COSTCO coming (again) to Cranston. Success will be in the details.
It was a tweet from Gene Valicenti (NBC10, WPRO Radio) which let Rhode Island know – again – that COSTCO is coming to Cranston. They have passed on locating in the Chapel View development area (long theoried and on a Carpionato Corp. map shown to Cranston residents, albeit inadvertently) and have opted in on the long-vacant Medium Security Prison off Pontiac Avenue. Auctioned off to an LLC in 2021, and now COSTCO identified developer Baccari Corporation, will position COSTCO, and a gas station. While COSTCO traditionally includes a liqour store, license availability in Cranston is in question, and for now, that is not a sure thing. The process of rezoning, etc., could still mean 18 months, at best, before doors would be open. Zoning, DEM approval, City Council approval, etc. all in question. Cranston Mayor Hopkins reacts In a press release titled, “Mayor Hopkins excited over COSTCO coming to Cranston”, Hopkins expressed excitement and support ...