This week, Pathmark managers announced that the store will close in May, but the landlord of the 80,000 sq. ft. property said that a new large business is well on it's way.
"I am very positive that a new supermarket or a large anchor tenant will be coming to that property," Landlord Geoffrey Serota said. "We are meeting with four different supermarkets and we are working very diligently to fill the property."
Serota, along with his father and brother, are the owners of the Pathmark Marshalls Shopping Center, also known as East Meadow Mall, and built it 35 years ago.
"Now that Pathmark is leaving, we feel better about it because they have not been operating properly for the last few years," he said. "And I want residents to know that Marshalls has no intention of closing."
Serota said that the grocery store closed because it took on too much debt, it was not operating properly and it was in direct competition with the nearby Waldbaums. Both Pathmark and Waldbaums are owned by A&P.
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Serota said that he plans to do a complete renovation of the property and will "de-mall" it. Businesses such as a gift store and a barber shop are located within the Pathmark building.
"We have no intention of getting rid of those businesses and if they plan to stay we will move them to another part of the shopping center," he said. "We are going to redo it and give it a facelift."
He said that a new business should be open in the Pathmark building in 2014.
"It's going to take some time," Serota said. "We are in the preliminary stages right now."
A new dry cleaning store is also set to open in the East Meadow Mall this year.
Serota said that he cares about the East Meadow community and business owners and that he has no intention of letting them down.
"We believe in East Meadow and this is a great area," he said. "We feel very positive about what's coming."
What would you like to see open in the Pathmark building? Tell us in the comments below.
Meeting. Were you at that meeting? Before that meeting, many people were not talking favorably about sonic. My mind was changed at that meeting. I still feel we have too many fast food restaurants in East Meadow. It beats having empty stores. Paul, do you atte d CEMCO meetings. Are we all trying to make East Meadow a. Better place live?
You are so very wrong. It is not just East Meadow I dive into, the fact is trying to make Long Island a better place not just one particular area. That would be selfish and ridiculous... Whether it is Levittown, East Meadow Merrick, Uniondale or Hempstead etc.... I am not selfish. I am for and with the people in ALL the areas ... You can not change one part and leave others as is.... Do you think that trash, bums, homeless, graffiti etc know the boundaries. Think again my friend.... Think again....
I guess she forgot to mention that..... Oops..... Was that a secret Jeanne... Just saying......
We do research and see if someone has a valid mission to accomplish and then I try to help rectify that negative condition. Such as but not limited to, having graffiti removed from several locations in East Meadow as well as other areas. If I think it is gang related graffiti the police will be notified prior to removal.... Graffiti that had a phallic symbol that was removed within 3 hours of reporting it to the proper person. Having vagrants move on from loitering in areas they should not be.... Addressing school crossing signs that have been vandalized. (there are a few more to go) But then again you would not see it...... Blinders are on... Utility poles that were not addressed since Sandy as well as a newspaper box. Anything else..... Most people on LI live in their little bubble with their blinders on. And that is a FACT......
I meet with people/groups and network as well....
https://www.facebook.com/FuegoPicante http://fuegopicante.com/index.html Happy to assist you.... ;o)
Getting your own police? and more nonsense.... Do you folks think because you try to do this a magical fence closes in East Meadow...????? Crime, graffiti, vagrants etc have no boundaries...
In regard to homeless living in Hooters call the police. Call Norma or Hudes. If you see something report it.
Yes Frank Sonic will not solve the rental issue. But the disgust of the NIMBY's, and the how dare someone want another food chain here as well as the oh my gosh Sonic will cause so much traffic. They only wish that were the case. So all in all Sonic would have been a step in the RIGHT direction. It is the people in the community that are self centered and selfish looking to spend other peoples money to have a say at what should be built. A while ago someone said it best whoever the landlord wants to rent too. I will add to that "As long as it is a legitimate business and one can be proud of".... No more no less.... Yes there was supposed to be pay for play type of gambling establishment to open in East Meadow Plaza. The landlord probably didn't even realize it... I caught it before it got off the ground. Why don't you call the number in the window and ask the renter who is stuck in a lease what happened. Maybe he will tell you maybe he wont...... He is trying to rent it out because he can not open his type of establishment... He is now stuck at the moment...
Easy to look into. If you see something say something. To many do have their blinders on... Any other issues?
Non the less not sure what the end result would be.. I have a hunch it would not be positive.... I think the suggestion was made thinking that would make things different..... Just saying that some are SOOOOO NAIVE...
B. there were rumors that Home depot was interested in moving down the road to levittown. if sonic was there and something opened in the pearl paints more people would shop in that plaza and home depot might not think about leaving. its not that sonic solves the problems but maybe it might encourage another business to move in pearl or the 2 big vacancies right across the turnpike
Not sure why they confessed but stupid is as stupid does..... They shall remain nameless for now. But the audacity to sit and argue that Sonic is a terrible business for their precious East Ghetto, oops I mean Meadow. By the way, Hooters is secured all around the building. No vagrants in sight. Just thought I would let you all know.... Who knows, they may be there when I leave... Don't worry about the one lonely shopping cart in the rear of the location it just may disappear sooner than you think...
Just asking... ;o)
As you stated about Chick-fil-A......: "But i do realize a business like that is going to attract people to spend their money in east meadow." Really, and Sonic would bring in ZERO $'s........ Wow here we go everyone telling everyone else what is needed WITHOUT thier own money... AMAZING... It is almost like a Coney Island freak show on Long Island.....
What the heck is wrong with a firefighter training facility?!?!?! Are firefighters now, also the "undesirable" crowd?!?! Why would you FIGHT that?!?!?! SMH.