Whole Foods, Legal C Bar first to sign on Lynnfield complex

By Casey Ross, Globe Staff

The developers of a large mixed-use project in Lynnfield have signed on Whole Foods and Legal C Bar to anchor the complex, which will also include offices, apartments, and a golf course.

Joint-venture partners National Development and WS Development announced the deal with the retailers today, saying the two will be among the new stores at MarketStreet, the partnership’s 500,000-square-foot plus complex along Interstate 95. The firms also announced a deal with Kings, which will operate a bowling alley and entertainment hall on the property.

“Powerful anchors such as Whole Foods Market and Kings, along with the popular Legal C Bar, will provide energy and excitement to MarketStreet Lynnfield’s mix of retail, office and residential uses,” said Ted Tye, managing partner, National Development.

Whole Foods will operate a 45,000-square foot store, while Legal C Bar will occupy a 7,100-square-foot space that will include two bars, communal tables and mezzanine seating. The Kings will include ten-pin bowling, large-screen televisions and music.

MarketStreet will contain additional restaurants and stores, 180 apartments, 80,000 square feet of offices, and the King Rail Reserve golf course. The complex will be located next to the existing Sheraton Colonial Hotel & Conference Center and Boston Sports Club. Construction is scheduled to start in early 2012.