A year-and-a-half after Citizens Bank closed its Washington Avenue branch, the Endicott building has been transformed into a grocery store.

Deshi Halal Bazar has opened at 18 Washington Avenue. The business is located south of North Street near the Huron Campus.

The building had been used as a bank for several decades. Citizens Bank shut down its office in September 2021 to move its Endicott operations to a smaller site a short distance away.

The Citizens Bank on Washington Avenue in Endicott on June 29, 2021. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
The Citizens Bank on Washington Avenue in Endicott on June 29, 2021. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
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The Washington Avenue property was acquired by a Sullivan County entity. Bismillah Brothers LLC of Roscoe paid $189,000 to buy the building last September.

The partners involved in the new grocery store project had expected to open the business last fall. But the process of obtaining necessary permits and renovating the building took longer than expected.

Deshi Halal Bazar at 18 Washington Avenue opened on March 27, 2023. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
Deshi Halal Bazar at 18 Washington Avenue opened on March 27, 2023. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
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The developers said the store would provide Indian and Pakistani food items that aren't readily available in the Endicott area. In addition to halal meat, the store stocks vegetables and fresh fish.

The store will operate seven days a week.

The former bank building on Washington Avenue now is a food market. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
The former bank building on Washington Avenue now is a food market. (Photo: Bob Joseph/WNBF News)
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