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LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — Blumenfeld Development Group has commenced development of Lake Grove Commons, a 140,000-square-foot shopping center located in the Lake Grove neighborhood of Long Island. Four tenants have already signed on at the center: Whole Foods Market will open a 48,000-square-foot location, with construction beginning in the fall. Also, LA Fitness will open a 65,000-square-foot location within Lake Grove Commons this summer. Finally, Jared Jewelers will begin construction this summer for a 6,000-square-foot outlot parcel, and Bank of America is in negotiations for a similar pad site. The Whole Foods and LA Fitness deals were brokered by Brian Schuster of Jericho, N.Y.-based Ripco Real Estate Corp.