Grocery Store Planned for Crossroads Shopping Center, former Savannah Children's Theatre Space

Property Matters Brief

May 12, 2026 – A new grocery store is planned as part of a redevelopment of the Crossroads Shopping Center on Victory Drive, according to recently submitted plans and a demolition permit application.

The project, located at 2160-2164 E. Victory Drive, calls for the demolition of an existing one-story retail building and the construction of a new commercial structure intended for a grocery tenant.

According to an application filed with the city, the project includes the removal of a 28,000-square-foot section of the shopping center’s east end that previously housed the Savannah Children’s Theatre and a fitness club. A 23,293-square-foot building is proposed in its place.

A spokesperson said in April it was still early in the process, but the developer should be able to provide more details soon. (Before you get excited, a Trader Joe’s spokesperson said in April it was not the company’s project.)

This would not be the first time a grocery store was at the location. A Piggly Wiggly operated at the shopping center where a Planet Fitnesss is now located before closing in 2013.

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