McDonald's buys Medford lot for $3.3 million to build restaurant
A new McDonald's is coming to Medford after the restaurant chain purchased a 2.11-acre parcel of wooded land. Credit: Getty Images/Lauren DeCicca
The nation's largest restaurant chain is building an eatery in Medford, after buying land there this month.
McDonald’s purchase of a 2.11-acre parcel of wooded land for $3.3 million from Medford Sills Development LLC and Medford Station Development LLC closed on June 4, said Jillian Buckvar, a representative for the owners and chief operating officer at JSR Capital Group, a real estate investment firm in Melville.
Tod Buckvar, founder of JSR, also owns Medford Sills Development.
McDonald’s plans to open its 3,750-square-foot fast-food restaurant with two drive-thru lanes in late fall, Jillian Buckvar said.
Chicago-based McDonald’s Corp. did not respond to Newsday’s requests for comment.
The land McDonald’s bought is at 647 Patchogue-Yaphank Rd., between Southaven Avenue and National Boulevard.
McDonald's site plan was approved last August by the Town of Brookhaven, Drew Scott, spokesperson for the town, told Newsday in a text message.
The land McDonald's bought is among four commercial parcels totaling 12.5 acres that were subdivided after approval from the town board in May 2024, he said.
The other three parcels have been zoned by the town for different uses — another restaurant with double drive-thru lanes, a gas station with a convenience store and a self-storage facility.
No entities have agreed to buy or lease any of those three parcels for development yet, Tod Buckvar said.
McDonald's has more than 45,000 restaurants in 100 countries, including 2,275 eateries that opened last year. The 13,706 locations in the United States as of Dec. 31 included more than 70 on Long Island, according to the company's website.
The fast-food chain plans to open a net of 2,100 restaurants this year, as it aims to have 50,000 locations by the end of next year, according to its first-quarter earnings report published in May.
About 95% of McDonald’s restaurants are franchises.
Tory N. Parrish covers retail and small business for Newsday. She has worked at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review and Observer-Dispatch in Utica, N.Y.
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