“Overall, it’s a much better layout,” Josh Miletti said. The Highland Square space will be a bit smaller than the Locust Street location, with the restaurant losing about 10 seats but gaining a patio. This will equate to $3,300 to $5,000 a month, with the amount increasing over the five years, Roth said. The company will pay about $21.55 per square foot a month, which Roth said is comparable to other leases in the area. The lease for the 2,340-square-?foot space will be for five years, with an option for an additional five years. The restaurant employs 17 people and plans to hire six more to serve the longer hours at the Highland Square spot. spot since 2003 and has been leasing it on a month-to-month basis. Wally Waffle has been at its 338 Locust St. The brothers are the grandsons of the original owner. Justin Miletti, Josh’s brother, runs a Wally Waffle at 750 Darrow Road in Tallmadge. Wally Waffle started in 1975 in Wallhaven in West Akron, a location that was closed because of problems with the building.
The new store will be a Mustard Seed Market, run by Phillip and Margaret Nabors, who own stores in Bath Township and Solon.Ĭouncilman Jeff Fusco said Wally Waffle has a “record of success” in the Akron area. She is hoping ground will be broken for the grocery store either this summer or early fall. Roth said plans have been drawn up for the store and will be submitted in two weeks to the Urban Design and Fine Arts Commission. Laura Feldman, a HUD spokeswoman, said a decision on the loan is expected soon. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to help build the grocery store. Exchange St., sold its property to the hospital and plans to relocate to Tallmadge, according to a company employee.Īkron owns the triangular Highland Square property where a grocery store is planned at North Portage Path and West Market Street the Chipotle building sits to the east and parking lies in the rear.Īkron is still awaiting word about whether the city will receive a $3.8 million low-interest loan from the U.S. The company needs ample storage space for all of its parts. But she said there isn’t a large enough spot available. Roth said she’d also like to find a spot in Highland Square for the specialty shop, which fixes and provides parts for small appliances like vacuums and sewing machines. Exchange St., which also is being displaced by the hospital expansion, which will include a six-story parking deck along Exchange Street. This is the most exciting place for us to be in all of Akron.”Ĭity officials are still trying to find a new home for the United Vacuum Cleaner Store, 151 W. “We pull a lot of clientele from that area. “Highland Square is a natural home for us,” he said. He hopes to open by October and extend the hours in the new spot, serving the same fare during the dinner hour. Josh Miletti, owner of the Akron Wally Waffle, is excited about the new location. The move will return a breakfast spot to Highland Square, which has been without one since Dodie’s Cafe closed in 2007. “I’m excited about it,” said Adele Roth, the city’s development manager. building - formerly occupied by Metro Burger - to Wally Waffle. The restaurant will be the latest business in a city-owned building that also houses Chipotle and the trendy Next clothing store.Īkron City Council on Monday approved legislation leasing the space in the 845 W. Wally Waffle is losing its downtown spot because of Akron Children’s Hospital’s expansion project, but it has found a new home in Highland Square.
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