Big Y Foods Inc. is proposing to build a 50,160-square-foot grocery store in the southeast corner of the Westfarms mall property in Farmington, according to documents filed with the Town Plan and Zoning Commission.
The Springfield, Massachusetts-based supermarket chain is seeking special permit and site plan approval for the proposed Big Y Family Market at 500 South Road. The application, filed Jan. 5 by engineering firm East Granby-based F.A. Hesketh & Associates on behalf of Big Y.
The proposed store would include a 2,290-square-foot mezzanine and associated site improvements on the 84.2-acre mall parcel owned by West Farms Mall LLC, a Bloomfield Hills, Michigan-based entity.
Big Y announced plans for the Westfarms store last year, with an expected opening in spring 2027. The free-standing building is planned for the southern side of the shopping center.
“This new location will deepen our connection with customers in central Connecticut,” Mathieu L. D’Amour, Big Y’s vice president of real estate and development, said when the project was announced.
The Westfarms project is part of a broader expansion push by Big Y in Connecticut. The grocer has recently opened locations in Brookfield, Middletown and Westport.
Farmington’s zoning commission is scheduled to accept the application at its Jan. 12 meeting and could schedule a public hearing for Feb. 9, according to the meeting agenda.
Big Y has already obtained an inland wetlands permit from the Farmington Inland Wetlands Commission, which granted approval Dec. 3, 2025. The company has worked with town staff for several months on the project, including revisions to drainage improvements and wetland permit requirements.
The application also requests a 10% reduction in the required landscape buffer width along New Britain Avenue and Southeast Street. To compensate, Big Y has proposed increasing plantings within the buffer to exceed town requirements, according to the letter from Guy A. Hesketh, a professional engineer with the East Granby firm.
The application includes stormwater management and traffic impact reports. The traffic study indicates “acceptable levels of service will be maintained at all nearby intersections” and that the local roadway network can accommodate the projected increase in traffic.
Big Y operates more than 80 supermarkets across Massachusetts and Connecticut.
