
Perhaps no commercial vacancy in the last few years has prompted as much speculation on what should go there next as 57 South St., former home of Harvest Coop.

Perhaps no commercial vacancy in the last few years has prompted as much speculation on what should go there next as 57 South St., former home of Harvest Coop.
On Tuesday, Harvest Coop announced it will be closing its 57 South St. store. Below is a letter from the community-owned grocer’s board of directors.
Harvest Coop announced Tuesday it would close its 57 South St. grocery store, saying the “trajectory of the business model has become unsustainable.”
SECOND UPDATE: The Coop announced it will close the South Street store in mid-April.
UPDATE: The Harvest Coop board has announced it has made a decision — but hasn’t made that decision public yet.
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Members of Harvest Coop packed a board meeting Monday night to talk about the possible shuttering of the communally-run grocer’s South Street location.
The lease on a popular coop grocery store is up on Feb. 28, fueling speculation on whether the location will stay open. Harvest Coop has two locations in JP — its original South Street location and a newer outpost in Forest Hills.

Harvest Coop has two locations in JP, but if that’s not convenient enough for you, the grocer has started offering delivery.