Rendering of proposed IKEA Norfolk.
IKEA announced Tuesday it is planning to submit plans to the City of Norfolk to open its second store in Virginia.
The 331,000-square-foot IKEA store and 1,000 parking spaces would be built on 19 acres at the Intersection of 64 and Northampton Boulevard. The project is expected to create 250 employees and 500 construction jobs.
“We are excited at the possibility of growing our Southeastern U.S. presence with a Norfolk store,” IKEA U.S. President Lars Petersson said in a statement. “A location in this retail corridor would provide our nearly 35,000 Hampton Roads customers their own store and introduce the unique IKEA shopping experience to others through southeast Virginia.”
The proposed IKEA Norfolk would feature almost 10,000 items and include a 450-seat restaurant serving Swedish specialties, baby-care room, a supervised children’s play area and play areas throughout the store.
