167-14 Hillside Ave · Jamaica, Queens · Opening date to be announced

Five concepts.
One ecosystem.

Dhanmondi Plaza

A restaurant. A grocery. Bubble tea. An event space. Urgent care. Built by a Bangladeshi family, for the community that made this neighborhood.

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17,309

Total square feet

Concepts under one roof

120

Planned guests per Meridian Hill floor

Floors including cellar

Why Dhanmondi

A neighborhood
in Dhaka.
Reinvented in Queens.

ধানমন্ডি

Dhanmondi — from dhan (paddy, grain) and mandi (market) — is one of Dhaka's most beloved neighborhoods. Tree-lined streets, lakeside cafés, art galleries, and the kinds of conversations that shaped modern Bangladesh. It became a gathering place for intellectuals, artists, and families who built the country's cultural identity.

Naming this plaza after Dhanmondi is a deliberate act of memory — and of ambition. We're bringing its spirit to Hillside Avenue: the idea that a neighborhood can be a destination, that commerce and culture can share a building, and that a community deserves something built with care and intention.

Jamaica, Queens is our Dhanmondi.

Inside DM Plaza

Five businesses.
One ecosystem.

Each business operates independently — and together. Shared customers, shared infrastructure, shared data. The integration is the advantage.

Cellar level

3,900 sq ft90–100 seatsLounge + non-alc bar

Modern Indo-Chinese dining in the cellar — wok-fired cooking, bold flavors, Bangladeshi roots, halal kitchen. 90–100 seats, a lounge waiting area, non-alcoholic bar, and a dedicated catering program for Meridian Hill events above.

1st floor

3,469 sq ft750+ SKUsHalal butcherImport-focused

A discovery-oriented specialty grocery for the South Asian and Queens community — not a generic supermarket. Retail categories include: halal meats and butcher, South Asian pantry staples (spices, lentils, rice, flours), fresh produce, frozen foods, imported specialty brands, beverages and drinks, snacks and confections, and wellness and personal care products. The grocery that supplies the kitchen below.

Inside Nature's Bazaar · 1st floor

111 sq ftGrab-and-go counterHigh throughput

A high-throughput beverage and dessert counter inside Nature's Bazaar. Aesthetic drinks, customizable orders, and impulse-friendly desserts — built for daily traffic, event support, and social-media-worthy moments.

Floors 2 & 3 · Private patio

5,085 sq ftUp to 120 guests per floor plannedFlexible programming

Two event floors and a covered patio are being planned. Initial public capacity is up to 120 guests per floor, subject to final layout and approvals. Weddings, birthdays, cultural gatherings, networking, and private dining are among the events we're exploring. Catering details are still being developed.

4th floor

2,575 sq ftWalk-in careDaytime traffic

Walk-in urgent care for Jamaica, Queens — founded by Dr. Mohammed M. Rahman of Saireen Medical Group, who has practiced in Queens for 25 years. Evening and weekend hours. English, Bengali, Urdu, and Tagalog spoken.

How it works

The Ecosystem
Advantage.

DM Plaza is not five businesses sharing a building. It is a coordinated cross-traffic system where every concept generates exposure, revenue, and community for every other concept.

Event guests at Meridian Hill discover Desi Dragon, Pearl & Leaf, and Nature's Bazaar.

Grocery shoppers at Nature's Bazaar encounter Pearl & Leaf at the counter — built-in impulse traffic.

Desi Dragon provides in-house catering for every Meridian Hill event — zero coordination overhead.

Vendors and partners get activated through retail, events, tastings, and social content simultaneously.

Wellness visitors at Top Level build consistent daytime foot traffic outside peak dining and event hours.

Content and social media amplify every concept and partner — one building, one content engine.

Dedicated apps for each concept enable online ordering, rewards, in-app promotions, and cross-concept recommendations — one customer, multiple touchpoints.

Events · Floors 2–3

Grocery · Floor 1

Wellness · Floor 4

Restaurant · Cellar

Beverages · Floor 1

Events · Floors 2–3

Grocery · Floor 1

Restaurant · Cellar

Beverages · Floor 1

Wellness · Floor 4

Why we built this

Not five businesses.
One system.

DM Plaza isn't a collection of tenants. It's an integrated ecosystem — five businesses that share customers, data, and infrastructure under one roof on Hillside Avenue.

A customer who eats at Desi Dragon, shops at Nature's Bazaar, books Meridian Hill for their walima, and visits Top Level on a Saturday evening — that's a relationship no standalone business can build. That's the point of DM Plaza.

Built by a Bangladeshi family. Built for this community. Built to last.

Shared customers

One CRM. Every touchpoint across all five businesses builds a single relationship.

Integrated operations

Nature's Bazaar supplies Desi Dragon. Desi Dragon caters Meridian Hill. The dumbwaiter connects every floor.

Community rooted

25 years of serving Queens through Saireen Medical Group. DM Plaza extends that commitment to the whole block.

Tech-enabled

Automation, AI, and shared systems running beneath every business. Built to scale and replicate.

Now accepting partnership & vendor inquiries · Opening date to be announced

Vendor & Partner Inquiries

Partner With
The Ecosystem.

DM Plaza is selectively building relationships with food brands, beverage brands, specialty retail vendors, event vendors, creators, and community collaborators aligned with the long-term vision of the ecosystem.

Partnerships are designed for mutual, long-term growth — not one-off placements. If you're building something in Queens, we want to talk.

Who we work with

Food & Beverage Brands

Specialty Retail

Dessert & Pastry

Wellness Products

Event Vendors

Florists & Decorators

DJs & Performers

Photographers & Content

Cake & Confections

Henna & Beauty Artists

Pop-ups & Activations

Community Collaborators

What partners get

Cross-traffic exposure

Five concepts, one building, one shared customer base. Every visitor to any part of DM Plaza is a potential customer for your brand.

Event-driven placement

Meridian Hill hosts recurring events across weddings, cultural celebrations, and community nights — each one a natural activation opportunity.

Retail integration

Nature's Bazaar offers shelf placement for food, beverage, and specialty products aligned with our South Asian and Queens-centric community.

Content amplification

Vendor spotlights, event coverage, and social media amplification through @dhanmondiplaza — building long-term brand visibility in the community.

Tastings & pop-ups

Structured opportunities to bring your product directly to DM Plaza customers through curated tastings, demos, and pop-up activations.

Long-term growth

We are building a destination, not a rental. Vendors who grow with DM Plaza grow alongside the entire ecosystem — with increasing traffic and visibility over time.

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Pre-launch

Follow
The Buildout.

We're documenting the build in real time — from construction progress to vendor meetings, recipe testing, and hiring. This is where the ecosystem takes shape.

Follow along on Instagram as we work toward opening. The unfinished parts are part of the story.

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Content going up includes:

Construction Floor-by-floor build progress and signage going up

Tastings Recipe development and menu testing for Desi Dragon

Vendors Sourcing trips, Nature's Bazaar product selection, vendor meetings

Events Meridian Hill setup, layout, and event planning previews

Hiring Team announcements, open positions, culture content

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