(Cleveland.com)
Ikea is coming — to Columbus.
The Swedish home furnishings store on Wednesday broke ground on its new store east of the Polaris Fashion Place mall at the north end of the city. The site used to be home to the Germain Amphitheater.
The 355,000-square foot store is slated to open in summer 2017. The store will have 1,100 parking spaces to accommodate Ikea shoppers from central Ohio and beyond. In addition to furniture and decor, visitors can dine on various foods including the company’s famous meatballs in a 450-seat restaurant.