A Letter to our Elected Officials on Prospective Stores

PRESERVE WEST PARK NORTH
788 Columbus Ave., 8-O, New York, NY 10025

July 24, 2007

Dear Mr. Leuschel and Ms. Carlson:

In early June, Jeff Winick told a New York Times reporter that he expected to have 60% of
the proposed Columbus Village retail floor area leased by mid-July, based upon his
marketing of the project at the International Council of Shopping Centers in Las Vegas, May
21-23, 2007.

It appears to us that Jeff Winick must have had fewer leases in his pocket leaving Las Vegas
than he had expected, since Winick Realty Group has recently added this urgent banner
headline to their website [see floor area analysis at the bottom of page 2**]:
"Columbus Village: Over 300,000 square feet still available.”

http://www.winick.com/properties.htm

And Winick persists in boasting over having landed a lease with Whole Foods as a way of
attracting new retail clients to Columbus Village:

“What does Whole Foods know about retailing in NYC that you don’t?”

http://www.winick.com/2007_Listings/808/808flyer.htm

Of course, Winick Realty Group acts only as an agent of the developer of the proposed
Columbus Village. We want Whole Foods to know that your status as anchor tenant of the
vast, “Columbus Village” shopping center has not resulted in the windfall of coattail tenants
the developer had anticipated. He is still depending on you for his success far more heavily
than you have yet realized.

Thus, we emphasize to Whole Foods that you are still in a strong position to require
structural changes to the space you have leased from the “Columbus Village” developer in
order to ensure your success as Park West Village neighbors.

Specifically, we require the loading berth that will receive 60-foot semi-trailers to be
relocated from a congested, 40-foot side street (West 97th St.) and all venting from the
store to travel up through the new 30-story residential tower rather than out toward the
existing adjacent residential buildings.


Sincerely,

Vivian Dee, Park West Village; President, Coalition to Preserve West Park North
Jean Green Dorsey, Westgate; Vice President, Coalition to Preserve West Park North
Sue Susman, Central Park Gardens; Vice President, Coalition to Preserve West Park North
Barbara Aubrey, Park West Village; Secretary, Coalition to Preserve West Park North
Lois Hoffmann, Park West Village; President, Park West Village Tenants’ Association
Emily Margolis, Park West Village; Treasurer, Park West Village Tenants’ Association
Paul S. Bunten, Ph.D., Assoc. A.I.A., A.S.I.D.; Park West Village

** Floor area analysis:
Total retail floor area: 316,225 sf
Total community use: 78,903 sf
Subtotal: 395,128 sf
Less Whole Foods: (57,500 sf) Jeff Winick claims to have upsold WF to a total of 60K sf.
Less Duane Reade: (17,200 sf)
Total remaining (est.): 320,428 sf
All floor area estimates per Winick Realty Group.