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Chair Louis questions Grinshtein on commercial tenant plans

New York City Council · Sep 9, 2026 · starts 1:13:17 · 46 sec

Chair Louis asks about commercial tenant plans. Grinshtein says initial grocery store conversations shifted to smaller service retail after community feedback, though social media indicated desire for Trader Joe's or Aldi.

Farah N. Louis

All right.

Farah N. Louis

What types of commercial tenants will you be seeking for the proposed commercial space, and have you begun any discussions with prospective tenants?

Daniel Grinchstein

We haven't had any conversations with prospective tenants.

Daniel Grinchstein

Beyond the initial conversations with grocery store operators.

Daniel Grinchstein

We did hear, though, from the community that perhaps smaller retail spaces would be more desirable than the large single operator, which was a bit of a surprise on account of the fact that a lot of social media

Daniel Grinchstein

indicates that Trader Joe's or Aldi would have been desirable here.

Daniel Grinchstein

So we've redesigned, we intend to occupy the ground floor spaces with more traditional service retail.

Farah N. Louis

Thank you.