“Great people make the Lidl experience possible every day and as our Park Slope project progresses, we look forward to reaching out to neighbors and local community non-profits to support the hiring of an outstanding team for our customers at Lidl Park Slope.” “We’re thrilled to be planting our roots in Park Slope and are excited to introduce our new neighbors to Lidl’s simple, affordable and highly-awarded approach to grocery,” said Or Raitses, senior director of real estate for Lidl in New York. The incoming Park Slope grocer will bring dozens of jobs to the area and offers employees a competitive wage and benefit package - including health care for all workers, whether they’re part or full-time, Lidl said. They also banned expensive, “high end” grocery stores like Whole Foods or Eataly from replacing the Key Food, insisting that an affordable grocery store be chosen so as not to price out locals. In negotiations, the stakeholder group - which included the Fifth Avenue Committee, the Warren Houses Tenant Association, Park Slope Neighbors - requested the supermarket be larger than was originally planned, more below-market-rate apartments, and require the developer to support road safety improvements in the area. The standalone Key Food closed its doors in the summer of last year to make way for a mixed-use development with 184 apartments- of which 46 will be deemed “affordable”, a 130-car parking garage and a supermarket. “I am eager to continue working with the developers, the Lidl team, and the to center our communities’ needs in the roll-out of this new resource for Park Slope and Gowanus residents.” “I am pleased to see that Macklowe/Senlac has followed through on the communities’ requests with Lidl’s selection and inclusion of ’s priorities in the new lease,” Hanif said. The pol said she will continue to work to ensure the rest of the group’s demands - including affordable housing, additional traffic safety considerations and working to reduce the impact of construction on nearby homes and businesses - as work continues. Lidl is known as an affordable community-focused grocer - exactly what a coalition of Park Slope community groups was looking for on Fifth Avenue. “In 2016, the, working with my predecessor, initiated discussions with the project developers to ensure that a full-sized, affordable, high quality community supermarket replaced the Key Food.” “The selection of Lidl is a win for our community that would not have been possible without the advocacy and input of the Community Stakeholder Group,” Hanif said in a statement. The community group, Lander, and the developers reached an agreement on the terms of construction back in 2017.Ĭurrent Park Slope councilmember Shahana Hanif said she’s glad the developer has followed through on their prior commitment. The German grocer signed a lease with developers William Macklowe Company and Senlac Ridge Partners for its first Brooklyn outpost at 120 Fifth Avenue, and community leaders are lauding the new lease as one that fills a void in the community of an affordable grocer.Ī community stakeholder group, consisting of local civic organizations and backed by former Park Slope councilmember Brad Lander, initiated discussions with the developers advocating for a community-focused supermarket to replace the Key Foods. Lidl, a budget-friendly grocery store, is scheduled to arrive in Park Slope in 2024 - as the center of a mixed-use development in place of the former Key Food on Fifth Avenue.
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