Northern Westchester's first Costco is one big step closer to becoming a reality in Yorktown.
The town's planning board approved plans to build the popular big box store near the intersection of Crompond Road and the Taconic State Parkway.
The 150,000-square-foot store would occupy the site of a long-abandoned hotel.
The town says demolition at the site could begin in in the next few months.
The store still needs approval from the state's environmental and transportation regulators.
Costco has already agreed to chip in for nearby road upgrades to ease traffic congestion.
Developers say that if all goes well, the store could open its doors in Yorktown in early 2017.