NEW DETAILS: Starbucks submits plans for large new shop on SR 725

Starbucks has submitted plans for a new 3,400-square-foot coffee shop on Lyons Road at Ohio 725 that would seat 50 inside and another 42 outside, according to a site plan filed with Washington Twp. officials.

If township officials approve the plans as submitted for renovations of a former KeyBank building at 919 Lyons Road, the new Starbucks would offer drive-through service and would include two patios, one seating 30 and another seating 12, in addition to the interior seating for 50.

Multiple messages left with Starbucks representatives since Monday have not been returned. Some retailers, including Starbucks, are often reluctant to discuss details of new stores in the works until after zoning, building and other permit issues are resolved, and the local governing jurisdiction has green-lighted the project.

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The Washington Twp. Zoning Commission is scheduled to review Starbucks’ renovation plans at its Feb. 21 meeting, according to Ryan Lee, zoning manager for Washington Twp. Final approval of the project is subject to review by Washington Twp. trustees, Lee said.

According to this Seattle Times report, Starbucks is planning to build several new high-end "Reserve Roastery" stores nationwide that will focus more on a lunch menu and may offer wine and beer. There's no word on whether the relatively spacious new Washington Twp. location could evolve into one of Starbucks' "Reserve Roastery" concept locations. The site plan as submitted to Washington Twp. shows traditional "Starbucks Coffee" signage.

Starbucks has been actively expanding in suburban Dayton: it is building a new coffee shop across from The Greene Town Center in Beavercreek, and another near Meijer in Englewood. And earlier this month, officials with Oberer Realty Services announced that a new 2,774-square-foot coffee shop will be located in the Shoppes at Valle Greene on East Dayton-Yellow Springs Road in Fairborn, perhaps opening by late summer or early fall.

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The Seattle-based chain operates more than two dozen locations, some free-standing and some inside other businesses, in the Dayton and northern Cincinnati area.

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