It's finally official: An eagle-eyed tipster alerts us to a press release that we somehow managed to overlook last month, stating that Whole Foods has signed a lease on the Upper West Side. As previously speculated, the store will be located at 808 Columbus, the 29-story residential tower located between 97th and 100th Streets. The store will cover 57,000 square feet on two levels. A reader writes, "As a condominium owner/resident on W 94th Street, I am totally psyched. Now about that rumor of Trader Joe's coming to West 93rd Street..." And the countdown to opening day begins.
· Winick Realty Group Secures Whole Foods as Anchor Tenant for 808 Columbus Ave at 97th St [Winick Realty Group]
New York February, 22 2007 - Winick Realty Group LLC, the NY-based retail store leasing firm, secured Whole Foods as its anchor tenant for a new retail and residential development under construction at 808 Columbus Avenue between 97th and 100th Streets on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Whole Foods will occupy over 57,000 square feet on two levels at this landmark location.
Jeffrey Winick, CEO and Lori Shabtai, Director of Brand Retail, represented the developer in the transaction. Chase Welles of Northwest Atlantic Partners represented Whole Foods.
Whole Foods is the first retail tenant to participate in this groundbreaking project and has secured its first location above 59th Street in Manhattan. “We are excited to have Whole Foods as our anchor tenant” said Winick. “Whole Foods will serve as a key component to reinvigorating and enriching the retail presence on the Upper West Side and enriching the landscape of this community. The project has already attracted an array of outstanding national and local retailers to this location thus creating a community within a community.”
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