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A developer seeking to build a new supermarket in Westhampton Beach took formal steps this week to get the ball rolling.
On Monday, Westhampton resident Andrew Mendelson hand-delivered a petition to Westhampton Beach Village Hall asking officials to change the village’s zoning code to allow supermarkets in the underlying zoning of two properties that he owns on Old Riverhead Road, south of the Long Island Rail Road station.
“I’m only asking for the addition of two words”—“grocery stores”—Mr. Mendelson pointed out. “It’s that simple.”
Mr. Mendelson and his business partners are looking to build an estimated 40,000-square-foot supermarket on 4.2 acres that they own on the west side of Old Riverhead Road. The firm Self-Storage-Westhampton LLC, which has offices in Southampton, owns the two lots at 107 Old Riverhead Road and 105 Riverhead... more
On Monday, Westhampton resident Andrew Mendelson hand-delivered a petition to Westhampton Beach Village Hall asking officials to change the village’s zoning code to allow supermarkets in the underlying zoning of two properties that he owns on Old Riverhead Road, south of the Long Island Rail Road station.
“I’m only asking for the addition of two words”—“grocery stores”—Mr. Mendelson pointed out. “It’s that simple.”
Mr. Mendelson and his business partners are looking to build an estimated 40,000-square-foot supermarket on 4.2 acres that they own on the west side of Old Riverhead Road. The firm Self-Storage-Westhampton LLC, which has offices in Southampton, owns the two lots at 107 Old Riverhead Road and 105 Riverhead... more
With on going sunshine being the the tops of the most desirable trade offs upon relocating... A close runner up would be our " Publix" supermarket .
All too often the folks there have us saying ( sarcastically )" doesn't that remind you of Waldbaums?",,,??!! Bag for you.. Buy one get one free... Carry out service.. Customize every deli order .. On and on. Yes mam no sir... Return anything open ...more unopened even half used full apologeticreplacement or full refund. The gold standard of personnel and customer service.
So " IT is possible"...
On Long Island ie.WHB why not?
Bet all of the readers might have a few reasons they could suggest..
Yet if standards and practices are set high.. Accompanied with management accepting nothing less than excellence in employment practices.. Who knows?
It's hard to believe that there are no Whole Foods or TJ's on the affluent east end, and precious few Stop and Shop's.
Waldbaums uses the same weekly sales flyer for every store west of WHB.
The WHB flyer is different, and not becuase the prices are lower.
Mayor Teller should have learned by now that the court of public opinion is exactly what he is responsible to. Does this mean he will not seek reelection?
BTW that Self-Storage site is ugly. Looks like army barracks
half of a mile?
1 mile?
2 miles?
3 miles?
We might need 3 new supermarkets!
The Mayor needs to wake up and not be so difficult. He needs to follow the wishes of the voters and not his own. How about a vote Mayor?
Come on Mayor bring some life back into this town!!!
Seriously though, Eastern LI has more houses and population than the roads can handle, and an oversupply of smaller retail properties both within and without the villages, but a marked shortage of decent grocery stores. I was not in favor of the Tuckahoe one but the Glennon site in SHV sounds good if traffic can be dealt with. Same for the Riverhead rd site, will need to deal with traffic/ingress/egress safely which may involve a service ...more lane or perhaps a access at Depot/Station road which wont make the resident there happy.
I think a Citarella at the vacant SW corner of Mill and Sunset, maybe combined with the bowling ally site, would be great too, again if you can deal with traffic and parking effectively.
WHB is a decaying town and the local Govt is completely blind to the situation.
The Chevy Dealership
The high end car dealership/Annona
The old Bob Stevens building
The old Surf Club
The Bowling Alley
The Club ...more across from Baby Moon (I can't remember the name)
A high % of the spaces in the North Mall
The gas station and the restaurant on the corner of Montauk and ORR
**Kudos to Buoy One for being the lone shining example of starting a new successful venture in the area***
The local govt and business community need to get together and come up with some creative solutions in order to attract new consumers. The opportunity is there, the govt just needs to adapt to the times.
It really disturbs me because I love it here but I see it slowly turning into an Also-ran area.
The only reason for the zoning change is to line the pockets of Mr. Mendelson.
The best thing WHB could do is to invest in proper sewer infrastructure for Main Street.
I can't imagine anywhere else in town where the presence of a full sized supermarket wouldn't create all kinds of traffic problems.
Are you concerned that the sound a shopping carts banging around will drown out the jet engines and railroad noise?
Modern grocery stores need at least 40-50,000 square feet to be successful; you can't find that on Sunset or Main Street. Let this guy build by the station or get the town to let a developer build ...more one at the Pastor Chevrolet site - or have an area with NO grocery store by October.
The businesses you claim were forced out (and many others) were victims of their own unprofessional management and mercenary ...more landlords, not poor planning. Times change, villages must too, or the only thing in business will be the cannon shooting down Main Street. At least there will be no one around to get hurt.
Look no further than the wholesale abuse of the Fourteenth amendment by corporations as your proof.
The Charter System was laid down for a reason. Look around you, and the current aristocracy should explain itself as to the "why".
You're angry at the wrong people. See my comment to VOS above.
They will either have to pick up and leave, or improve the store. Small businesses need to tailor themselves properly to the environment, if they are to survive.
I think it's pretty simple. Is Hampton Bays really that far to go to Stop 'n' Shop? I even shop at the HB Stop 'n' Shop, especially when they run a special on frozen vegetables. I even go to Riverhead, because ...more the thirty cent difference for a gallon of fuel is worth the shopping trip. And, if it does go in amidst an industrial zone, I hope people enjoy the smell of fresh mulch, decomposition, and the dump trucks/heavy equipment rolling by the store on a regular basis. Historically, most East End villages have pretty much been seasonal for quite a long time. People prepared for the slow winter months during the season. If you want a 24/7 society of TIG convenience, go where it exists.
Times have changed, and there is good reason for the deficiency. It starts with a "G".
WHB's equivalents to your list of Southampton "success stories": Magic's Pub - around forever, owner retired, new owner mismanaged (and that's not all!). The Patio - open, no closed, wait - it's open again...but not ...more tonight - bad management. Dora's - owner lost interest/retired - new owner changed everything, lasted less than a year, vacant since - bad management. Johnny Chih's - see Dora's. Sandwich Club? Hah!
By the way, two of the three places you mentioned are a lot closer to the proposed site of the new supermarket than they are to Main St. The third is about equidistant. You really don't know anything about WHB at all, do you?
Bad management. Cause: GREED.
A wise person once opined: Never assume malice, when stupidity will suffice. Admittedly, I haven't been to the Sandwich Club in years. It was a solid place to get some eats once. Have things changed? Do you really think that people will only venture to Montauk Hwy, and then turn around to go home because they got shocked by an invisible fence? If they go to the proposed grocery store, I guess they won't ...more go to Main St. by your above logic. Do you think this grocery will attract people to Main St.? Or, will they pile into their grocery getters, and get out of Dodge?
If you want a village business, I hope you can generate at least 60k a month for rent, or be able to shell out at least 350k for 2,000 sq. ft. off Main, including your stockroom. Actual Main St. location? Hope you have a few MILLION...