FOOD SCARCITY
Park Slope Key Food to close in July ahead of redevelopment
BY BEN VERDE
Park Slopers looking for
groceries will soon have one
fewer option, as the Key Food
on Fifth Avenue will shutter in
July ahead of a long-planned redevelopment
of the site, a store
manager confi rmed.
The food emporium, which
became a favorite for locals
with cars due to its adjacent
parking lot, will close sometime
next month to make way
for a mixed-use development
with 184 apartments, a 130-car
parking garage, and space for a
new supermarket.
The development — which
calls for 46 of the new apartments
to be below-market-rate
— is the brainchild of developers
William Macklowe Company
and Senlac Ridge Partners,
who sought permission
to erect the new building along
with local community groups
and Councilmember Brad
Lander’s offi ce through a cooperation
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agreement.
The agreement ensures that
the retail space reserved for a
supermarket would be larger
than originally pitched, scored
more income-targeted housing
for the development, and
require the developer to support
road safety improvements
to the area. It also includes a
clause that whatever grocer replaces
the Key Food cannot be
an upscale brand like Whole
Foods or Balducci’s.
The original plan for the expansive
site involved two separate
buildings with 165 rentals,
41 of which would have been affordable,
and a smaller space
for a supermarket, but was
changed after extensive negotiations.
William Macklowe and
Senlac Ridge bought the development
site from the original
developer AHI, who agreed to
stick to the terms of the community
cooperation agreement.
“From the moment we purchased
this site, we committed
to working in close collaboration
with key local civic
organizations, community
leaders, and Councilmember
Brad Lander to shape a vibrant
new development that
is harmonious with the surrounding
neighborhood,”
Billy Macklowe, CEO of the
William Macklowe Company
said in a statement. “We look
forward to creating a project
that will bring many amenities
to the area, including new
restaurants, a variety of retail
shops and services, along with
a full-scale supermarket, and
housing for individuals and
families across a range of incomes.”
Construction is slated to
begin by the end of 2021, with
a new supermarket set to open
in the new space by 2024.
The Fifth Avenue Key Food will close this summer as developers build a
new structure on the site. File photo by Louise Wateridge
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