Some Slopers on Brooklynian are wondering whether Great Lakes, the much-loved bar on 5th Avenue and 1st Street, is in danger of closing. A “For Lease” sign was put on top of the building, and the property is being shown by Massey Knakal. Great Lakes’ lease is up in April, according to Kari Neering, Massey Knakal’s director of public relations, who says it’s likely that the bar will close then. A source with knowledge of Great Lakes’ situation says the bar probably isn’t going anywhere, though. “The landlord is looking around to see how much interest there is in it,” said the source, who asked not to be identified, “but this sort of thing happens all the time, and it doesn’t mean the bar is going to close.” Time will tell, apparently.
Great Lakes … For Lease? [Brooklynian] GMAP