ALDI paid $1.9 million for land on congested Siegen lane for a new store

They also appear to have retail-zoned plots on O'Neal Lane near S. Harrel's Ferry and in Central along Sullivan. Kind of surprised EBR is not objecting to another store that will generate more traffic right there.

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Aldi has purchased a 1.7 acre tract near the intersection of Siegen Lane and North Rieger Road for nearly $1.9 million.

The fast growing grocery chain bought the land in a deal that was filed Friday with the East Baton Rouge Clerk of Court’s office. The seller was Gulf Coast Commercial Group, the Houston real estate company that owns the Siegen Village Shopping Center.

Aldi filed plans in March to build a nearly 20,500-square-foot freestanding store in front of Total Wine. The chain had run ads on its website for a store manager trainee at the location

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In May 2020, the company bought an 11.1-acre site at 2327 O'Neal Lane, and in January 2021, it bought 3.5 acres in the Settlement at Shoe Creek traditional neighborhood development in Central.

Last summer, it posted advertisements online for trainee managers for stores at those Baton Rouge-area stores. But in February, officials with the chain said there was no information to share when the O'Neal or Central stores would open.

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They'll all do very well, but the Central and O'Neal locations are going to be way easier for shoppers.