48 | FEBRUARY 10 • 2022
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n a few short months, vis-
itors to Detroit’s historic
Eastern Market will find
a new eatery for indulging in
corned beef sandwiches and
other Jewish deli fare. They
will also find a market offering
locally sourced food and prod-
ucts, plus grocery items.
Bringing the two distinct
businesses to fruition is EW
Grobbel, a globally known
meat processor and gourmet
food company based at the
market. Founded in 1883, the
family-owned company recent-
ly announced plans to open
and operate Grobbel’s Gourmet
Fresh Neighborhood Market
and a Sy Ginsberg’s Jewish-
style deli restaurant.
EW Grobbel owns the
property in partnership with
FIRM Real Estate, an advocate
for residential and commer-
cial development in Eastern
Market.
“Our FIRM Real Estate
team is thrilled to be part of
Grobbel’s commitment to the
district and neighborhood resi-
dents,” said company president
Sanford Nelson, a fifth-genera-
tion member of Congregation
Shaarey Zedek in Southfield
and a former JN 36 Under 36.
Studio H2G designed the
project and Studio Detroit is
the architect. Currently, space
that formerly housed Eastern
Market Seafood is under con-
struction. Two floors will be
extended to nearly 4,500 square
feet each. When completed, the
new grocery’s entrance will be
on Market Street, near cheese
and specialty food merchant
DeVries & Co. 1887. The deli-
catessen will be accessible from
Riopelle Street, in close prox-
imity to Detroit City Distillery
and Eastern Market Brewing
Co.
With hours planned for
shopping flexibility, “we are
very excited to bring this new
food oasis to 2456 Market
Street, where we can make
high-quality food accessible
to people right where they
live, work and play,” said EW
Grobbel President Jason
Grobbel.
The gourmet market’s
anticipated “immersive
food experience is a solu-
tion to current shortcom-
ings of Detroiters being able
to find produce and fresh food
nearby, year-round,” Nelson
said. Grobbel’s will be working
with local farmers to select
their daily best. Shoppers at the
market also will find conve-
Jewish-style deli expected
to open this spring.
New to
Eastern
Market
ESTHER ALLWEISS INGBER CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Sanford Nelson
Topor’s Pickles
A rendering of the Grobbel’s Gourmet Fresh Neighborhood Market