Natural' grocery chain to open store in Greenville's eastside.

A "healthy grocer" is coming to Greenville's eastside in what it says is a reimagining of property near the corner of Pleasantburg Drive and East North Street.

Aston Properties of Charlotte announced in a news release that Sprouts Farmers Market, a grocer featuring natural and organic products, will open a store in the North Hills Shopping Center on Greenville's eastside.

The arrival of Sprouts is part of a multimillion-dollar investment Aston Properties is making to re-imagine the property, the release stated. Upgrades to North Hills Shopping Center, originally built in 1975, will include updated facades, landscaping, patios, and storefronts plus parking lot repairs to enhance the shopping center.

The exact cost of the investment was not disclosed.

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Aston has an opportunity to breathe new life into a shopping center that has been an integral part of the Eastside community for nearly 50 years, the release stated. In addition to the new Sprouts Farmers Market, the center is home to UFC Gym and several restaurants and retail shops, including Golden Llama, the UPS Store, El Molcajete, Korean Bulgogi, Oscar Nail Spa, Venus Beauty Supply and Boost Mobile.

Construction of the approximately 25,000-square-foot Sprouts at North Hills is scheduled to begin this year and the store is slated to open...