Whole Foods has signed a lease for approximately 22,000 square feet on the lower level and ground floor of Norse Realty Group’s 55-60 Myrtle Avenue in Ridgewood, Queens.
The deal represents Whole Foods’ first foray into Queens, after debuting its first store in Manhattan in 2001 and opening dozens more locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn since then.
RIPCO’s Evan Schuckman brokered the deal for the landlord, while it was unclear who represented the tenant. Ripco declined to comment, while spokespeople for Whole Foods and Norse Realty Group did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Whole Foods will replace a former Rite Aid in its new Queens spot at the three-way intersection of Myrtle Avenue, Cypress Avenue and Cornelia Street. Other retail tenants near the three-story building include Target, Burlington, Blink Fitness, Bath & Body Works, CityMD, Walgreens and CVS.
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