The Market Report

CTown Supermarkets Opened: 1990 Owner: Jaime Luna Previous Tenants:  Sloan's (open in 1970s) Cooperative: Krasdale Location: 3632 Broadway, Manhattan, NY Photographed:  August 2, 2021 Before we begin, just a heads up: this was originally posted in July 2020, but was rewritten with new photos in July 2026. Now for the post! About four blocks north of yesterday's Key Food we see another supermarket. And, like the Key Food, this 9700 square foot store is owned by Jaime Luna. This store got an interior renovation not too long before I photographed it, and it was looking very spiffy. Deli is in the front-left corner right inside the entrance, with produce in the rest of the first aisle and meat on the back wall. Dairy and frozen are on the right side of the store in the last aisle and there's a few short aisles in the front-right corner of natural foods. CTown has been here since 1990, and prior to that, it was a Sloan's (part of a local chain). Not sure when Sloan...

Key Food Supermarkets Opened: 2013 Owner: Jaime Luna Previous Tenants:  CTown (1998-2013) Cooperative: Key Food Stores Location:  3550 Broadway, Manhattan, NY Photographed:  August 2, 2021 Before we begin, just a heads up: this was originally posted in July 2020, but was rewritten with new photos in July 2026. Now for the post! Hamilton Heights, in upper Manhattan just below Washington Heights, is home to two major supermarkets and both appear to be owned by Jaime Luna. In addition to this Key Food, which was a CTown for around 15 years, there's a CTown four blocks north. This store is around the same size as the CTown, measuring around 10,000 square feet. The layout is very similar, too, with deli just inside the entrance on the left, produce lining the rest of the first aisle, meat on the back wall, and dairy/frozen in the last aisle. Though this store seems to be right around the same size as the CTown, it definitely feels much smaller. Still, you can see some si...