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Ballston Hannaford, Finally Approved
BALLSTON — After a tumultuous 15 years for the Rossi family, and their 76-acre property in Ballston, it was decided that their land will finally see a Hannaford supermarket.
At a Nov. 28 planning board meeting, Hannaford Supermarkets received approval to build on the Rossi’s property, off Rt. 50/67 (Church Avenue) in Ballston. Construction is expected to begin in the spring, according to Frank Rossi II. Rossi is the son of property owners Frank Sr. Rossi and Rose Marie Rossi.
“The entire history of the first Walmart project through the approval of the Hannaford project has been about 15 years in the making. Obviously, with my parents celebrating their 80th birthdays in the past couple years, it’s been a very tough on them during the lows, but they are optimistic that they’ll finally see something built on the property in their lifetime,” Rossi II said.
Fifteen years ago the initial plans were to build a Walmart on the property, but in Nov. 30, 2016, Walmart had walked away from the project. According to Rossi, that same day just hours later he received a phone call saying Hannaford was interested.
The supermarket will be approximately 38,000 square- feet in size and will take up 22 of 76-acres. Rossi II is working with Tom Savino of CBRE to market the remainder of the property.
“We’re optimistic that with the development of the Hannaford store, it will drive interest from other users,” says Rossi II.
Highway improvements will also have to be made and will begin around the same time as construction. According to Sophia Morruso, Senior Planner for Ballston, part of the Rossi Planned Development District requires the construction of a loop road so that it will immediately be serving Hannaford.
According to a press release from Hannaford, the new location could bring between 100-110 full time and part-time jobs. The Ballston store will be located between existing Hannaford supermarket locations in Milton and Malta. Hannaford supermarkets operate 181 stores in the Northeast located in Maine, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont, with 51 stores in New York, alone.
100+ Jobs: New Hannaford in B’Spa
BALLSTON SPA — On July 24, Hannaford Supermarkets announced plans to build a 38,000-square-foot, full-service supermarket off Rt. 50/67 (Church Avenue) in Ballston. After a July 25 Ballston planning board meeting, members voted to be the lead agency for the site plan review.
The new store will offer a pharmacy, Hannaford To Go online shopping service and thousands of the fresh and packaged products that customers need. Between 100 and 110 full- and part-time associates will work at the store.
Hannaford has reached an agreement with the owners of the property, Frank and Rose Marie Rossi, and has filed a site plan application with the Ballston Planning Board. The property on which the Hannaford store will be located is 76 acres. Lot one of the property, where the store will be, is 22 acres while the store will total in 38,000 square-feet.
“We are very excited for them to try to build something here next year,” Frank Rossi II said. Rossi is son to owners Frank and Rose Marie Rossi and a representative for the family.
“We are excited to provide Ballston customers with a convenient, new location for meeting all their grocery shopping needs,” said Eric Blom, company spokesman.
“Hannaford looks forward to working with residents, charitable organizations and municipal officials, in making this supermarket a vibrant, contributing member of the Ballston community,” he added.
The Ballston store will be located between existing Hannaford supermarkets in Milton and Malta, providing another convenient spot off Route 50 (Church Avenue). With Ballston, Hannaford will operate 50 stores in New York.
Previously the Rossi family had reached an agreement with Walmart for plans to build on the property. However, on Nov. 30, 2016, Walmart had walked away from the project.
“Literally hours later we had a message on the home answering machine basically saying this is Hannaford and we’re interested,” Rossi said.
Founded in 1883 by Northeast farmers, Hannaford is known for its fresh food, commitment to local products and communities. Hannaford Supermarkets is based in Scarborough, Maine, operates 180 stores in the Northeast. Stores are located in Maine, New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
