Retail

HUNTINGTON, N.Y., CENTEREACH, N.Y. — Harbor Freight Tools, a tool and equipment retailer, will open a 19,000-square-foot store in Huntington and a 16,000-square-foot store in Centereach. Both stores are slated to open in the first quarter, and will be the company's fourth and fifth locations in Long Island. The Huntington store is located at 301 W. Jericho Turnpike and the Centereach store is located in the town's main shopping corridor on Middle County Road. The landlords in each deal were represented in-house. Douglas Weinstein of the Long Island City office of Sholom & Zuckerbrot Realty represented Harbor Freight in the transactions.

CRANSTON, R.I. — The historic Garden City shopping center in Cranston will be renovated and expanded into a new 20,000-square-foot building. Owner Wilder Cos. says the multi-million dollar redevelopment will include breaking up retail spaces formerly held by larger tenants into mid-size and smaller specialty stores. Ann Taylor is among the new stores moving in, and Williams-Sonoma is expected to expand. Other current tenants have signed new multi-year leases including Starbucks and Hallmark. Construction is expected to begin this spring, and should be completed later this year.