{"id":435906,"date":"2026-10-23T13:04:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/435906\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T13:04:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T13:04:26","slug":"trader-joes-could-be-coming-to-orlandos-colonial-marketplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/435906\/","title":{"rendered":"Trader Joe&#8217;s could be coming to Orlando&#8217;s Colonial Marketplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"520\" data-attachment-id=\"431756\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/food-drink\/openings-closings-moves\/trader-joes-could-be-coming-to-orlandos-colonial-marketplace\/attachment\/shutterstock_2602427455\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shutterstock_2602427455.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;bluestork&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Sunnyvale, CA US - March 22, 2025: Trader Joe's logo sing on the store facade in Silicon Valley, blue sky, sunny . Trader Joe's is an American grocery store chain headquartered in Monrovia, California&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1742774400&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright (c) 2025 bluestork\/Shutterstock.  No use without permission.&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"trader joe\u2019s\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/shutterstock_2602427455.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792760665_840_shutterstock_2602427455.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-431756\"  \/>Credit: Shutterstock<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">East Colonial Drive traffic just may be getting even more hellish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trader Joe\u2019s has filed an application for a project at 3001 E. Colonial Drive, the former location of Burlington Coat Factory in Colonial Marketplace. This is the East Colonial plaza where Target, Chipotle, LA Fitness and more are all clustered around a labyrinth of a parking lot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The application lists a project called \u201cTrader Joe\u2019s\u201d for the building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInterior tenant fit out of an existing building into a Trader Joe\u2019s store work includes, but is not limited to new partitions, fixtures millwork, flooring, ceiling, light fixtures, and mechanical, plumbing and electrical work,\u201d the application reads. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The permit application does not note a construction or opening date for the building. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trader Joe\u2019s has not yet confirmed an East Colonial location. However, the grocer giant has confirmed new locations coming to <a href=\"https:\/\/locations.traderjoes.com\/fl\/orlando\/876\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Alafaya<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/food-drink\/openings-closings-moves\/new-restaurants-taking-over-divino-by-grappolo-in-ex-pizza-bruno-spot-koa-sushi-in-former-grilled-cheezus-space\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/food-drink\/openings-closings-moves\/new-restaurants-taking-over-divino-by-grappolo-in-ex-pizza-bruno-spot-koa-sushi-in-former-grilled-cheezus-space\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Maitland<\/a> and Kissimmee.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"201\" data-attachment-id=\"417124\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/?attachment_id=417124\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OW_JoinNewsletter_970x250_1.jpg?fit=970%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"970,250\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"OW_JoinNewsletter_970x250_1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/OW_JoinNewsletter_970x250_1.jpg?fit=780%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792760665_24_OW_JoinNewsletter_970x250_1.jpg\" alt=\"Stay in the know in Orlando with Orlando Weekly's free newsletter.\" class=\"wp-image-417124\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Related Stories<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/news\/labor\/breakthru-beverage-delivery-drivers-in-orlando-beat-union-busting-effort\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792760666_653_img_1470-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Breakthru Beverage delivery drivers in Orlando beat union-busting effort\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"19065\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/news\/breakthru-beverage-drivers-strike-in-orlando-39669126\/attachment\/img_1470\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.orlandoweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/img_1470-scaled.webp?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"img_1470\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Breakthru Beverage delivery drivers in Orlando strike for a better deal at the bargaining table, rain or shine. 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