We’ve been watching construction work at the storefront on Third Avenue and Ninth Street for a couple of months, wondering what was coming to this desolate patch of Gowanus turf. Curiosity sated: According to the crew, it’s going to be an Italian restaurant c/o the owners of Park Slope panini/pasta joint Bar Toto. The interior looks to be taking a page from its 11th Street progenitor’s tin-ceilinged/tiled-floor playbook (see photo on the jump). Now it remains to be seen whether the formula that’s worked for Toto on Sixth Avenue can translate to the canal area, which sees far less foot traffic. Guess that hasn’t been a problem for Brooklyn’s Oldest Italian Restaurant, Monte’s Venetian Room. GMAP