TOUR: Key Food Marketplace - Yonkers, NY

In the 2015-16 A&P bankruptcy, CVS successfully bid on this 30,000 square foot, oddly situated A&P Foodmarket in the northwestern part of Yonkers. The problem became, there is only one other grocery store in all of northwestern Yonkers, a 5,000 square foot Foodtown Express. CVS faced immediate community backlash from residents who needed a grocery store in this neighborhood. Ultimately, when local council members stepped in, a deal was reached to split the building evenly between CVS and a 15,000 square foot Key Food Marketplace owned by Mike Hassen -- a real win for the neighborhood. Both tenants began renovations and opened as soon as possible.

When you enter the Key Food, it's easy to forget you're in half of a former supermarket. The new store is beautiful and spacious in its own right.

The first aisle, which is extra-wide, contains mostly produce, with deli/bakery at the back and single-serve beverages facing.

Although they do appear to bake in-store, the bakery is not a service counter. Bakery and prepared foods selections take up an island in front of the deli, with more on the side wall.

To my knowledge, none of the fixtures we see anywhere in the store are left over from A&P.

Certainly not the deli counter, which is all brand-new and looks great!

Meats run along the rest of the back wall. The store is indeed quite narrow, and the aisles are very long and a little cluttered, though I'm sure that's just to maximize selection in a store that's half the size it used to be.

The flooring looks like it could be vinyl tile left over from A&P, but it's not. In fact, it's very light wood-texture which is laid in a brick-style formation.

Frozen foods in brand new cases in the second-to-last aisle.

Beer and dairy line the last aisle. The perimeter of the store uses darker wood-style flooring.

Looking across the front end. I love the wood light structure over the checkouts! The store was designed by Supermarket Technical Services. It's a great store to have in a neighborhood that clearly needs it. Up next, we'll be heading towards northeastern Yonkers!

Key Food Marketplace

1233 Nepperhan Ave, Yonkers, NY

Photographed March 2019