Whole Foods Market has signed a lease on the Upper East Side to open its version of a mini-mart. It will likely be part of the grocer’s Whole Foods Market Daily Shop concept, which launched in March 2024. Newmark did not disclose the length of the lease, but said the asking rent was $250 per square foot. “The combination of the property’s location, visibility and surrounding residential density made it an excellent fit for Whole Foods Market’s neighborhood store format.” Whole Foods has been expanding its daily shop presence in New York City lately, signing a ​​15-year, 10,000-square-foot lease at 1224 Flushing Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn, in June for the bodega-branded concept.