Whole Foods Is Coming to the Promenade at Westlake: What We Know

The most common Whole Foods Westlake Village question I get is simple: when does it open? The honest answer is that nobody has said. The Promenade at Westlake announced the store on September 8, 2025, confirmed it on its own account the next day, and 13 months later the center's homepage still reads "coming soon" with no date. Here is everything that is actually confirmed, where the space sits, what came before it, and what to watch for next.

When is Whole Foods opening at the Promenade at Westlake?

There is no confirmed date. The Promenade announced the Whole Foods Promenade at Westlake deal on September 8, 2025, saying the grocer would take the space vacated by Amazon Fresh, which closed in April of that year. The center's post the following day called Whole Foods "the world's leading natural and organic foods retailer." A Ventura County openings tracker that checked directly with the center in September 2026 still lists the store as "no date yet," and the Promenade's own site carries the same billing.

For context, this box has a history of long gaps. It sat empty roughly 18 months before Amazon Fresh was announced. Amazon Fresh then operated from August 2022 to late April 2025, about 32 months. The current Whole Foods wait, at 13 months and counting, is already most of the way to that earlier vacancy.

Where exactly is the new Whole Foods, and is it really in Westlake Village?

The address is 140 Promenade Way, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362. Everyone calls the center "Westlake Village," and that is fair as a neighborhood label, but the Promenade sits in the Thousand Oaks portion of Westlake Village. That matters more than it sounds. Westlake Village spans two counties and two cities plus unincorporated land, which is why I wrote a full explainer on how the community straddles the county line. Permits, planning and business licensing for this store run through the City of Thousand Oaks, not the City of Westlake Village. If you are weighing the two sides of the line as a buyer, my broker's comparison of Westlake Village and Thousand Oaks walks through the practical differences.

The Promenade itself is a 210,000 square foot community center designed to feel like a traditional downtown, with a cinema, restaurants and cafes alongside neighborhood services; Seabutter is currently promoting catering there through the end of 2026. The other major retail node nearby is The Shoppes at Westlake Village, a 240,000 square foot center at 30770 Russell Ranch Road, opened in summer 2014 and anchored by Target with roughly three dozen shops and an In-N-Out.

What was in the Promenade space before Whole Foods?

This is the fourth grocer in the same box. The tenant chain runs Bristol Farms, then Vintage Grocers, then roughly 18 months of vacancy, then Amazon Fresh, and now Whole Foods. Amazon Fresh opened in August 2022. Amazon notified the state on March 14, 2025 that it would close the store and lay off 76 workers; the last day of business was in late April 2025. Spokesperson Griffin Buch explained it plainly: "Certain store locations work better than others, and after an assessment of our offering we've decided to close our Amazon Fresh store in Thousand Oaks." The Thousand Oaks store closed the same week as Amazon Fresh in Manassas, Virginia, where 88 employees were affected.

How does Whole Foods change the Westlake Village grocery landscape?

Whole Foods, founded in 1980, operates more than 530 stores across the US, Canada and the UK. Locally, the nearest existing store is at 740 North Moorpark Road in Thousand Oaks, open 8:00 am to 10:00 pm and roughly a 10 minute drive from the Promenade. A fourth area store is also in the works inside the former Bed Bath & Beyond at Simi Valley's Civic Center Plaza. Whether a Promenade store pulls shoppers from Moorpark Road or adds new ones is a fair question, especially with Sprouts Farmers Market and Gelson's Westlake Village already serving the same trade area.

I will not put a percentage on what a grocer does to nearby home values; there is no credible local study to cite, and I would rather you trust the numbers I do give you. What I can say is that walkable daily convenience consistently comes up with buyers I work with, and a stable anchor in this box is better for the neighborhood than another long vacancy. If you are selling nearby, my guide to selling a Westlake Village home in 2026 covers how to present amenities like this without overselling. For current price trends in 91361 and 91362, I am happy to walk through the latest with you directly.

How can you track the opening date yourself?

Three public signals will likely land before any press release:

• The center's own channels. shoppromenade.com and the center's X account carried the original news and will almost certainly post the date first.
• A liquor license filing. The Amazon Fresh deal was only confirmed in 2020 when the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control posted a license transfer notice. An ABC application at 140 Promenade Way is the most likely early tell for Whole Foods.
• Thousand Oaks building permits. A tenant improvement permit is the hardest evidence of real timing. Status is checkable through the city's TO/24 portal, and the Thousand Oaks Building Division at 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd. is open Monday through Thursday, 7:30 am to 5 pm, closed alternating Fridays.

In the meantime, if you are shopping for a home in the area, the store opening should not drive your timing. Rates and inventory matter far more, which is why I tell clients to stop waiting for 5% mortgage rates and to read my honest take for 2026 Westlake Village buyers before touring.

Frequently Asked Questions About Whole Foods at the Promenade at Westlake