Bartell Drugs, which currently operates two stores in Ballard, has announced plans to open a new store in 2016 at Ballard Commons, an innovative mixed-use development planned for the site currently occupied by the Bartell Drugs store at 5605 22nd Ave NW.

The new 14,000-square-foot location will be the major retail anchor at Ballard Commons and will include convenient underground parking for Bartell Drugs customers.

Earlier this year, Seattle-based, family-owned Bartell Drugs opened a full-service “next generation” store at 1500 NW Market Street (15th & Market), introducing new services, product offerings and customer convenience features.

Upon closure of the store at 22nd Ave NW in January 2015, Bartell Drugs will continue to serve the store’s customers with pharmacy services and a full range of drugstore features at the recently opened Bartell’s location at 15th & Market.

Bartell Drugs has a lengthy history of serving the health and wellness needs of Ballard area residents.The new store will mark the sixth Bartells location in Ballard since 1911.

“This is another milestone in our longtime commitment to Ballard. During construction of the new store, we look forward to serving customers at our Market Street location,” said George D. Bartell, chairman and CEO.

Ballard Commons, a development by Seattle-based Henbart, LLC, is an innovative mixed-use development with two contemporary, companion buildings featuring 80 distinctive apartments, 4 townhomes that front Ballard Commons Park and approximately 21,000 sf. of loft style office space and 21,000 sf. of retail along 22nd with Bartell Drugs as the anchor tenant. Ballard Commons is designed to include courtyard areas and landscaped grounds, giving it a “campus-like” feel.

Founded in Seattle in 1890, Bartell Drugs operates 63 locations in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties and is the nation's oldest family-owned drugstore chain. For more information on Bartell Drugs visit www.bartelldrugs.com.