An article in Monday’s Brooklyn Eagle ostensibly about Myrtle Avenue may have had more significance for the debate currently underway about the future of Admiral’s Row, the row of 10 historic but deteriorating houses at the southwest corner of the Brooklyn Navy Yard. In the article, a member of the Winick Realty team responsible for leasing the massive commercial component of the Red Apple development on Myrtle between Ashland and Prince Streets is quoted as saying that the firm is currently “talking with [a supermarket] now” about leasing space. As we’ve discussed before, regardless of whether or not the Admiral’s Row buildings can be preserved, the spectre for a large supermarket on Myrtle (which could never have been considered a possibility when the idea for a market at the Navy Yard was originally hatched) needs to be taken into consideration when analyzing whether, and what kind of, a supermarket on Flushing, just two blocks (albeit long ones) away, makes sense.
Massive Retail Space Being Assembled on Myrtle Avenue [Brooklyn Eagle]
Admiral’s Row: Feds Must ‘Consider’ Preservation [Brownstoner]
Admiral’s Row: The Projected Costs of Preservation [Brownstoner]
Admiral’s Row: “Extremely High Level of Historic Integrity” [Brownstoner]