SEE: Whole Foods Opens Its First Online-Only Store In Brooklyn

SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN — A new Whole Foods is coming to Brooklyn, but not for in-person shopping.

Whole Foods Market has opened its first-ever permanent online-only store in Sunset Park this week, Amazon announced.

The facility, which opened Tuesday at the Industry City campus, will be used exclusively to fill grocery delivery orders in Brooklyn. It joins three other walk-in Whole Foods stores in the borough, found in Gowanus, Fort Greene and Williamsburg.

"This new delivery-only retail model will allow Whole Foods Market to serve even more customers and continue to meet the growing demand for grocery delivery," Amazon wrote in its announcement. "Together, we're thrilled to increase access to grocery delivery. It’s never been more important."

The new facility has been in the works for more than a year, according to Amazon.

It comes as the company's online grocery sales, like many other companies, have skyrocketed as more shoppers order from home during the coronavirus crisis. Whole Foods' online sales tripled in the second quarter this year compared to 2019, according to Amazon.

The facility includes hundreds of new employees, some who already worked with the company, Amazon said.

The new facility is the latest addition to the 35-acre campus known as Industry City, which is in the middle of a controversial bid to expand its complex through a rezoning.

Check out some photos of the new facility, courtesy of Whole Foods Market: