LPC Gives Trader Joe's the Go-Ahead
Although Two Trees confirmed last week that the slow-to-materialize Trader Joe’s at Atlantic and Court was all fact, no fiction, we still had no idea why the store was taking so long to become a reality. Now we know: The grocer’s plans had to pass muster with that merry band of preservationists known as the…
Although Two Trees confirmed last week that the slow-to-materialize Trader Joe’s at Atlantic and Court was all fact, no fiction, we still had no idea why the store was taking so long to become a reality. Now we know: The grocer’s plans had to pass muster with that merry band of preservationists known as the Landmarks Preservation Commission. As it turns out, TJ’s original application to make minor tweaks to the old Independence Bank building was incomplete, but the store submitted additional documentation a few days ago and the LPC green-lighted the application, according to a Landmarks spokesperson. (The biggest alteration to the building involves the installation of an HVAC system on the roof.) Time to put the No-Joe rumors to rest forever? We hope so.
Two Trees: Trader Joe’s Is Still Coming [Brownstoner] GMAP
So much agitation and aggression on this board. Guess that’s what happens when Brooklyn starts getting populated by non-native New Yorkers who think that by virtue of their presence alone, Brooklyn is better. I liked my borough a whole a lot more before you arrogant, self-absorbed tourists moved in.
-signed: 3rd generation Brooklyn Heights native-
Yay! Now I can go and buy my G-d damned habañero pistachios without having to drive to Queens and LI!
I’m rich and white. I must be really awful.
I’m rich and I shop at Target. Wait a minute, I OWN Target! Thanks for shopping!
There is another Target in brooklyn in the Gateway Center off of the Belt Parkway. If you are driving to JFK on the Belt you will go right by it. The other big Target is in Queens Center Mall.
Where is the Target “way down on Flatbush”? As far as I know there’s only one Target in BK, and it’s at Atlantic Center. Hardly “way down” in the geographic sense.
Not to start another war, but does anyone think that the coming of AY is going to force some better retail at Atlantic Center?
I don’t know about the more remote parts of Brooklyn, but Cobble Hill/Brooklyn Heights is a “Fresh Direct” and “Chinese take out” sort of place. Not a lot of recreational shopping and cooking that I can see. A lot of folks pick something up in Manhattan on the way home because by the time they get to Brooklyn it is too late to shop and you’re too tired anyway. Things could change, but the area is not that full of foodies. The prepared food section will do well, especially if they deliver.
Actually all the rich white people I know shop at Target, 2:02. The point is it’s not limited ONLY to rich white people. It’s smart for Target to know that and venture further South on Flatbush, when a lot of other bigger chains are only just now hearing about the already established commercial areas of downtown Brooklyn and Park Slope.
2:02 you are an idiot & you are hereby cursed and will be hit by a car/truck/bus/train & die.
goodridance