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Developer eyes Mayfield Road Tesla lot for kosher grocery store

June 28, 2015 9 Comments

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LYNDHURST, Ohio — A New York businessman wants to open an upscale kosher grocery store on the empty lot next to Tesla Motors on Mayfield Road.

The lot was a car dealership for more than a quarter-century and has sat empty since Tesla electric car company began leasing the space next door in November.

If the city approves the new grocery store, it could could fill a hole left in the Jewish community, which is prevalent in the Beachwood-Lyndhurst area, since Lax & Mandel Bakery in South Euclid closed last month.

The new grocer is expected to be much larger — up to 16,000-square-feet — and carry more products, said Chuck Essreg of Kowit & Co. Real Estate Group. Essreg represented the buyer, Israel Blackman, at a Lyndhurst Planning Commission meeting Thursday.

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  1. Chaya says

    June 28, 2015 at 8:22 am

    The possibility of a large upscale kosher grocery could not come soon enough. We will finally have one store to do all of our shopping and not have to run from store to store. The stores that so have small kosher sections take advatage with their prices and we are a large enough community to have the New York selection. Let’s all send positive feedback and applaud Mr. Blackman letting him know he has our support!

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  2. Itsabouttime says

    June 28, 2015 at 10:21 am

    It’s about time we have a normal grocery here in Cleveland! They have my full support, I will be their first customer!

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  3. Resident says

    June 28, 2015 at 8:07 pm

    In other cities, one stop shopping means that at one store you can get products from local vendors all under one roof. I greatly think it is a gap in Cleveland that we have to drive to the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker etc.. to get what we need, but I also would like to see this done in a way that allows our current vendors to flourish by offering them another venue to sell their most popular items.

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  4. Rochelle says

    June 29, 2015 at 7:51 am

    Yes they will have my support

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  5. Concerned Consumer says

    June 29, 2015 at 9:03 am

    I hope that Mr. Blackman knows what he is doing. Cleveland kosher terrain is much different than the East Coast. Location and prices are key in attracting customers. The location of choice is nisht ahin und nisht aher, not in Clev. Hts. nor Beachwood / University Hts. Also, upscale doesn’t mean affordable, is this the Pomegranate of the Midwest? Although a large grocery sounds nice, the reality of it is questionable at this moment. In any case, much hatzlocha!

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  6. yay! says

    June 29, 2015 at 9:09 am

    Wonderful news! Cleveland kosher shopping has always been a hassle running from store to store. It would be so great to have a clean, reasonably-priced store with everything you need in one place!!

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  7. Avrohom Henfield says

    June 29, 2015 at 10:59 am

    Competition is the spice of life.

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  8. Michael Post says

    June 30, 2015 at 10:21 am

    Location, location, location. Unlike most “regular” businesses, where signing and a storefront are critical, everyone knows about a kosher supermarket, so why not get space in University Square? I would imagine it would cost almost nothing, given that areas like the old Tops have been vacant for years, it’s centrally located, and again the signage isn’t as important.

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  9. comcermed says

    July 8, 2015 at 10:27 pm

    be careful of lashon hara

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