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Opening dates in sight for
two new Whitestone stores
BY SUZANNE MONTEVERDI
smonteverdi@qns.com / @smont76
Two long-awaited additions to a Whitestone shopping
center are opening soon, according to company
spokespeople.
North Shore Farms, a full-service grocery store
slated to take over the space formerly occupied by
Waldbaum’s supermarket in Whitestone Plaza, is
expected to open in June, according to company
spokesperson George Tsiatis. CVS Pharmacy will
open up next door in mid-April.
The deal with North Shore Farms was first
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announced in October 2016 after months of speculation
in the community and was originally slated
for a summer 2017 opening. The store will occupy
23,818 square feet at 153th Street and 10th Avenue
and feature locally sourced foods at affordable prices.
CVS Pharmacy will be located in a smaller space
next door and feature a drive-thru pharmacy window,
according to a CVS spokesperson.
After Waldbaum’s closure in November 2015,
many Whitestone residents were left without a neighborhood
supermarket. Shortly before North Shore
Farms officially announced the lease agreement in
2016, Whitestone residents drafted a petition and
delivered it to the Feil Organization, owner of the
shopping center, urging them to bring a supermarket
back to the location.
The Feil Organization purchased the property in
2014 from Onyx Equities and Crow Holdings for
nearly $24 million. The real estate company based in
New York City also owns the Glen Oaks Shopping
Center at 255-01 Union Tpke.
QNS reached out to Feil Organization for comment,
but they instead directed us to both North
Shore Farms and CVS.
Photo by Suzanne Monteverdi/QNS
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