By Eric Curl
Feb. 27, 2026 – Publix Supermarkets filed a building permit application on Feb. 26 with the city of Savannah to construct a new 36,374-square-foot grocery store with a parking garage level near the entrance to the Eastern Wharf mixed-use development just east of downtown.
The two-story commercial project would rise along East President Street at the southeastern edge of the Eastern Wharf development, near the Savannah River, just west of the Truman Parkway ramp.
Branch Properties, an Atlanta-based retail developer that frequently develops Publix-anchored centers, is listed as a project contact, with a general contractor to be named.
The permit filing appears to be the first official documentation identifying Publix as the planned grocery tenant at Eastern Wharf, and a construction timeline was not included.
Eastern Wharf is a mixed-use riverfront development that includes apartments, offices, restaurants, and retail space, with additional commercial projects planned as the district builds out.
This is a developing story that will be updated as more information is obtained.
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