Credit: The Ameritrust Rotunda

Update:

It’s happening: Heinen’s is officially opening today in the historic Ameritrust building in downtown Cleveland.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony is slated to kick off in just over an hour, and is expected to draw a crowd. Scene will be there too, so do check back later today for some photos of the event.

Happy shopping, everybody.

Originally posted: Jan. 12, 2015:

Heinen’s will open its first downtown outlet next month, WKYC reports today.

The store will take up the first two floors of the historic Ameritrust building, located next to Cleveland’s Metropolitan at the 9.

Back in July Scene caught up with one of the project’s architectural designers, Process Creative Studios’ John Williams, who said he was striving to maintain many of the building’s original features, while also re-energizing the space for today’s consumers.

“Clevelanders love Heinen’s,” and many are thrilled that this historic and very important building will be accessible to the public after a quarter of a century, William said.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Feb. 25.

This article appears in Jan 7-13, 2015.

Alaina Nutile is the Web Editor who oversees all digital content and social media initiatives for Cleveland Scene Magazine and Detroit Metro Times. Before joining the staff in June 2013, she interned at Business Insider in New York City, and at La Hora in Quito, Ecuador. Alaina is a graduate of Kalamazoo College in Michigan, where she double majored in English and Spanish. Her interests include Japanese food, Breaking Bad, and career development advising.

2 replies on “Heinen’s to Open in Downtown Cleveland’s Historic Rotunda Today”

  2. I am guessing most customers will live within walking distance or will be waking from work. If you did want to make a trip there as a destination, there is parking all over downtown (but you might have to pay for it.)

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