Paradise Foods Shopping Center, Corte Madera - 16,000 square foot tenant improvement of a gourmet grocery store offering a variety of gourmet goods including international cheeses, fine wines, a full service delicatessen, fresh produce and meat departments, elegantly prepared bakery items and a sushi bar.  Midstate also constructed the balance of the Paradise Shopping Center.

Safeway #1576, Mendocino Marketplace, Santa Rosa – Midstate and Safeway continue their 51 year working relationship with the construction of the new Mendocino Marketplace in Santa Rosa, located at 2210 and 2300 Mendocino Avenue. The newly built 56,130 square foot Safeway Store and 10,400 square foot of retail shops sit on 7.23 acres. Two additional retail shops buildings, totaling 21,874 square feet are scheduled to commence construction this spring. Construction began with the demolition of the existing Yardbird’s store and site work in late April 2003. The existing Yardbird’s store was originally built as a Safeway Store in the early 1950′s. The new Safeway Store and the adjacent retail shops; consisting of 7 retail units ranging from 1,100 to 2,101 square feet, opened to the public in November 2003. The shell of the Safeway and retail shops are comprised of 50,000 8″x8″x16″ concrete masonry unit blocks designed to create the illusion of multiple buildings instead of one large building. The entire shell sits on a 900+ yard concrete slab that was poured in a single day. Construction of the Marketplace took careful planning as the hours of construction were designed to not disturb the bordering residential streets. Despite the strict hours of construction, the store and retail shops were built in 131 days.

Santa Rosa Town Center, Santa Rosa – The Santa Rosa Town Center is a 160,000 square foot shopping center consisting of two major buildings and several smaller ones in the dynamic Santa Rosa Avenue retail district. The Santa Rosa Town Center is sited on 14.39 acres. The south block of the complex is anchored by CompUSA, Border’s, Aaron Brothers, and Good Guys. The north block contains Bed Bath and Beyond, Michael’s, and Petco.

Whole Foods Market, Cupertino – The Whole Foods Market located in Cupertino on Stevens Creek Boulevard is a gem among this natural and organic food retailer’s stores. Not only is it one of the largest in the Western United States at 75,634 square feet, it presents several interesting and unique design features. Whole Foods Market partnered with Midstate Construction to craft the interior of its Northern California store into an unparalleled food retail venue. Particular attention was given to create the community character of a local marketplace in the layout of traffic patterns and specialty areas, yet still optimize the advantages of a large space to provide abundant product selections and easy movement in extra wide aisles. Separate entrances give easy street access to the Prepared Foods Department and Bakery. Shoppers can also enjoy the custom lighting design for all light fixtures and the two extraordinary skylights filtering natural light throughout the primary shopping area.

One of the most distinguishing attributes is Whole Foods Market’s commitment to environmentally-friendly building materials. Recycled post-consumer, post-industrial waste products were included in everything from floor tiles, glass, bamboo, steel, paint, concrete, insulation, and low ‘volatile organic compounds’ (VOC). Energy-efficient design and products are integrated throughout the building, from lighting systems to low-flow water sensors, and energy-efficient refrigeration and heating.