplaces in Consulting & Professional Services list, based on survey responses from over 125,000 employees, PR Newswire reported. The firm was also named to the 2026 PEOPLE Companies that Care list for the fourth time, citing its people-first culture and community impact.

Harris Teeter's Recent Expansion Moves

Harris Teeter, a Matthews-based grocer, said in September 2026 it plans to modernize over 60 stores in its market and is under construction on three new stores, with a $253 million investment in the renovations and new locations, American City Business Journals reported. Earlier that month, the Kroger-owned chain cleared a permit for a fuel center off Atlantic Boulevard in Jacksonville, with costs up to $2 million, and plans a $5 million grocery store and liquor store at Atlantic North, according to American City Business Journals. In August 2026, Murray's Cheese said its cave-aged collection would debut at five kiosks inside Harris Teeter stores in Charlotte, North Carolina, Stock Titan reported.

Other Retail and Mixed-Use Projects Moving Ahead

Hoboken Urby, a 16-story development at 250 Observer Highway, will offer 345 apartments and over 20,000 square feet of commercial and retail space, with a summer 2027 debut expected, nj reported. Veidekke was selected to build a combined residential, office and commercial development for Thon Gruppen at Vitaminveien 6 in Oslo's Storo district under a design and build contract valued at approximately NOK 745 million, excluding VAT, news.cision.com reported. Noah Properties is proposing a fourth Cumberland Crossing mixed-use development in Des Plaines with over 5,000 square feet of retail, Yahoo reported.

What Comes Next for the Leland Store

Town planning staff were still reviewing the sketch plan as of October 22. A formal site plan for the project must be submitted, reviewed and approved before the expansion can proceed, according to Yahoo.