Bass Pro Shops is planning to open a store in Hicksville, NY, its first on Long Island and first in the New York Metropolitan area.
Nassau County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) representatives confirmed to local media that Bass Pro was given a preliminary approval at a meeting on Thursday night, May 28, to move forward with the application.
Bass Pro Shops is seeking a 20-year PILOT (Payment in Lieu of Taxes), mortgage recording, and sales tax exemptions from the Nassau IDA. The store is expected to create 200 jobs with an estimated annual payroll approaching $8 million, according to the application.
The IDA told the Greater Long Island news outlet it will now begin an economic analysis. A meeting for final approval would be scheduled for a later date.
The company plans to lease the 9.8-acre site, formerly occupied by a Sears Auto Center at 195 North Broadway, and construct a 130,000-square-foot Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World store, according to its application with Nassau IDA. The construction project is estimated to cost $65 million.
The Hicksville Bass Pro Shops would be the chain’s only location in downstate New York. The closest Bass Pro is located in Bridgeport, CT, a 67-mile drive from the proposed Hicksville site.
Bass Pro operates 181 Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s stores combined.
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