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The Castellana Foundation, Western Beef's meat and produce wholesaler National Food Distributors, and the Castellana family are proud to support Fundepaz NYC by way of sponsoring their home construction projects in the Caribbean, South America and Central America. Michael Castellana of National Food Distributors is pictured above with a representative from Fundepaz NYC. On September 16th, National Food Distributors was recognized by Fundepaz NYC for support and sponsoring the

Food Lion this week plans to begin accepting the Healthy Savings card, which gives shoppers discounts on better-for-you foods. The Salisbury, N.C.-based grocery chain said that, starting on Aug. 7, customers in Virginia who are Healthy Savings cardholders will be able to save instantly at checkout on fresh produce, whole grains, lean meat, yogurt and other foods. Related: Food Lion debuts revamped stores in Virginia Plans call for Healthy Savings to be implemented chainwide w

* Article originally published at libn.com A new partnership between Western Beef and Instacart means grocery shoppers can get same-day home delivery. The service is available at Western Beef stores on Long Island and elsewhere in New York and New Jersey. The partnership offers convenience for busy families and is “a new way to have fresh groceries and everyday essentials delivered to their door in as fast as an hour,” Sarah Mastrorocco, vice president of business developme

* Originally published on SupermarketNews.com Warehouse-style supermarket chain Western Beef has launched same-day online grocery delivery with Instacart in metropolitan New York. The companies said Instacart’s service is now available at Western Beef’s 22 stores in New York and New Jersey, including New York City’s five boroughs and New York’s Westchester County and Long Island. Plans call for the service to launch at Western Beef’s three stores in Florida this week. Related

On Thursday, April 4th, Western Beef launched a six month pilot with leading grocery eCommerce service provider Instacart. The pilot will include most of Western Beef's stores which will include Florida, and the tri-state area, which will cover every borough in New York City. The new service will provide online grocery deliveries from Western Beef store locations. The pilot will be the biggest of its kind for Western Beef which operates in locations where this sort of service

Article was originally published by www.NewYorkYimby.com Permits have been recently filed for a new nine-story mixed-use residential and commercial building at 4720 Third Avenue in Belmont, The Bronx. Ismael Leyva Architects is the designer of the nearly 190,500-square-foot project. Canas Solutions, Inc. is the filing representative while Cactus Holdings, Inc. is the owner of the 35,606-square-foot site. The project sits on a corner lot and is located south of Fordham Univers

The Castellana Foundation proudly announces its support for Cycle for Survival cancer research fundraiser. The Castellana Foundation's involvement is being led by Anthony Brannan, leading principal of Metro Holdings & Development, the strategic partner of many of Cactus Holdings real estate developments. This is Anthony's 6th year participating in the fundraiser. Cycle for Survival has raised over $41 million so far this year, beating last years number of $39 million. Here's

As a result of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of December 22nd, 2017, there was introduced to the United States a new piece of tax legislation aimed at spurring economic activity and job creation in economically distressed areas. The new legislation allows for investors to bypass capital gains tax by investing in Qualified Opportunity Zones through an investment vehicle known as a Qualified Opportunity Fund. Investments can happen either through Real Estate or bringing a bus

Article originally published by therealdeal.com The holding company that controls discount supermarket Western Beef is planning to build a 159-unit mixed-use building in the Bronx. Peter Castellana’s Cactus Holdings filed plans with the city’s Department of Buildings for a project at 4720 Third Avenue that will span nearly 191,000 square feet. The company and Michael Ashkenazy bought that site, along with 4734 Third Avenue and 448 East 189th Street, in 2018 for $18 million fr

Western Beef expands self-checkout at Prospect Avenue location in the Bronx