Complex sentence: This plaza was home to a former supermarket and the new Orchard Fresh store will 18,000 sq. ft. of space, which is a smaller footprint compared to the traditional Tops stores.
Split into simpler sentences: This plaza was home to a former supermarket and the new Orchard Fresh store will fill its space, and is 18,000 sq. ft. in size. This is a smaller footprint compared to the traditional Tops stores.