New Japanese Market Signs Lease In Contested UES Shelter Building

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Sakura Market has signed a lease for the former Goodwill store at 1114 First Ave., on the corner of East 61st Street, according to the retail brokerage that handled the deal.

The space is on the ground floor of the neighborhood's newest homeless shelter, which serves single women and opened in late June after six months of neighborhood debate.

The space includes 3,700 square feet on the ground floor and a 2,700-square-foot lower level, with high ceilings on both floors, Meridian Retail Leasing said in an email to Patch.

Sakura Market is a Japanese supermarket as well as a grab-and-go style dining option.

Sakura Market's two Manhattan stores — located at Park Avenue and East 32nd Street, as well as Third Avenue and East 23rd Street — sell fresh sushi and onigiri, Japanese snacks and drinks, and pantry staples.

No word yet on an opening date.

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