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Whole Foods is committed to opening a new store in Mount Sinai, in a space not occupied since a King Kullen closed there in 2019, Greater Long Island has learned.
The grocery chain is looking to set up shop inside the Mount Sinai Shopping Center, located at 5501 Nesconset Hwy. (just off Route 25A), said a source with knowledge of the project. Whole Foods would serve as the shopping plaza’s anchor tenant, in a 45,000-square-foot space.
Not to be outdone by its chief competitor, Trader Joe’s, which is building a new store just up the road in Miller Place, Whole Foods appears to be accelerating its expansion deeper into Suffolk County.
When asked about the potential development, Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico gave a measured response.
“I can neither confirm nor deny that a very popular grocer with a green logo may have plans to occupy the space formerly known as King Kullen in Mount Sinai,” he said.
The Mount Sinai location would be Whole Foods’ furthest venture east on Long Island and its fourth Suffolk County location. Whole Foods currently has seven Long Island locations in Lake Grove, Commack, Huntington Station, Massapequa, Jericho, Garden City and Manhasset.
A Whole Foods spokesperson did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Plans for a new Trader Joe’s in Miller Place, on Route 25A next to Walgreens and across the street from Applebee’s, were approved in December by Brookhaven’s town board. Since then, the heavily wooded property has been cleared of brush and now appears ready for construction.
United Properties Corp. purchased Mt. Sinai Shopping Center in 2017 for $29.75 million. King Kullen closed in June 2019. The other businesses in the plaza include Subway, Rocco’s pizzeria, Rite Aid, Chase Bank, a liquor store, a jewelry store and a nail spa, among others.
