By 1808Delaware
Costco is advancing plans to expand its Polaris-area warehouse site in Columbus with a new gas station and related site improvements, including parking. The project centers on a recently acquired parcel along Lyra Drive, immediately adjacent to the existing Costco Wholesale Polaris location.
Costco purchased approximately 2.1 acres for about $3 million. The property sits directly east of the current warehouse.
The primary use of the site will be a new gasoline filling station serving the Polaris store. Plans may also include additional parking and space for future outparcel development. The expansion is in its early stages. Public reporting confirms the land acquisition and overall concept, but no construction start date or completion timeline has been announced.
City permit records tied to 8900 Lyra Drive reference site activity, though currently available summaries do not identify specific issued permits or inspection milestones tied directly to the gas station build.
That likely indicates the expansion is proceeding under existing commercial zoning and entitlements already in place for the Polaris corridor.
Given typical Columbus timelines for site work and fueling‑station builds in busy commercial areas, construction often runs several months from ground‑breaking, but no official schedule has been released for Polaris yet.
By contrast, Costco’s first standalone gas station in Mission Viejo, California, illustrates that once permits and demolition are complete, cities tend to project an opening within roughly 6–12 months, which is a reasonable (but not confirmed) benchmark for how long a Polaris build might take after visible site work begins.
