Monsey - Developer Unveils New Wal-Mart plans

Airmont - The developers of a proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter in Monsey presented preliminary plans to the Ramapo Planning Board.
National Realty & Development Corp. of Purchase is seeking to build a single, 35-foot-high building on the 22-acre site for use as a 215,000-square-foot Wal-Mart.
The Route 59 location in central Monsey is down the street from an existing Wal-Mart in Airmont, which at 99,000 square feet is less than half the size of the proposed Monsey store.
The Monsey store also would contain a full-service grocery store, which would compete with the nearby Pathmark; a 1,750-square-foot gas station; a tire and lubrication service area; and 992 parking spaces.
The proposed Wal-Mart would be built near a senior center complex and two apartment houses.
Village officials have opposed the store because they believe it would affect area businesses and worsen traffic along that portion of Route 59.