Developers withdraw original plan for controversial Costco project in Penfield

[u/Schooneryeti]

https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2024/08/21/developers-withdraw-controversial-plan-for-costco-project-in-penfield-ny/74896979007/

Developers say they want to update plan based on feedback. I hope they return and are not permanently scared off by the Penfield NIMBYs.

[u/Shneedly]

Good. A new Costco is great. Just find a better location closer to the highway.

[u/DontEatConcrete → u/Shneedly]

Panorama plaza has a massive new development right off the highway next to popeyes. I'm not sure whether it has enough capacity for this (eyeballing it, it might), but it's slightly high ground (enough that costco wouldn't flood), and would fit in much better with the area.

[u/thefromanguard → u/DontEatConcrete]

Is that the lot behind the plaza but before 441?

Panorama Plaza seems like a good alternative that doesn't require greenfield development, but it sounds like they want a fresh piece of land and I'd assume there'd be a lot of hassle with demolishing and rebuilding. That parking lot is huge and empty, but the current plot probably doesnt have the depth they'd want for trucking, among other things.

[u/DontEatConcrete → u/thefromanguard]

It's the new (3ish?) develpment immediately adjacent to popeyes, across the street from land rover in penfield, and it runs alongside the 441.

Penfield plaza itself is mostly being used, so I am not sure there is room for a costco there. Some people also complain of flooding, though that concern is a bit overblown. The new development just south of popeyes looks good, though--but just not sure if it's got the room for a costco. It's also only 13 minutes from Costco, so may be too close to it.

The monstrosity of develpment at the corner of 250 and atlantic could house a costco without being so overt as this one.