Big boxes · New York
Former Kmart (Riverhead)
Approved conversion to micro-apartments under county zoning plan; housing market supports strategy; one nearby peer site. · summary, model-written
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Kmart
This site: Kmart wikipedia · all sites with thisRetrofit in the pipeline
This site: …proposed newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $3,352/mo zillow · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: …micro apartments record · all sites with thisHousing
This site: …micro apartments Approved by Riverhead Town and Suffolk County officials. newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit proposednewtypes-extraction reported |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Redevelopment, proposedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | housingWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | micro apartmentsnewtypes-extraction reported |
Planning
| Zoning change | plan to allow conversion of empty big-box stores into apartments (county plan)newtypes-extraction reported |
|---|---|
| Planning notes | Approved by Riverhead Town and Suffolk County officials.Wikipedia no source |
Site context
| Housing permits, Suffolk County (NY), 2024 | 260 units in 5+ unit buildings, 10 in 2–4, 1,137 single-family; 2023: 208 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 1 within 10 km, 1 within 25 km: Former Walmart store (0.0 km)computed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 73,266 jobs in 5,685 establishments; average annual pay $48,753; employment location quotient 1.07; employment -0.3% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 6,267 jobs; 1,052 in retail trade, 479 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 36103169800)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 36th income percentile as adults; 3.5% incarcerated at the 2010 count (638 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 23.0%; median family income $67,167; 275 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Riverhead Central School District (PK-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: PHILLIPS AVENUE SCHOOL; PULASKI STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL; RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL; ROANOKE AVENUE SCHOOLNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 7 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 329 county-logged events: 179 thunderstorm wind, 113 flash flood, 13 lightning, 13 hail; $7,583,800 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 11901, 2026-09 | median list price $787,000 (+11.5% on the year); 69 active listings; median 68 days on market; 14% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 6,079 establishments (-7%); 77,814 jobs (-1%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $729,701 (+4% 1 yr, +27% 5 yr); typical rent $3,352/mo (+7% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 23,663 vehicles a day (principal arterial); 1,329 trucks; 39 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Former Kmart site in Riverhead, NY, is proposed for conversion to micro-apartment housing. Approved by Riverhead Town and Suffolk County officials under a county plan allowing big-box store conversions to housing. Zoning change is part of a broader county strategy.
Why. Approved status, median rent $2,190 aligns with housing market (ZORI $3,352), and housing is explicitly stated in new use. One nearby peer (0km) is also proposed for housing (Former Walmart).
Where it stands. Status: proposed. Planning approved. No construction start date provided. Verified as draft. County zoning plan supports conversion.
For a planner
- Zoning change is county-approved
- Housing market shows 30.6% ZORI growth over 5 years
- Only one comparable peer within 10km (Walmart site)
For a developer
- Micro-apartment strategy matches market rent data
- No parcel details or timeline in record
- Peer site (Walmart) is same distance and strategy
What we do not know yet
- No construction start date
- No address or parcel data
- Verified as draft (not final)
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- already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
- median rent $2,190
- housing in the record
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History and original facts
| Anchors | Kmart |
|---|---|
| County | Suffolk County |
| Census division | 2 · Mid-Atlantic |
| Notes | Draft from riverheadnewsreview.archive.timesreview.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: The former Kmart store on Route 58 in Riverhead is being considered for conversion into micro apartments under a town and county plan. |
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