Photo: Assessor of Property



John Dyke, owner of The Turnip Truck, has paid $5 million for a Charlotte Avenue property from which he plans to open in fall 2019 what will be his third organics and naturals grocery store in Nashville.

The property at 5001 Charlotte Ave. in Sylvan Park is home to Cash and Carry, a wholesaler and retailer of food and party supplies. It previously was called Robert Orr Sysco Cash and Carry Outlet. The wholesale food retailer will remain in the 15,000-square-foot building until Jan. 31.

“Our business is built on relationships — with our customers, our farmers, and our city,” Dyke said. “We are thrilled to meet a need for quality, healthy food in a location that represents the very best of old and new Nashville.”

The West Side Turnip Truck will include hot and cold food bars, a bakery, a bulk foods department, health and beauty products, a juice bar and a meat department.

Manuel Zeitlin, whose Nashville-based MZA Architects designed the East Nashville store, will oversee the adaptive reuse of the 5001 Charlotte building. Dyke said the plan is to incorporate features such as solar panels for efficiency.

Along with MZA, Dyke has enlisted store designer Mehmert Store Services.

Dyke opened his first Turnip Truck in East Nashville's Five Points in early 2001. He opened a Turnip Truck in The Gulch in late 2010. The Five Points location moved to a then-new 13,000-square-foot building on Woodland Street on the east side in late 2015. That store is the company's flagship.

Dyke said he has no plans to close either Turnip Truck once the West Side locale is operational.

“When this location became available, we had no doubt it was the right next step for our company,” Dyke said of the West Side building. “This store will serve a broad portion of West Nashville, and our team is beyond eager to get to know our new neighbors.”