32,949 Square-Foot Store to Join Existing Residences, Restaurants, Office, Hotel, Marina and Public Transportation
To Further Promote World Class Live, Work, Dine, Shop and Play within 1.2M Square-Foot Lincoln Harbor
Officials from Hartz Mountain Industries, Whole Foods Market and Weehawken Township gathered on Tuesday, June 27th to break ground on a new 32,949 square-foot Whole Foods Market 365 store rising within Hartz Mountain’s Lincoln Harbor mixed-use development on the Weehawken, NJ waterfront. From left to right: Gus Milano, President and CEO of Hartz Mountain Industries; Salvatore Gentile, Executive Vice President Operations for Hartz Mountain; Carmela Silvestri Ehret, Weehawken Township Council; Rosemary Lavagnino, Weehawken Township Council; Edward Stern, President of Hartz Capital; Christina Minardi, President of Whole Foods Market’s Northeast Region; Richard Turner, Mayor of Weehawken; Robert Sosa, Weehawken Township Council; Leonard Stern, Chairman and CEO of the Hartz Group; and Robert E. Zucconi, Weehawken Township Councilman at Large.
Principals from Hartz Mountain Industries joined Weehawken Mayor Richard Tuner and Whole Foods Market Northeast Region President Christina Minardi on Tuesday, June 27th, to break ground on a 32,949 square-foot Whole Foods Market 365 store within Hartz Mountain’s Lincoln Harbor mixed-used development on the Weehawken waterfront.
Reflecting Whole Foods Market’s core value to sell the highest quality natural and organic products available, the “365” concept will bring affordable and convenient grocery shopping to the area and will be an outstanding complement to Lincoln Harbor’s mix of uses. The 2.5 million square-foot development currently comprises over 1,000 existing rental and condominium units, a hotel, restaurants, commercial space, ferry and light rail transportation and open space – all set against the midtown Manhattan skyline. Hartz Mountain plans on adding over 567 residential units to the development within the next 18-24 months.
“This is an important piece of the overall puzzle as we continue to create what we believe is the region’s premier live, work, shop, dine and play destination,” said Gus Milano, President and CEO of Hartz Mountain Industries. “Public amenities and services are an important part of that formula, and adding a Whole Foods Market 365 store to the mix will go a long way to serving not only the residents of our adjacent luxury Estuary residential building, but all future residential projects, commercial employees and the greater Weehawken and New Jersey Gold Coast communities as well.”
Mayor Turner added that he is looking forward to an exciting new business coming to the community.
“Whole Foods Market 365 will be a great addition to the entire community and will benefit all Weehawken Township residents,” Mayor Turner said.
Rising at the corner of Waterfront Terrace and Riverview Drive, the new Whole Foods Market 365 store will be ideally located in a high-density area surrounded by thousands of residential units, commercial space and complementary retail providers. Situated just off River Road and adjacent to numerous transportation options including Lincoln Harbor’s onsite NY Waterway ferry stop with service to Manhattan, Light Rail station connecting adjacent Gold Coast towns and near the Lincoln Tunnel entrance will make it a convenient shopping destination for Whole Foods Market’s loyal following.
“Whole Foods Market is proud of our long history in the New York City area and we are proud to bring our 365 store to Hudson County,” said Christina Minardi, president of Whole Foods Market’s Northeast Region. “Our 365 stores deliver the same quality that our customers have come to expect, but in a convenient and fun new format that provides exceptional value.”
Developed by Hartz Mountain Industries, Lincoln Harbor sits in a spectacular location on 60 acres of prime waterfront land directly opposite midtown Manhattan and adjacent to the Lincoln Tunnel entrance. The site’s 2.5 million square-foot development has attracted prestigious companies to its existing office buildings that include UBS. In addition to technologically-advanced office space, Lincoln Harbor is currently home to retail shops, several outstanding restaurants, a 350-room Sheraton Lincoln Harbor hotel, a public park, 250-slip marina and waterfront walkways. NY Waterway ferry service stops directly at the site, connecting midtown Manhattan by a six-minute ride to Pier 78 at 39th Street. Lincoln Harbor also features its own Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Transit stop that connects Lincoln Harbor to other Hudson River waterfront locations, including Hoboken and Jersey City.
About Hartz Mountain Industries
Headquartered in Secaucus, NJ, Hartz Mountain Industries, Inc. owns and manages one of the largest privately held commercial real estate portfolios in the United States that comprises more than 250 properties totaling more than 38 million square feet in the northern New Jersey/New York area, Atlanta, North Carolina, Maryland, Seattle, Austin and Chicago. Founded in 1926, Hartz has evolved into its current model of a diversified single operating company, and strives to remain at the forefront of commercial, industrial, retail, hotel, and residential development by employing a comprehensive approach to real estate that is facilitated by its full-scale in-house departments for leasing, management, finance, acquisition, architecture, construction, development, planning, marketing, design and property management.
For more information, visit Hartz’s website at www.hartzmountain.com.
