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Queens is set to get its first-ever Whole Foods, as the popular grocery chain signed a lease in Ridgewood this week. As first reported by Crain’s , the Amazon-owned supermarket on Wednesday signed a 15-year deal for 28,000 square feet inside the former Beaux-Arts bank building at 55-60 Myrtle Avenue. The grocery store will take over a space previously occupied by Rite Aid, which filed for bankruptcy for the second time in May.

The three-story building is owned by Queens-based developer Norse Realty. David Levine, the firm’s vice president, signed on behalf of the landlord, which was represented in the deal by Evan Shuckman of Ripco.

Under the lease, Whole Foods will have three five-year extension options, though it remains unclear when

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