Brown Altman handles approvals for
first Wegman’s supermarket on Long Island

Melville, NY Brown Altman LLP, a law firm specializing in all aspects of real estate law, said that Keith Brown, founding partner of Brown Altman LLP, secured zoning approvals from the Village of Lake Grove that cleared the way for the development of Long Island’s first Wegman’s supermarket.

According to local media reports, Wegman’s has been looking to open stores on Long Island for more than a decade. This significant deal highlights Brown and the firm’s expertise in planning and zoning matters for large commercial and real estate transactions for a wide range of clients to the benefit of Long Island.

Working together with Key Civil Engineering and Stonefield Engineer & Design, attorney Brown secured subdivision approval, special-use permits, setback and parking variances, and site-plan approval for the 101,500 s/f building on this 8.5-acre site located at 3270 Middle Country Rd. This location will employ more than 500 people in full- and part-time positions.

“Having a joint hearing between the board of trustees, the zoning board and planning board is rare, and I want to thank Village of Lake Grove mayor Bob Scottaline, the Village trustees and attorney, and these board members for their foresight and help in paving the way for this flagship food market to open shop on Long Island,” said Brown. “I am proud to have secured these approvals that will allow Wegman’s to serve the greater Lake Grove community.”

In the late 1990s the Wegman’s store design concept was to model the stores after an outdoor market in a village square. With this design came the addition of Wegman’s iconic clock tower, which has been included in the store designs for more than twenty years now, including the new Lake Grove market, and serves as a beacon that people identify with Wegman’s.

David Altman, founding partner at Brown Altman, said “We are grateful to have worked with  Wegman’s to help them launch their first Long Island location. The team at Brown Altman provides the expertise and knowledge to navigate the complexities of our region’s land use process.

Brown Altman is a law firm specializing in all aspects of real estate law, both residential and commercial throughout the New York Metropolitan area, including all towns, villages and cities in Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

Founded in 1916 as the Rochester Fruit & Vegetable Company by brothers John and Walter Weg-man, the business has evolved as a regional supermarket chain called Wegmans Food Markets. Today, the company is headed by fourth-generation family members Colleen Wegman, who serves as president and CEO and Nicole Wegman, president of Wegmans Brand. The chain now has more than 53,000 employees and more than 110 stores in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Delaware and North Carolina.