A large Asian food market on Milwaukee's northwest side is planning a $20 million expansion.
The 80,000-square-foot 5xen Super Asian Market, 6300 N. 76th St., plans to add a three-story, 35,000-square-foot addition, with renovations to begin in January, said Steve Van Lieshout, vice president of facilities at 5xen Market Inc.
The main floor will have space for two more commercial kitchens that serve food for carryout or for dining at the market's common area seating, Van Lieshout said.
The business now has eight such kitchens.
Also, a supermarket that sells Asian foods as well as general grocery items will be added, he said.
The project will include improved meeting space on the market's second floor for weddings, parties and other events, Van Lieshout said.
Also, a third floor of offices will be built.
The work is to be completed by July 2021, and financing for the project is in place, Van Lieshout said.
The project includes using an adjacent property, at 6270 N. 76th St., mainly for parking and green space, he said.
5xen recently bought that site, which includes a former auto battery store that will be demolished to make way for more parking.
The business plans to seek a city zoning change to allow the market to expand on to that neighboring property, according to an application filed with the Department of City Development.
That application said the expanded market would have another 50 jobs. The market now houses 75 jobs.
5xen Market was known as Phongsavan Asian Market until being sold to 5xen Inc. this spring. That newly formed company is based in Milwaukee and lists Moualee Thao as its registered agent, according to state records.
Phongsavan in 2016 completed a project that created a one-stop shop for the Hmong community with vendors selling both food and non-food items, a food court and a meeting room
The new owners want to increase the market's visibility beyond the Hmong community, Van Lieshout said.
That includes more marketing and more visible signs for traffic passing on the street.
"People are driving past the building all the time and don't know that it's here," he said.
The zoning change will need Common Council approval. That review will occur this fall.
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