Hicksville Sears To Close In April

Sears announced which stores it will be closing late last week, and the Hicksville location made the list. According to filings with the state, the store is set to close in early April. After that happens, the owner of the site hopes to replace the failing department store with hundreds of apartments.

The store is set to close on April 8, according to filings with the state, which will mean all 179 employees will be laid off then. According to Sears, eligible employees will receive a severance and will be able to apply for openings at other Sears and Kmart stores.

The only other Sears store in New York that's closing is located in Kingston. Sears still has stores in Garden City, Massapequa, New Hyde Park, Valley Stream and Lake Grove.

But the owner of the site, Seritage Growth Properties, wants to redevelop it into a housing and business complex, Newsday reported. According to Newsday, the company has already submitted plans to the Town of Oyster Bay to build 596 market-rate apartments in buildings that are two to four stories tall. The apartments would be built over retail stores, and would not be listed as affordable housing.

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