Shoppes at Jupiter Whole Foods: Opening Plans and Roundabout

Drive east on Indiantown Road past U.S. 1 toward the beach and you pass the older shopping plaza on the left with Harbourside Place across the street. The Town of Jupiter's own staff report describes what happens on that stretch. Eastbound drivers make unsafe U-turns, and some make illegal left turns into the plaza. The town has dealt with that problem for years. One council member recalled that the town looked at putting a roundabout there a few years ago.

On October 6, 2026, the Jupiter Town Council voted 5–0 to approve Resolution 72-26. That resolution is the site plan amendment that brings Whole Foods Market and Total Wine & More to The Shoppes at Jupiter. The grocery store got the headlines. The vote also tied the plaza to a new elongated roundabout on Indiantown Road. Council and the developer want both finished at about the same time, and the road project's schedule has almost no spare time in it.

Which Storefront Becomes What

The plaza sits at 101 N. U.S. Highway 1, on a parcel of about 24.9 acres, according to the Town of Jupiter's public hearing notice. Ram Realty Advisors of Palm Beach Gardens bought the nearly 50-year-old center in 2025 for more than $52 million, The Palm Beach Post reported.

Early coverage had Total Wine moving into the Staples space. At the October 6 hearing, the applicant corrected that on the record, as the council minutes show. Total Wine will fill the empty gym space, and the Staples area will be divided into smaller shops.

The theater cut is about parking. Seventeen spaces are coming out of the back of the plaza and will not be moved to the front. Removing 76 seats keeps the center within Town Code parking requirements. Brian Maloney of Ram Realty Advisors told council that most of the theater's business comes from the right-hand side, and the seats being removed are on the left.

The closest Whole Foods today is at 11701 Lake Victoria Gardens Avenue in Palm Beach Gardens. During public comment on October 6, a Jupiter resident who spoke in favor of the project said his family often goes to the Gardens to shop at Whole Foods.

Why a Grocery Store Needed a Road Fix First

Council members had already questioned the traffic at this corner. On July 21, the council postponed its vote because members wanted more information about traffic at the intersection and about how the plaza would look. Council member Malise Sundstrom explained why at that meeting, in remarks reported by The Palm Beach Post:

"This is such a major transition for a part of town that hasn't been looked at in a long time with a lot of traffic impacts. We have to get this right because this will impact circulation. This is our beach. This is our inlet village. It is the gateway to the beach in a way."

Town staff responded with a design. The improvement sits on East Indiantown Road about 600 feet east of U.S. 1, near the plaza's southwest entrance and a lift station. An elongated roundabout gives eastbound drivers a legal place to turn around, so they no longer have to U-turn across traffic. It also makes left turns safer for drivers heading to the property south of Indiantown Road. Staff's plan also:

• adjusts the median so Ocean Trail residents can turn left
• prohibits left turns into the retail center
• connects a sidewalk and crosswalk to the plaza's southwest entrance

Mayor Jim Kuretski explained why the plaza should pay a large share. He told council the roundabout was needed because of an 80 percent increase in PM traffic generated by the project. He also said he did not believe the shopping centers north and south of Indiantown Road contributed equally to the traffic.

How the Bill Ended Up at $750,000

The cost changed during the process. Staff first estimated the roundabout at $1.2 million. After landscaping was added, the estimate rose to $1.5 million.

Before the October 6 vote, the developer had already raised its offer to $500,000. That left the town to cover about $1 million, and the mayor said he was uncomfortable with that. He also said the town was willing to contribute something because the roundabout would correct a problem that had existed for a long time. Councilor Delaney asked what a fair figure would be. The mayor answered that, given the uncertainty around Amendment 3, the split should be at least 50/50. Vice-Mayor Choy and Councilor Guisinger agreed. Guisinger noted that the plaza would be the main beneficiary of the roundabout.

The approved condition sets the developer's contribution at $750,000, half of the $1.5 million estimate, and the applicant agreed to it.

A 19-Month Schedule With No Room to Slip

At the hearing, the town's traffic engineer described the steps the roundabout has to go through:

1. The town creates a Capital Improvement Program project and a budget amendment for it.
2. Design takes about seven months and could be finished by May 2027.
3. Bidding takes at least three months.
4. Construction takes about nine months, with possible completion in May 2028.

Seven months plus three plus nine comes to 19 months. Counting back 19 months from May 2028 puts the start of design at about October 2026, the month council approved the plaza. That May 2028 date lines up with the spring 2028 Whole Foods opening Ram has given, so the road project has almost no extra time built in.

Step one had not happened as of the vote. John Sickler, the town's Director of Planning and Zoning, said there was no CIP project for the roundabout yet. The CRA and Town Council would have to direct staff to create one. Mayor Kuretski explained that this kind of direction is a policy decision and cannot be made a condition of the site plan approval. Councilor Guisinger said he wanted to give that direction anyway. Staff's report recommended that the town run the roundabout as its own CIP project so it keeps control of design and construction. That still depends on council or CRA setting it as a priority and approving the money. The applicant told council it had talked with the Town Engineer about finishing the roundabout together with the project, and that neither side had concerns about getting it done.

If you want to track the store's real timeline, watch for the CRA or council agenda item that creates the roundabout project.

What Changes on a Regular Errand Run

A few conditions affect what the corner will be like during and after construction.

• Delivery trucks enter only from U.S. 1. The mayor had council add box trucks to this rule, so it applies to both semi-trucks and box trucks.
• Flashing crosswalk lights go in during construction. Council agreed to install them right away instead of waiting through a six-month monitoring period.
• New exterior colors will cover the whole building. The perimeter buffer wall will be cleaned and landscaped, not repainted.
• Parking from Harbourside is still on council's radar. The mayor said the lot had long been crowded with Harbourside parking, to the point of tow-away signs. He reminded council that the issue could come back.

The mayor also praised the project's stormwater improvements.

For now, the plaza is still open for business. When WPTV visited in July, Bealls, Staples, Cinépolis and MaryLuz Hair Salon were among the tenants. The Palm Beach Post reported in August that the Palm Beach Sports Club gym and the Soul Rebel cafe had closed in recent months. Bealls' store locator still lists its Jupiter location with no closing date. The town has not announced when construction will start.

Online speculation has covered plenty of brand names, and The Palm Beach Post checked a few of them. RH said it does not plan a store there, and Cava said it had no concrete plans to share. Ram's Maloney said the company is talking with a coffee shop, a cosmetics retailer, fitness businesses and service businesses. He also said, "The proposed tenants will be similar to other grocery-anchored shopping centers you see in Chasewood or in Palm Beach Gardens or other parts of Palm Beach County." He described the likely mix as "boutique retail, local-regional-operator-type retail."

Changes on the corner of U.S. 1 and Indiantown Road also affect how buyers see the homes nearby. At GulfStream Properties, we follow projects like this one from the council agenda to opening day. If you own near the inlet and want to know how a future Whole Foods and a safer turnaround might affect your home's value, get your free home valuation and we'll go through it with you.