- Receiving area sub quality
- Sales per square foot maxxed out
- Inadequate parking
– 47 spaces, oddly configured
– 50 borrowed from Clearview on nights and weekends - Access extremely limited
- Corner site – easy access in and out
- Concrete block construction lends to easy remodel/renovation
- Some amenities: water, sewer, electrical, sprinkler system, air conditioning
- More residences closer than our current location
- Many compatible businesses, schools, and nonprofits within comfortable walking distance
- Off the “miracle mile” yet close
- Neighborhood Association supportive
- Space for loading and unloading
– Site currently has several interior and exterior loading areas
– space for truck access on left side of building - Space for over 200 vehicles possible
- Easy to reach from Central Avenue and Everett Road
- Very close to I-90 Everett Road exit
- Two busses stop out front
- Two blocks from Central Avenue, the route with the highest ridership
- Shape is ideal for a supermarket: Square is most desirable; Largest area of this building is 30,000 square feet. Part of it is partitioned for a rental, so around 27,000 sq ft remain. Our plan for a 20-28,000 sq. foot store would easily fit in this space.
- Large enough for extras: flexible community room, demonstration kitchen, café, etc.
On Oct. 21, 2007, co-op members voted 189-13 to purchase property at 100 Watervliet Ave. in Albany as a future site for the Co-op. The closing was held on Oct. 31.
After a lively meeting on June 1, co-op members voted 123 to 11, with one abstention, to pursue a design for the new store that presumes building to suit on the 100 Watervliet Avenue site.
