A popular grocer recently bought a large Upper West Side storefront across the street from Zabar’s, as first reported by Crain’s New York Business.
West Side Market, which already has two locations on the Upper West Side, purchased the retail space at 2250 Broadway, between West 80th and 81st streets, for $32.5 million, according to a deed that was recorded on May 5 and made public on Tuesday, wrote Crain’s.
The retail space, which is on the east side of Broadway, is the longtime home of a Staples location that is still in business. Staples did not immediately respond to an email from West Side Rag or Crain’s about its possible closure, and a store employee told the Rag on the phone Tuesday that he had not heard about the sale or any possible shuttering.
Despite the sale, it is not confirmed as of Tuesday afternoon that West Side Market plans to open another outpost at the address. The grocer did not immediately respond to Crain’s or West Side Rag’s request for comment.
The other two neighborhood West Side Market locations are on Broadway near the corners of 98th Street and 110th Street.
TPG Angelo Gordon, an investment firm, was the seller of the space in the transaction, after it purchased the site in 2022 for $27 million, reported Crain’s.
The location is also noteworthy for its proximity to Zabar’s. The iconic Upper West Side grocer is across the street on Broadway, and if West Side Market does end up opening a storefront at their newly owned space, it would present two very close grocery options.
You can check out the full Crain’s article — HERE.
