Station Yards in Ronkonkoma has built a strong retail tenancy by favoring locally owned Long Island businesses over national chains, Newsday reported.
- Leasing: 89% of the 67,000 square feet of retail built so far is leased to 19 tenants
- Recent openings: Great South Bay Brewery, Lucharitos, Vespa Italian Kitchen, Toast Coffee & Kitchen, Cornucopia Natural Foods, Ben & Jerry’s, Hammer & Stain, Playa Bowls and FourLeaf Federal Credit Union
- Coming soon: Hotworx, The French Workshop and Bloom, a florist, hair salon and spa
- Full build-out: $1.3 billion on 53 acres, with 1,450 apartments, 195,000 square feet of retail and 360,000 square feet of office space
“We wanted it to be this place that felt like Long Island when you got here,” said Chris Kelly, senior vice president of TRITEC.
Read the full story: Station Yards bets on Long Island retailers to fill spaces, draw shoppers to Ronkonkoma site, Newsday
