"There's a lot coming in, following us," Eddie Musallet told the Johnson County Post the week his Fresh Market of Shawnee opened at Westbrooke Green. "It's gonna start filling up pretty fast."
It may well fill up. For now, three weeks after the doors opened on Wednesday, Oct. 7, the grocery is the only new tenant anyone has officially announced at 75th Street and Quivira Road. That makes the store more than an anchor. It's the one fixed point in a center whose list of possible tenants has changed between reports this year. If you live nearby, what you can count on is the grocery itself, and it was stocked with this corner in mind.
Nearly two decades of driving somewhere else for milk
Dillons left the old Westbrooke Village center nearly 20 years ago. Formal efforts to remake the property started almost a decade ago, with the Shawnee City Council approving a development plan and public finance incentives back in 2017. The project went through more than one version along the way. A 2019 scaled-down concept described a village green, walking trails, about 107,600 square feet of commercial and restaurant space, and 343 apartments, according to Johnson County Post coverage from that year. In 2024 the city signed a new agreement with Westbrooke Partners LLC, a Kansas City, Missouri-based developer.
The schedule slipped along the way, too. In February 2026 the developer asked for more time and got a deadline of July 31, KSHB reported. The goal at the time, according to the Johnson County Post's February report, was to have a grocery open in time for the World Cup. The store opened in October instead, after construction on the center had wrapped up.
So the opening didn't end a long stretch of construction. It ended a gap of almost twenty years when this corner had no grocery store at all. Musallet described the neighborhood's reaction to the Johnson County Post this way: "They're all loving it, and they all needed it. The neighborhood's so happy that something is there."
A store built for 75th and Quivira
Fresh Market of Shawnee belongs to the same family of stores as El Mercado Fresco. The company runs several stores across Kansas City on both sides of the state line, and before this one it had just one store in Johnson County, near 103rd Street and Metcalf Avenue in Overland Park. The Johnson County Post's July report put the chain at nine other locations.
Its other stores focus on Hispanic groceries. The Shawnee store doesn't follow that template exactly. Musallet said it carries "a lot more traditional American products" than the company's other stores, along with a bigger Asian goods section. "This store is like a hybrid," he told the Johnson County Post. "And we try to keep it at a good low price for the customer."
Here's what you'll find at 7405 Quivira Road, open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day:
- Tortillas and conchas made by hand on site. Staff were making both during the opening weekend.
- A bakery counter with cakes, conchas, cookies and doughnuts.
- A Frutopia ice cream counter that scoops the owner's own ice cream brand.
- A Picadeli salad bar. Musallet said it's the first one in any El Mercado Fresco store.
- Everyday grocery aisles with produce, seafood, spices and snacks, plus more American staples and a larger Asian section than the company's other locations carry.
The salad bar is the clearest sign that this store was planned for its own location. The chain has never had one before, and it opened first at a center where people have gone without a grocery since Dillons left. Weeknight dinner pickup and a 10 p.m. closing time make it a store you can use every day, not a special-occasion stop.
The rest of the tenant list keeps changing
Musallet expects more businesses to follow. The center's possible tenants have been reported a few times this year, though, and the list hasn't stayed the same from one report to the next. The developer listed potential tenants in the Johnson County Post's February report, and the October report listed what might come next. None of the businesses on either list were named, and no opening dates were given.
| Possible use | February 2026 developer list | October 2026 report |
|---|---|---|
| National pizza chain | Listed, described as new to the KC metro | Listed |
| Barbershop | Listed | Listed |
| Sushi restaurant | Not listed | Listed |
| Liquor store | Existing Q Liquor, which the owner hoped to keep | "A liquor store" listed |
| Mexican restaurant | Listed | Not listed |
| Chinese restaurant | Listed | Not listed |
| Nail salon | Listed | Not listed |
| Coffee-and-doughnut shop | Listed | Not listed |
Two items show up on both lists: the barbershop and the national pizza chain. The February report described the pizza chain as a brand new to the Kansas City metro. If it opens, people would drive to 75th and Quivira for it, which would make it more than a neighborhood convenience.
The liquor line is less clear. Q Liquor was already open at the center, and in February the owner said they hoped to keep it. The October report mentions only "a liquor store," so it doesn't say whether that means Q Liquor staying or a new business coming in.
Mi Pueblito Meat Market was expected to leave. The July report said its old space would be renovated and leased again. So at least one storefront that used to sell groceries is now waiting for a new tenant, while Fresh Market fills the role a few doors away.
What's different when you pull in
Even shoppers who only come for the grocery will notice the property looks different. The renovation added new storefront windows, facades and roofing. The parking lot was repaved and rebuilt with islands and curbs, and it now drains to a detention pond with a fountain, according to the Johnson County Post's February report.
The Chadwick Apartments, built earlier as part of the same redevelopment, sit next door. The July coverage describes this year's work as a facelift for the retail side of the property.
What actually changes your week
Most of the Westbrooke Green story is still unconfirmed, but one part already changes daily errands. This part of Shawnee now has a full grocery open 15 hours a day. It has a bakery making conchas, and its salad bar is the only one in the whole chain. Shoppers looking for American brands next to Asian pantry staples will find both on the same aisle map.
Living near a corner that's still filling in brings up practical questions, like what a new anchor means for nearby streets or how soon the empty storefronts might fill. Kristi and the team at Your Kansas City Home watch these Shawnee corners closely and would be glad to talk through what Westbrooke Green's next chapter could mean for your part of town. Your Home Starts Here.
