Whole Foods and a retractable roof

Premier Properties, the developer of Venu at 86th Street and Keystone Avenue, has acquired a 13-acre property across the street where another developer had planned to build a Whole Foods and condos. Premier is hoping to bring the natural foods store to the mixed-use Venu instead and build just residential on the other site. New plans filed with the city this month show a pedestrian bridge crossing 86th Street and also offer other new details, including plans for retractable roof and wall sections that could make Venu an all-weather destination. All the details are here.