Costco eyeing new location in Indian Land, S.C.
Preliminary plans show the new warehouse club would be about 3 miles south of the state line on Lancaster Highway; project would include a 24-pump gas station and 799 parking spaces
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Hot dog! Costco makes plans for a new warehouse club in Indian Land; would be 4th in Charlotte region
by Cristina Bolling
Here’s some hot retail news that’s sure to make some Ballantyne-area Ledger readers swoon: Costco is scoping out plans for a new spot about three miles south of the state line on Lancaster Highway in Indian Land., S.C.
A Traffic Impact Analysis filed in Lancaster County shows that Costco is looking to build a new store on the east side of Lancaster Highway, south of Possum Hollow Road, on a vacant site between Transformation Church and the Indian Land YMCA, according to Ledger media partner Untap Indian Land. (It’s a free Substack newsletter keeping tabs on development in Indian Land — you should sign up, if that topic interests you.)
Plans reveal that the project is slated to be 151,000 s.f. and include a 24-pump gas station, with 799 parking spaces. Crosland Southeast is the developer on the project. According to Untap Indian Land, the land was initially planned to be The Indian Land Technology Park and will be next to the mixed-use site called The Exchange Indian Land. The land is already zoned commercial.
Plenty still needs to happen, though, before plans are approved by state and county officials and the masses descend for mega-boxes of Cheerios, vats of peanut butter, discounted gas and the $1.50 hotdog-soda combo.
Once the transportation plan is reviewed by county and state officials, there will be sketch and civil plan reviews, which involve multiple county departments and could take months, a Lancaster County official told Untap Indian Land’s Casey Wilson. The traffic analysis that was submitted said it was for the projected year 2025, but it’s unclear what year the store would open if approved.
A Costco spokesperson contacted by The Ledger on Friday wouldn’t confirm any plans for a new Indian Land location, saying by email that “it is our company policy to not comment regarding future Costco warehouses until we are ready to share details about the new location (usually 2-3 months in advance).”
Rumors and speculation about a possible Costco location have been swirling along the state line for years, as new neighborhoods have sprung up, many with families looking to load up their SUVs or minivans with bulk discount goods.
There are nearly 600 Costco warehouses in the U.S., but only three in the Charlotte region: on Tyvola Road in Charlotte, in Matthews and in Mooresville.
Cristina Bolling is managing editor of The Ledger: cristina@cltledger.com
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